A few weeks ago, we had the privilege of hosting here at St. Michael’s two very hungry men for God: Onesphore Manirakiza and the Rev. Richard Jones. Onesphore, a native of Burundi, Africa, trained as a lawyer before laying it all down in pursuit of his dream to be part of the transformation of Burundi. He is one of the brightest and most influential leaders there, having founded Harvest for Christ ministries. He is fearless, bold, anointed and fruitful. In addition to pioneering evangelism, he is reaching out to the poorest of the poor, the pygmy Batwa, and seeing phenomenal results. Onesphore was here for a conference and much needed rest.
The Rev. Richard Jones was here earlier this month for some rest from his role as Rector of St. John’s Anglican Church near Liverpool, England. Richard is doing some amazing beyond the box ministry in Liverpool and I am convinced we will be reading some of his future works at a later date!
Having spent a good amount of time with both of them while they were here. I was completely inspired to see such hungry entrepreneurs for the Gospel!…
Al, thank you for this wise reminder. Wonderful piece! May the Holy Spirit ignite our hunger for Christ during this Pentecost season.