ROWvotions Volume 11
The devotional book of Rivers of the World
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Freedom I recently received a nice reminder of something that perhaps I had just forgotten. I was squatting on the banks of the Zambezi River in the Western Province of Zambia when Senior Chief Inyambo Yeta of the Lozi Tribe was watching the sun rise over the river. It was breathtaking as ever. He looked at me and said, “I love you Americans. You’re self-sufficient, you’re strong, you’re proud, you’re independent and you can always get things done.” How about you? Have you, like me, forgotten that about us Americans? Maybe it’s time for us to do re-runs of old John Wayne movies to remind us that we’re not just anybody. We are Americans blessed by God to be free, to be strong and to be self-sufficient. Paul reminds us in Galatians 5:13: “You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.” As Christians we are set free from the bondage of sin through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. This freedom enables us to think less about our own lives and to focus more on the lives of others. The freedom we have as Americans is something to be grateful for but it pales in comparison to the freedom we have through Jesus Christ.
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Our goal is to serve; realizing that it is their country, their people, their village, but our problem. We will never do for others what they can do for themselves, but will work in a partnership based upon mutual love, grace, and respect. – Dr. Ben Mathes, president, Rivers of the World Rivers of the World (ROW) is a not-for-profit Christian ministry that targets remote river basins. Our goal is to serve with people who live in these river basins and those we serve determine our projects. We ask them what makes up their greatest challenges and covenant with them to meet and overcome those challenges together. ROW emphasizes that it is their country, their village, their culture, but our problem. Our goal is to serve in an atmosphere of mutual concern and respect. ROW projects run the gamut of human, physical and spiritual needs. Academics, research, education and medical/dental concerns go hand-in-hand with church planting, construction, evangelism and Bible distribution.
About the Author
Since 1978, Dr. Ben Mathes has been traveling the world on behalf of our Lord. His ministry has taken him to over 50 countries. Currently the president of Rivers of the World (ROW), Dr. Mathes helps to provide people, money, and other items to reach the world’s poorest with a ministry of compassion and hope. When in the States, Dr. Mathes speaks in almost 200 cities a year. His radio ministry reaches over three million listeners in 48 states.