Consider this: Bob Goff calls himself “a recovering lawyer.” With a passion to spread love everywhere he goes and to encourage others to do the same, he lives out the Gospel at every opportunity. Whether helping a dying widow cross off bucket-list items or defending helpless children from witch doctors, Bob’s life is defined by love in action. In Uganda, witch doctors have an unofficial immunity. They can torment anyone they want for their gain. Young boys are particularly interesting to them because their body parts are believed to give them added power. Children are disappearing weekly, and the government’s efforts to stop this do little good. This practice has been going on for centuries, and it’s been getting worse in the last decade. Kabi, the leader of the witch doctors in the north, was on the move, and eight-year-old Charlie was his next victim. This case was different from a thousand others only because this time, Charlie lived to talk about what the witch doctors did to him. Now Bob had a case. With a deep love for children and 25 years as a lawyer, Bob stepped in to get Kabi prosecuted and bring this evil system to justice. Kabi went to prison for life. This was the first time in Ugandan history this had happened. But Charlie’s family abandoned him because of the atrocity, and Bob became Charlie’s legal guardian. “The minute he attacked Charlie, Kabi became my enemy,” Bob said. “It’s easy to talk a good game about loving your enemies until you have one. If I wanted big things to happen in my life, I’d need to take bigger steps and risk more than before, so I decided to visit Kabi in prison.” With the same love that compelled Bob to love Charlie, Bob walked into Luzira Maximum Security Prison, where Kabi had been incarcerated, one of the scariest places on the planet, and asked to see Kabi. “Kabi entered the dark room where I was waiting,” Bob said. “He had no shoes and wore a torn, dirty prison uniform.” He seemed remorseful. He told Bob, “I know I am going to die in this place; what I need is forgiveness.” Kabi came to Christ in that dark room and began to learn about Jesus. During his next prison visit, Bob asked the warden if they could share Jesus with the men in Luzira. “At first, he waved me off, but then, as if I’d done a Jedi move, he said he’d let Kabi talk to them.” Bob and Kabi soon found themselves standing before the 3,000 death-row prisoners. Not as enemies, but as brothers, Bob held Kabi’s hand as Kabi shared what Jesus had done in him. “Every guy in that place knew who Kabi was and what he had done, and more than a few knew I was the guy who put him there.” When Kabi finished speaking, hundreds of men walked toward them. The men on death row wanted to know about this Jesus who could reconcile such obvious enemies. Story written by: Toni M Babcock 

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Reflect: Have you ever been comforted by a visit? Have you reached out to someone hurting, in jail, or someone alone? To live a life with extraordinary generosity, we have to be willing to begin each day depending on the one who gives us life. We have spent many months challenging the body of Christ to live a life as a blessing to others because of the blessings we have received. Following the acronym, B.L.E.S.S. is a way we can be generous towards others because we begin in prayer and ask the Lord for His leading and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  The B.L.E.S.S. (Begin in prayer, Listen, Eat, Serve, Share) rhythm is a way we can live our lives on a mission surrendered to the leading of the Holy Spirit. When we feed others, give water to the thirsty, clothe the naked, and visit the sick and imprisoned, Jesus declares we are doing it for Him.  

Pray: 

1. Thank God for His compassion and mercy that He extends to us Daily. 

2. Practice the B.L.E.S.S. Rhythm and join God on His mission daily. https://www.bless-book.org/ 

3. Ask God for opportunity to be a blessing to others today.