Are you for real? So my boy Shawn Sanchez and I were totally hooked on what Francis was doing through his videos and books: Crazy Love and Forgotten God (Check him out at francischan.org). We used his work in Bible studies, modeled his approach to witnessing, everything he was doing we were hip to and just desired to live as a Jesus Freak like Francis was.
The best was watching him talk about drinking a latte on his blanky while asking the will of God in his Forgotten God video. That inspired us to get off our butts and do what Jesus told us to do - not search it out as if it hadn't been written down 2,000 years ago!
We passed around this beat up copy of Crazy Love that Beki had sent in when she'd mentioned her brother Jake (missionary with Global Orphan Project down in Haiti) loved Francis Chan. I bet 100 different people went through that book - myself twice.
Shawn and I also taught Bible studies inside there and we modeled a lot of our cirriculum off of the two books he published. My personal favorite was building a sermon off of his chapter on lukewarm faith - Don't be a Laodacian!
Funny now Shawn is out in San Fran and he's - by the will of God - met Francis and not only that has become friends with the guy. That's only something that God could have worked out. But just as Shawn will tell you and Francis too, this isn't about two guys loving some famous dude. This is about Jesus. How effective can we be for the Kingdom? Can Shawn do it with Mr. Chan? That's what God seems to think. I think so as well. Shawn has an amazing light and as long as he lives I know He'll preach Jesus with all his heart. I only hope to do the same.
That's what life's all about - Christ. He's the end all be all and I know if it means we can preach him a little louder with help from a man of Mr. Chan's stature - than may God be true!
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