This morning I read an article from Crosswalk's website about a 10 year old girl named Ellie Ambrose. Already at a young age, Ellie has given herself to serve others. She has founded Nashville's annuals Ellie's Run for Africa event. This event raises money for children in Nairobi, Kenya. It provides books, new shoes and uniforms for 300 students!
Ellie is an amazing young girl who has answered the call that God has put on her life. At the age of 5, she watched a video about starving children in African countries, which lead her to pray for 3 months about the burden that was placed on her heart. The Lord made provisions and guided her to what is now a growing event that will help hundreds of children.
Ellie has also been blessed to travel to several countries in Africa. If she is only ten and accomplishing so much now, there is no telling what the Lord has in store for us. In Ephesians 4:11, Paul tells us that Christ gave some, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers to edify the Body of Christ. That is exactly what young Ellie is doing.
To read the full article about Ellie Ambrose click here for the Crosswalk website.
Also visit elliesrun.org for information about the event
In Matthew 25:31-40 Chirst shares this parable about living our lives to serve others:
31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy[a] angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
Pray and ask the Lord to lead you on how you are to serve the least of these.
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