I Have A Dream

At nighttime when I’m tucking in my four boys I often pray that they have “good dreams.”  As their father I have “good dreams” too…for each of them and their futures.   Martin Luther King Jr also had four children and a dream for them,

    

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

50 years ago on August 28^th Dr. King gave his infamous “I Have a Dream” Speech that took him less than 17 minutes to deliver.  Watching it, I’m moved by its emotion, impacted by it’s content, and inspired by its vision. 

God gave Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, Nehemiah and Mary (among others,) visions of the future that seemed unrealistic and even foolish.  Fortunately each of these people acted in faith to accomplish their dreams and fortunately for America, many people have been mobilized by the dream of Dr. King.

Like a loving father, God has a dream for each of us...that everyone would know him and experience shalom peace.  God has also given me a dream... to reach people in Buckeye who are lost and to care for people who are hopeless, helpless, and hurting.

Buckeye is growing and the number of people who don't know Christ is also growing.  How can we reach them and lead them to follow Him? Our vision has always been to reach out to people who aren't already in a Bible teaching church.  There are many people who are new to town, or who gave up on church, or who don't feel worthy to be in a church...that's who we must reach and there are many thousands yet to be reached.