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When I joined the army, fresh out of high school, I knew it would be a change in life style that would sometimes be a little uncomfortable. When I first arrived at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, the bus pulled up, the doors opened and the yelling began (and continued for weeks). The first thing we did was line up and march into a building that had a great big mural on it that said "you are about to become one of the best dressed soldiers in the world". We walked in and were instructed to strip. And strip we did. They took everything, my watch, my favorite t-shirt, my hair, everything.......yep even the 'ol tightie-whities.

Sometimes when we do something, we don't realize how much it's going to cost us until it's being ripped away from us.

In Matthew chapter 8, Jesus had finished up his sermon on the Mount of Olives and was getting ready to move on, in verses 18-22 it says:

When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

To follow Jesus meant you have to give up everything, that your whole life will change from what it was and it may not seem like a great thing not having even a bed to sleep in, but, once again he is saying those who are not following him are dead ....... and those who do follow him have life.

Over 92% of the people in North Miami are not going to church. The whole reason we are going to Miami is to re-present Jesus to that 92% and to get as many of them to follow Jesus as we can so that they may have life.

Please pray that we will be very effective in reaching the people of Miami for Jesus. And if you feel like you want to help, please pray about joining the team. Or, pray about sponsoring us for the next couple years, every little bit will help us stay focused on those who need Life.