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Hi friend,
Back in the late 70’s Donald Kraybill wrote a book called The Upside-Down Kingdom. In it, he describes the Kingdom of God based on the values that Jesus taught - values that are the exact opposite of the world’s values. Do you want to be great? Learn to be a servant to all. Do you want to be rich? Give away what you have. Do you want to eliminate your enemies? Love them instead of hating them.
Jesus lived in ways that subverted the empire of his day. His teachings undermined the Roman system with its expansionist agenda. Instead of bigger and better, Jesus talked about the tiny mustard seed.
We live in a society that is becoming increasingly divided. One of the values that I love the most about MDS is how our volunteers subvert divisiveness by bringing together many different perspectives. Despite our differences, we remain unified with one vision: to be the hands of feet of Jesus to disaster survivors. I see this as a sign of God’s reign in our midst. It is a modern-day miracle, in my opinion. Thank you for being a part of it!
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