An
airplane for me is a cathedral of prayer in the sky. We
bring a Kingdom of Love. – Roland Baker, Mozambique
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| We
bring a Kingdom of Love. – Roland Baker, Mozambique
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The yawning wilderness of Africa slides benignly beneath us, its isolated huts and occasional footpaths hidden from our lofty vantage point in the sky. The whole continent seems uninhabited, the province of natural grandeur, unspoiled vistas, crowned by untamed vastness. And yet we know that Africa is not called the dark continent for nothing. In all that magnificence below there are people, millions of them, who for centuries, even millennia, have been held under the cruel heel of the evil one. But God in His love and wisdom is changing that, and we live to partake of His nature and be part of His plan of salvation for Africa!
An
airplane for me is a cathedral of prayer in the sky. My meditations
and interactions with Him in the clouds and heights are undisturbed
by
the tumult and clashing of problems on the ground. But now we are
free
in our cozy aerial cocoon to contemplate with our God and Lover
what is
to come in the lives of the incomprehensibly poor in
southern Malawi. We
delight in our God, but we do not live for bare
pleasure. We have come
to Africa to face directly the sufferings of
this land.
"But
thanks be
to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ's
triumphal procession
and uses us to spread the aroma of the
knowledge of him everywhere. For
we are to God the pleasing aroma of
Christ among those who are being
saved and those who are perishing.
To the one we are an aroma that
brings death; to the other, an aroma
that brings life. And who is equal
to such a task" (2 Cor.
2:14-16)?
We are
here to improve the physical lives of the poor in every way
possible, and thereby demonstrate what love looks like. But
ultimately
we are here to save souls. We are here to rescue the
perishing and bring
them eternal life. We bring a Kingdom not made
with hands, not one that
we can see, but a never-ending Kingdom that
is within us, a Kingdom of
love, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
We live for another life, in
another place, where Christ is, seated
at the right hand of God. We are
here to bring Jesus our Perfect
Savior to Africa, and to set its sights
on Him and eternity!
– Roland
and Heidi Baker
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