A Homecoming Like No Other

As we piled back on the bus and hit the road bound for ABF and our Homecoming Concert, it was difficult not to think of all the incredible works of grace, hope, love, and mercy God had poured out upon Agape during the past week.  

Behind bars, in standard dress uniforms, those that were toughing it out for a better way of life – these were some of the stories that broke our hearts as we cruised down the 101 freeway bordering the cool Pacific Ocean.

Those who had no homes, but were trying to make a better life.  Families in shelters, mothers who longed for a touch of heaven to get them through the day – these are the stories that wrecked us.

So broken down from the abuse of alcohol and drugs that the only place to turn was to the Father in Heaven, to rescue them from themselves.  

Healing from physical pain at such a young age seems so different, so far from our way of thinking, but is an everyday occurance for men and women to faithfully serve in those vocations.

This week, was a week, so blessed by God.  When His people pray, when they serve, when they are willing to shed their own selfishness for a little bit, they can be used mightily by the Spirit.  We had a nice bus, a great bus driver, families who loved us, sponsors who cared for us – but this trip was a way for us to see the hurting and show some of God’s love when people need it more now, then ever.

God’s love knows no boundaries.  As we began the concert with video and testimonies of what God had done the power of the moment swept across the congregation.  As students sang and poured out what God had done in them and thru them, there was a since within the room that God was showing just a glimpse of heaven.  

One week, thirteen concerts, countless lives changed because of what Christ did in us and thru us.  Until next year. . . may the God who grants peace and love and mercy be gracious to you each and every day.