Mark A. Carter (Oregon, USA)
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Sign Up TodayJesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.” - John 3:5 (NRSV)
I was part of a construction crew that worked on new housing developments. Our job was to connect houses to the water system. The work was not always easy, but it was worth the effort. When we turned on the water, a once-quiet house suddenly seemed alive — we knew...
God’s love can always give me life.
Construction workers
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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”
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