Meeting People that are being Reached

Staff member, Scott, traveled abroad to learn the in’s and out’s of AR’s network.  This is a small piece of his experience:

 ”I recently returned from a trip overseas which included a visit to a North Korean Refugee school where Alpha Relief and John Maxwell have partnered to provide discipleship training.  I was given the great pleasure of sitting with three students over an evening meal to hear their stories.  One of these individuals was a young man by the name of Jeong.  As the conversation progressed, I learned that Jeong was two years younger than I.  I listened intently as he told his incredible account of escape from a life of starvation in his native country and how his new life as a follower of Christ was in part being shaped by Alpha Relief. 

“Looking across the table into the tired but smiling face of this young North Korean… the realization suddenly hit me: our lives could very well have been exchanged. 

“God has instead chosen my environment to be one of comfort and luxury while a much more difficult path was marked out for my brother on the other side of the world.
This was my first opportunity to visit with individuals that Alpha Relief is currently aiding since I began working for the organization. 

“I have always felt very privileged to be able to use what gifts God has given me in service for the persecuted church, but coming face to face with these beloved family members has moved me closer to my heavenly Father’s heart.  I am grateful for the blessed life that I have been given and can only pray that God will use it to further His desires for hurting people like Jeong.”

~ by alpharelief on February 15, 2008.