why we fight

Blog post by Wendy Kauffman:

Last week our oldest son, Jeremy, was at our house doing laundry, as he does about every week. It's funny because when he comes over he still manages to gain control of the t.v. from his younger brothers and sisters and it almost always ends up on the History channel or the Military channel.

This particular time it landed on the HBO mini series "Band of Brothers." If you have not seen "Band of Brothers", it's a series that chronicles the journey of American soldiers through Germany in World War II. It's a very realistic story of bravery and courage but also of the disappointment, doubt and dismay of the soldiers involved.

The particular episode they were watching was titled "Why we fight."

"Why we fight" depicts the first images of the Nazi concentration camps. The prisoners inside were either dead or as close to it as you come. Death was all around and the scene is quite moving and surreal. It was this moment that every soldier knew why he was there... why he fought.

He fought to bring liberation to the captives, redemption to those who had no hope, and life to those headed for certain death.

As we're getting ready for our move to Miami, to start a church for people that don't like church, there are days where my heart sinks in my chest, where I feel heaviness for what we are about to do. What we are asking others to join us in doing. I know there are times when we will doubt, when we will have disappointments and when we will feel like giving up.

Please pray that during those times we remember why we are there, why we fight, the reason why God has called us to love and serve this community. For the liberation of the captives, Hope for the hopeless, and a life in Christ in a dying world.

Also, please pray that we always remember that we can not and are not doing this alone!