Bob Moffitt talks with Azeem David and his son Sharoz; Azeem was a Vicar of a church in Pakistan, but recently relocated to London; while in Pakistan, Azeem encouraged his people to demonstrate the gospel to the community. Sharoz explains how they met the needs of the community, “We invited people who were stressed, those who were depressed, some with problems and some who were demonized” and our prayer team prayed for them, and many were healed. Sharoz continues, “It wasn’t just the Priests, Vicars, and Fathers that Jesus called to preach; every Christian is supposed to be a disciple of Jesus.” In another demonstration of being a disciple of Christ, Azeem’s church members raised funds to cook and serve poor people in the community, both Christians and people from other religions including Hindu’s and Muslims.
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A church that is not impacting a neighborhood will become irrelevant
Bob Moffitt interviews Pastor Wale Adefarasin from Nigeria, who shares many stories about how his church, in a relatively affluent neighborhood, chose to go into another neighborhood with 5 teams to meet the needs of the people, so that they could experience the love of Jesus. In one example, a local high school had just 2 toilets for 2,000 people and 10 staff, and the church built a block of toilets and replaced roofs. As they started meeting medical needs,
