I pay the price but in many ways I do not. In Susan’s eye’s I seem overly passionate about our call but I look at the price that Jackie Pullinger paid to bring into her home to live with her, addicts and prostitutes. I thank you Father for this word of encouragement. After a decade’s work, Jackie shared that it had taken her so long to train one man to help, sent him to New Zealand to learn more but sadly he returned with new ideas, feeling a burden to work with children, and had to leave her to pursue this (as if there were no children to help there). And so she cried and cried. She had to start again, alone. So much words of comfort were offerred, in letters. But what she needed was for people to come alongside to do the work with her. The trouble was that it looked so easy. She had seen Jesus touch men, healed and changed them. She could not do it alone. Even Jesus had the 12. She despaired that much of the rest of the church is engaged in discovering their giftings rather than giving (and going). But look at how God has raised her up!

This thing has been upon my heart for a while now, and my hope is that sometime this year I can launch Kingdom Inroads. While the vision for Kingdom Inroads below may seem big, its beginnings will be small and I am encouraged by the value expressed in this poster!

Kingdom Inroads will be set up as a not for profit organization or as a social enterprise. Its purpose is to make inroads into, and have long term significant impact on, grass-root communities, especially in South East Asia. We want to bring hope to those in need and help people to escape poverty and gain access to a better life.

Kingdom Inroads approach will be to partner indigenous leaders. They are people who share our passion to empower low-income families in their community, and to transform it through activities which are practical and proven to alleviate poverty.

Some of these activities are direct, such as to lower cost of living, improve current productivity (applying appropriate technology) and open up opportunities for livelihood and micro-enterprise. Others are indirect, by assisting in disaster recovery; providing access to basic amenities like education, health, housing, clean water, secure food sources; and helping build welfare organizations such as children homes, community development centres, and much more.

Our approach requires that these “transformational activities” become self sustainable after a period of time. The families and communities we partner with should have the potential to carry them out eventually with little or no external assistance.

Kingdom Inroads hopes to become an international organization that networks with and connects people across oceans and across cultures, to facilitate volunteerism.

We will welcome volunteers from all over the world. Our criterion is to connect them to communities where their skills and compassion are most needed, as members of short term teams or as part of a long-term assignment. While we hope to match people with community projects, which compliment their gifts and skills, we will also stretch them to step outside of their comfort zone. Volunteers can help meet the needs of a community in myriad ways. Whether it is involvement in a small business, agriculture; disaster relief; music, language and crafts; constructing physical facilities for clean water, etc.; training and vocational workshops; and sports, volunteers will make a difference and can also expect to gain meaningful experiences.

A significant part of our work will be to provide programs to orientate and train volunteers. This will equip them with knowledge and skills required to participate in the transformational activities.

We also hope to partner with churches and mission organizations who want to participate in a strategy to preach the gospel of the Kingdom and disciple nations via a holistic approach of church planting, mercy works, community development and business as missions. Contact us if you are interested to find out more about how we may work together.

Going deeper going higher for the first cohort eventually started on Friday, 22 May 2009. We’ll try to meet fortnightly on Fridays at Vineyard Loft at 8.00pm. Our initial study, discussions and group interaction will be guided by Gary Best, the Vineyard Canada National Director. On video. His “Naturally Supernatural” Seminar comprises 5 sessions. Longer if we break up the video sessions to accomodate time for discussion, practice and time with the Holy Spirit.

“Naturally Supernatural…immediately touched something deep in my heart…this is Gary at his best, presenting the kingdom at its best.” Berten Waggoner – National Director, Vineyard USA

This year’s Vineyard Asia Conference for vineyard pastors/leaders will be held in November 2009, on Batam Island, Indonesia. More details will be posted closer to the date.

Here are a number of videos that bring us closer to our roots.

We have the DVD of the complete interview of Carol Wimber by Gary Best in our library.

We also have the DVD of the complete testimony of John Wimber, entitled, “A Fool For Christ” in our library.