From Zack…
The Kairos men who came to me here didn’t know me, but God knew both of us, and through their obedience, both of our paths came together in God’s Special Time. Love spoken is love heard, but love in action is what shook the ground. One man’s obedient actions can change another man’s eternal destination and wayward course. God sent someone who took the time to make a difference for me. The Zack now has greatly evolved from the Zack I once was – the incorrigible is now the encourager. Not by simply hearing God’s love but by experiencing it in action. If my prodigal past took me from my first love (God) through the nightlife, the Marine Corps, the streets, drugs, crime, and prison, and then through redemption back to God, then there’s also hope for many others in prison. So, let us not pass by on the other side of the road, but like the Samaritan, stop and make a difference in just one man’s life. Who knows, maybe this is your designed God’s Special Time!
Unsigned….
I have felt and seen God’s love, His presence, and His light in ways that seem unfathomable this weekend. Please know this, that if there is the slightest ounce of doubt, that maybe your efforts are in vain, just think about this. I saw two rival gang members this weekend drop it all and hug each other with tears of forgiveness. I saw a white Aryan Brotherhood priest and a Black Mafia Crip shake hands and share peace with one another. I saw a man who I know that has been raped and abused in prison, actual feel God’s love. And this is just a small part of God’s grace that has come to all of us this weekend. Through you, Thank you, Oh thank you for allowing yourselves to be used by Our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for believing in God’s power and grace and love. Thank you for actively expressing your faith in Jesus Christ in supporting the Kairos Ministry.
Jose…
My Kairos experience is somewhat hard to put into words. The unconditional love I received through the hugs, being a part of a family setting, receiving letters from people I don’t know and who don’t know me, and praying for the first time with my Kairos family members. All of this was just so overwhelming. I never grew up eating at a table with a family. It was something I’ve saw in a movie. The love I received from my table family was beyond any kind of love I have seen or experienced. The letters from people I don’t even know, was like if God himself had written them personally to me. All this love without reservation, so overwhelming. The most special thing for me was our family prayer circle. Praying for each other was such a special moment in my life. I appreciate everyone who prayed for me. So many of us feel we are misfits, not deserving of anyone’s love, much less God’s. But now we know we are not forgotten, especially by God. God’s love has given me hope.
