A Heart of Compassion

Here is a prayer from a Ugandan pastor. I love his zeal and conviction. May we catch it!

Lord, take a look at my hand.
Take a look at my heart.
Mold it and refine it and set me apart.
I want to run to Your altar to catch the fire,
to stand in the gap for the lost world.

Give me a heart of compassion for the world without vision.
Then I will make a difference giving to the world
the vision that drives me.

My heart, my cry, my prayer, my passion
is to see nations bow down and worship God,
that with one mighty voice, every knee must bow down,
and every tongue must confess that Jesus is LORD,
to the glory of God the Father.

Amen.

By Pastor Atukwatse Onesmus
(REPEMU International)

It seems ages since I've been about on Flickr, but I am still here and haven't forgotten. This year has found me tripping around elsewhere on the net, and I've ended up in Africa, and made many wonderful contacts, mostly in Uganda, and a couple in Kenya. It has certainly been an eye opener, and has changed my world view. I would love to go for a visit there one day... so I'm praying about it.

Anyhow, this particular prayer was written by a dear pastor friend that I've made, and whom I have been working with, helping set up a website, etc. His ministry is called REPEMU International. repemuint.webs.com/

Currently, his church are wanting to begin a farming project. They are able to hire fertile farm land for around $150US for a season, which would product about 4 tons of food. (More details) repemuint.webs.com/projects.htm

As they are needing funding to get started, I've put this image together and made it available as a printable card and bookmark, which can be downloaded free with a donation towards the project.

You can find out more and download on my blogsite.... jeanetteb1.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/a-heart-of-compassion/