Not only in Colorado Springs, but about a stone’s throw from my house, my friend Josh Imhoff and his group YWAM Emerge is being used by God to bless my community… through lettuce…thousands of heads of lettuce.Īs Josh told me on the latest episode of the BreakPoint podcast, YWAM Emerge works in 15 countries around the world teaching orphanages, churches, widows’ homes, and more how to grow self-sustaining food through aquaponics. This effort was not wholly unexpected for this church who, since 2009, has operated a health clinic that sees 18,000 patients a year.Īnd then, there’s a remarkable story happening in my backyard.
Within two days, nearly 1,000 people across the state had been tested for the virus in an effort staffed by two doctors and church volunteers dressed in protective gear.
Today, American Christians are helping their neighbors.įor example, when Rev. Charles Cheek of the Peninsula Baptist Association in Hampton Roads, Virginia learned that local homeless shelters were closing on account of the pandemic, he and his church “started a community donation drive to help get food for those who are impacted.”Īnother example is the Alabama megachurch, Church of the Highlands, who turned their parking lots into drive-through coronavirus testing centers. In the early days of the coronavirus crisis in Wuhan, China, Christians were helping. Throughout history, in times of crisis, Christians have been among the helpers and, often, leading the efforts and innovation in order to bring relief and healing to victims. Rogers used to say that in a time of crisis, we should always look for the helpers. YWAM Emerge in Colorado Springs grows lettuce in a commercial aquaponics system.
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