Journey of Faith - Zambia 2008

The theme for the trip was 'Faith Requires Action'. During our 2 1/2 weeks in Zambia we were constantly reminded of this truth.

Many of us at great personal costs and or sacrifice joined the team this past month and were richly blessed. I personally had opportunity to share our message of Faith in several churches throughout Zambia and I thought I could share message with you with several post over the next several days:


FAITH REQUIRES ACTION - ZAMBIA 2008 MESSAGE

• My name is Scott Nordstrom. I am so blessed to have this opportunity to share with you today. I am a f/t Husband to my beautiful bride Despina of almost 18 years now, f/t dad to my three kids; daughters Sidney and Trinity, and my son Noah. I am also the president and founder of World Orphan Relief, a Christian relief agency serving Orphans.
• Today, I want to share with you a message in regards to my ‘Faith’. I want to both encourage you, and to challenge you, ultimately causing you to take Action!
• I have spent most of my career in sales in one type or another. I was taught for the desired result, we need to take MASSIVE ACTION, and I want you do that with your Faith starting today.
• May 4, 2005 was the conclusion of my ‘test of Faith’, and the beginning of Faith Resurrected with the birth of my Daughter Faith. Faith end up being our fourth child, and was born several years after we experienced a miscarriage with who would have been Tessa Faith. This was hard time, but through this experience I can see so much more now.
• Faith’s Story concluded with her passing on May 19th, only two short weeks later. She was a light unto the world during her limited time here. Ironically, our mission name for Zambia is named Lubuto, which most people intimately involved with our organization wouldn't know. Lubuto is Bemba for 'Light'. Faith Anastasia Nordstrom.
• Through this process I began to ponder Faith and what it really means to me.
• Before I share with you what God’s word tells us about Faith, let me tell you what it not;
  

§ Faith is not a wishing well
§ Faith is not some type of Giant Vending machine filled up by God, and all we have to do is request something come out
§ Faith is not limited
§ Faith is not packaged and something that can be paid for with an offering or tithe
§ Faith is not passive
§ Faith is not free, -but it is freedom
§ Faith is not something you can conjure up somehow someway
§ Faith is not for sale
§ Faith is not religion

to be continued........