AMBER: Right, but it takes money to do all this stuff, but something that grabs people—
LR: But your heart has been connected.
AMBER: —is our relationship with them. And through that relationship, they’ll see God through you. And we were just all talking, actually sitting probably on the floor of Jordan’s office, and we were all sitting there.
LR: Everybody sits on the floor in Jordan’s office. It’s like a counseling session on the floor.
AMBER: We were all just sitting there, and we were talking about the album and just everything that we wanted. We wanted this album to be something bigger than us, you know, something that’s going to last way beyond when we’re gone, you know, when our children are here and whatever. So we wanted to established Hunger Needs a Voice.
It was something that I just kind of came about it, and we wanted to give to that and make sure that these kids, you know, that people loved them and that God loves them.
LR: Then you got the idea, “Why don’t we consider building a school?” And immediately it was a light conversation of, “Well, yeah, that could do.” And you went, “No, that’s doable.” It just hit you it can be done.
So in the process of all that, we went back to the Childs and voiced what we wanted to do. Come to find out, that’s exactly what you’re doing.
NC: You’re right on the same page.
LR: And so we are on the same page, and we invite you to join our page. And at ORU we are doing everything we can to work with them to build a school, to fund the school, to hopefully and prayerfully equip the school, teachers, administrators, the needed things, the educational things that are the nuts and bolts of the school.
But then their idea was to bring the feeding into the school, to guarantee that as the children are in the school, they are fed at the school. And each step of the way, obviously the money issue was never the issue. The idea was, this is something we have to do, and God will provide the money.
And I think that that way of thinking has infected all of us. And we want to ask you to be a part of it. We want you to think about this. Do you want to go to Africa? Got some neat people to hook you up with. Do you speak French? That wouldn’t hurt either. It’s a French-speaking country.
Are you interested in education? Hmm, they’re desperately in need of teachers and in need of the educational side of it. And then let’s toss in the fact that financially, they’re in need of that. And the food program that you work with. So there’s a great need.
There’s a great bunch of kids that have produced an album, the Revolution album, so that the proceeds can go towards this. Instead of sitting back at home and going, “Isn’t that nice of them?”—yes, it is, and I agree. But what about all of us? What is our part? Has God put some of this in your heart?
Now it was so strong in Haley’s heart, we had to fight her to come home, and we can’t keep her here. We’ve just all come to that realization. So what’s your part? We all know that there’s something for us to do, but we want to inquire, “Have you got something in your heart that God is laying on your heart to do?”
All I’m asking you to do is pray. And if God does move on your heart, would you pick up your phone, call the Abundant Life Prayer Group at area code 918-495-7777. That’s area code 918-495-7777. Not only will they pray with you, but they will believe God with you for whatever your part is, whether it’s the financial part, whether it’s to join them, whether it’s a missionary part.
And then if you want more information, go to makeyourdaycount.com. That’s all you have to do is go to makeyourdaycount.com. I believe it will be a tremendous blessing. We’re going to link you over to all that they’re doing. And you can write Richard Roberts and Lindsay Roberts, Tulsa, OK 74102.
And I don’t know about you, I went 24 years ago. It’s never left my heart. Jordan, that’s all she talks about. Amber didn’t get to go. She’s mad as a hornet. We have told her she is going to get to go. So it’s okay, and the bitterness will get healed when you get over there.
And Haley just cries, and her husband Nick, he’s determined to go. And you all live over there. So what more can we say, except, now it’s your time. We need you to participate. So we want to encourage you, if you’d like to be a part of this, again, makeyourdaycount.com.
Thank you guys all for being here. Whatever you do today, pray about Africa and make it count for the kingdom of God.
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