12.02.05

Grace in Action

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:42 pm by DJG

John Dobbs.

The story of a man who was thrust into a situation that no one would chose. A situation that many men would have run from and honestly no one would have blamed him if he too had left. I am sure the thought did cross his mind. I am sure he considered moving away from his once lovely town that Katrina had destroyed. Things were not that great before a hurricane came, maybe this was a sign for him to move on…..

But John did not run, rather he jumped in with both feet. He has spearheaded a great relief effort using his home church as a base. He has sacrificed personal comfort. He has given of himself totally. He has used this medium of the World Wide Web to solicit help, prayers and supplies. He works tirelessly (well maybe not tirelessly) taking phone calls, answering e-mails, meeting with people and helping with all of the work. While I was there, scarcely five minutes would go by without his cell phone ringing. (can you tell he is on the phone in this picture?) Yet, John never complains about his personal situation. Rather he humbly acknowledges that he has received much help and his concern centers around helping the others in his community that need help.

John realizes that the Lord has him here for a time such as this. He desperately wants to reach the souls of people while tragedy has their hearts soft. Many times when you meet someone for the first time you are a little “let-down” that they are not like the person they have portrayed themselves to be. Not so with John. I left his town wanting more than ever to be able to help him, to help his town to recover from this tragedy.

God is working through John Dobbs. Grace is working through John Dobbs.

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