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Last night, I had the opportunity to hear Francis Chan speak at Central Christian Church in Wichita.  He was speaking on behalf of World Impact.  For those who are unfamiliar, World Impact serves the urban poor in several cities throughout the United States.  Check them out here .  It was a great night of worship and the Word.  Chan, as always, spoke some powerful and challenging words.  Here are a few notes that I took.  He shared about how he is serving in San Francisco in the Tenderloin.  Hey, GracePoint Youth, remember when we served there in 2001.  He has a prayer team of 20 individuals who start by praying for apartment buildings.  After prayer, Chan and others from his team start knocking on doors.  They ask two questions: What do you need? How can we pray?  I wonder how those two questions could impact lives where you and I live. He challenged the church and its leaders to seriously consider how we interpret Scriptu...

Today, I had the privilege of going to World Impact in Wichita to do a family service project. Mitchell and Megan joined me. After some initial complaining, they were ready to go. Along with Hank, Anna, and Jackson Humphreys , we pulled weeds and trimmed some bushes. The six of us were able to make some noticeable improvements within a couple of hours. It was fun working alongside the kids. They worked hard for about 1 1/2 hours. Then the kids played together and Hank and I finished things up. We were able to complete about 5-6 flower beds. Chuck, our contact at World Impact, told the kids that what we accomplished today would take him 2 days by himself. We were able to do it in about 3 hours. He also showed us their mobile medical unit and told us about their ministry to the community. On our way to visit Grammie and Grandaddy, the kids told me how much fun they had and realized they would have missed out on a fun day if they would have stayed home (which is what they wante...