ROWvotions Volume 14
The devotional book of Rivers of the World
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Care For His People Don’t you just think my Twitter, Myspace, Facebook thingy is incredible? My staff at Rivers of the World (ROW) insisted that I join one of these social networks and it has been hilarious. I have found friends through Facebook that I have not talked with since high school! Of course not one of us has gotten any older in over 30 years, we still have all of our original hair, nobody has gained a pound and life has been extraordinarily successful for everybody! Once you get past all of the superficial nonsense, you find out that most people’s interests are similar. People like good movies, many love the Bible and they love their families. I believe these common interests are what bring us together. When we get past how good we all look, we can begin talking about things that really matter. Let me encourage you today to overcome your fear of getting too close to people. Step out of your comfort zone and let people know that you are there for them and that you care for them, in the same manner in which Christ cares for His people. Start today by reading and meditating upon Psalm 8:3-4: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?” We are all a part of God’s magnificent, glorious creation. He cares for each of us individually and He expects us to follow His example by caring for His people.
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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.
Dr. Ben Mathes is president of Rivers of the World (ROW), an international exploration and development agency, based in Dawsonville, Ga. To learn more about ROW, please visit www.row.org.
Karin M. Clack is a freelance writer who has worked for Rivers of the World (ROW) since May 2006. She resides in Colorado Springs, Co. To read more uplifting and encouraging devotions, please visit our ROW blog page at www.row.org/rowvotions.
Front cover design by Liz Snodgrass.
About the Author
Dr. Ben Mathes is president of Rivers of the World (ROW), an international exploration and development agency, based in Dawsonville, Ga. To learn more about ROW, please visit www.row.org.
Karin M. Clack is a freelance writer who has worked for Rivers of the World (ROW) since May 2006. She resides in Colorado Springs, Co. To read more uplifting and encouraging devotions, please visit our ROW blog page at www.row.org/rowvotions.