Nzilani’s alongsider story
My first experience of one-to-one discipleship was organised for me. The person I was paired with was passionate about living by the word of God, but our personalities clashed.
My first experience of one-to-one discipleship was organised for me. The person I was paired with was passionate about living by the word of God, but our personalities clashed.
Several black and white photos sit on my bookshelf. They take me back 50 years to a time when Dad and I were active in New Zealand politics. One is of election night 1972. Dad is sitting alongside the newly elected Prime Minister. Another is of Audrey and I (a very young-looking couple) chatting with the Prime Minister and his wife at our wedding.
In one year, Naomi raised £100K for four great charities, but, more importantly, she taught the joy of giving to those who would one day likely be very wealthy. Naomi began seeing how her mission was tied to the position God had placed her in.
If you knew you only had 3 years left to live, how would you invest that time? Jesus invested deeply in a few people, who could pass on to the next generation what they learned.
As he did so, he walked alongside his first followers, calling them to see people with his eyes of love, as harassed sheep needing a shepherd, and to see the world through his eyes of faith