Why Not Today
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Why Not Today

Trafficking, Slavery, the Global Church . . . and You

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eBook - ePub

Why Not Today

Trafficking, Slavery, the Global Church . . . and You

About this book

In a hotel room in Bangalore, a California pastor wrestles with God—and himself . . .

“I draw in a long, slow breath of Indian air. The room is dark and still. I have only one thing more to say: ‘Lord, I’m in. I am so in.’”

When Matthew Cork, lead pastor of a church in a comfortable corner of Orange County, first encountered the Dalit (untouchable) people of India on a visit to Hyderabad, he was shaken to his core. Children begging at the airport. Elderly women sweeping gutters. Families living in discarded concrete pipes. He learned of the systemic bondage they had been in for thousands of years.

As Matthew came face-to-face with this suffering, he knew God was summoning him to help. He knew that the greatest hope for the Dalits lay in educating their children—something long closed to them. So God gave Matthew a vision that would transform him and his church, taking them on a journey from the suburban comfort of the US to the slums and villages of India.

Today a new movement is sweeping over the world, a movement to set oppressed people free—free from slavery, sex-trafficking, poverty, and political and social injustice. Why Not Today is an invitation—and a challenge—to join in the efforts to bring freedom and hope to people suffering all over world.

Perhaps God has stirred a passion in you to help the poor and overcome injustice. This story shows what God can do when we are willing to respond to that stirring. Why not start today?

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Information

Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780802410832
eBook ISBN
9780802489562
Edition
1
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Vision October 2007—India
  9. 2. Declaration November 2001—India
  10. 3. Release and Restoration April 2003 to February 2004—California
  11. 4. Conversion November 2001—New Delhi, India
  12. 5. Global Freedom September 2007—California
  13. 6. Resistance Late 1990s—Bangalore and Orissa, India
  14. 7. Persecution 2005 through 2008—Orissa, India
  15. 8. Community October 2007—California
  16. 9. Not Today Summer 2008—California and India
  17. 10. Waiting September 2008—California
  18. 11. Commencement March 2009—Hyderabad, India
  19. 12. Commitment April 2009—California
  20. 13. Today 2009 through 2012—California and India
  21. 14. Emancipate! 2001 to the Present—Three Continents
  22. 15. Centennial: The Next 100 Years October 2012—California
  23. Epilogue
  24. What Can I Do Now?
  25. Acknowledgments