Hearts of the Fathers

Dear beloved: Pics: Four horsemen at Living Water Home; Group photo a few years ago at Living Water

Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: v6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.   Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. 

Beloved, one of the great joys in life is to raise up children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. I am very thankful and blessed for the biological children the Lord has given me, and now grandchildren in the family. In addition to them, He has given me another family in Kenya to help raise up to love Jesus and their fellow man.  After preaching thousands of services in the prisons in the USA and in Africa, I can say for sure the missing link in the life of most inmates is a lack of a strong relationship, or complete absence, of a father in their lives. Without a strong father to model good behavior, morals, and work ethic, children are left without direction, and the trends of culture and world become the guideposts. A culture that is broken and heavily influenced by demonic worldviews cannot produce healthy, mentally stable children.  One of the great prophecies of the Old Testament is in the Scripture above, where the Lord says He will send Elijah the prophet to mend the brokenness in families.  No longer will there be a father against his son, or a family where two are against three.  All will be united in Christ Jesus, and upon the truth of His word.  This prophecy will be literally fulfilled in Revelation 11:3-10. Elijah will come back, not his spirit in another man, but Elijah himself.  I encourage all you fathers, be diligent in raising your children to love and follow Jesus.  You may not see the fruits for many years, but they will come as the Lord has promised.  For those wanting to make a difference in the lives of abandoned and orphaned Kenyan children, you can sponsor a child for $50 per month to provide for all their needs.  Or help us build the primary school where we can educate and minister to children in a loving Christian environment. Pray about your part as we do the work of the Lord in Kenya.  May God bless you as you pray!

In Christ, Jim    Gather the Outcasts, Box 92, Norton, Ks.  67654        501c3        Paypal@  www.paypal.me/gathertheoutcasts   or    www.gathertheoutcasts.com    Email: pureprairie@hotmail.com               www.facebook.com/jimrowh       www.jimrowh.blogspot.com