I truly believe the
gospel of Jesus Christ is the only hope humanity has of salvation. For a while now I
was looking for some way to do my part. I was looking for some way to expand my
reach. I knew there were so many lost and hurting people that were being looked
over. Not intentionally looked over but looked over none the less. I have a heart for these people because before
Jesus I was one of these people. I was broken, hurting and lost. But no one knew. I hid it from the world but
it kept eating at me piece by piece until all I wanted to do was die. Jesus
found me on what was supposed to be my last day. That day Jesus turned my life
around and it turned out to be the first day of the rest of my life.
My search for a way to seek the lost kicked into overdrive
in February of 2012 when a young man (17) at our local high school was stuck by
a car on the expressway. The medical examiner ruled his death suicide. Apparently
he left his car on the overpass and jumped into traffic in the very early
morning hours around 1:30 am. He was a popular kid, well liked and involved at
school. Afterward we prayed for his family, our kids, and the kids at our local
high school. We prayed that Jesus would make a way for these kids to get help
to receive the gospel and be healed. We prayed for someone to reach them.
This is when my convictions really started to push me that I
needed to do more than pray. I need to make a difference. I received my answer
while I was wrestling with the question of how can I make a difference in the
lives of teenagers and young adults? I
heard an ad on K-Love for GroundWire. GroundWire had ads that I would hear on
the air that were compelling and straight foreword gospel messages aimed at
hurting and lost young people. But this ad was different. They were looking for
coaches to chat with people who contact them after hearing the ads. I answered
that ad and have been working with Groundwire since April of this year and I have
seen firsthand the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the lives of hurting
young people.
You can help support the mission of GroundWire to interrupt lives
with the Gospel by supporting my team during the Hoops for Hope fundraiser and
you will be helping to spread the Gospel in places the Church is just not
welcome; on secular radio, on MTV, WH1, BET and the Cartoon Network’s Adult
Swim. We use chat as our contact medium and that is speaking to our youth right
where they are!
God Bless You
Check it out: www.groundwire.net
Matt 16:18…and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
