Man on a Mission

There was a great story in the Dallas Morning News (www.dallasnews.com) today about one of our own Fellowshippers!  For years, Brad Blauser was one of the most active volunteers at Fellowship Church.  Anything you asked of him, he would do it.  I had the opportunity to get to know Brad as we served together at our Kiosk in the Worship Center.  Brad always had a desire to work in the local church, but for whatever reason it never worked out.

Several years ago, Brad decided to take a defense job in Iraq.  I thought he was a little crazy for doing it, but he had no hesitation in going to the center of a war-torn country.  As is Brad's nature, he began to look around and see what he could do to help.  It didn't take long for Brad to notice that there were a lot of Iraqi children who were missing legs.  He watched as they drug themselves around by their arms.  God immediately put into Brad a new vision for helping the children of Iraq.  If they didn't have wheelchairs, he was going to provide them one.  With the help of many people, including the Army, Brad has helped distribute hundreds of wheelchairs to Iraqi children.  Today, his goal is to convince the Iraqi government to support their own children by providing $60 million.  They have turned Brad down twice but that won't stop him.  I believe that God will ultimately move in the hearts of the people of Iraq to support their children.  You can go to www.wheelchairsforIraqichildren.comto find out more about what he is doing.  He also has a FaceBook page at www.facebook.com/bradblauser! Brad's work has been selected by CNN as a top ten humanitarian organization in the world and is eligible for a $100,000 prize.  That will buy a lot of wheelchairs. You can vote for Brad and his organization to win the prize by going to www.cnn.com.

Isn't it cool how one guy can take on a project and grow in into a international cause.  Brad has managed to share the love of Christ to thousands of Iraqi families, the Iraqi government and American armed forces personnel who help Brad deliver the wheelchairs. You have to wonder what terrorists think about Brad.  How many of their children has Brad helped?

Brad will not come home until he feels like his mission is done.  He continues to live at Camp Victory in danger every day.  God took a single every day man and turned him into a superstar of Christianity.  Brad is a great example of what God can do if we just take one step with Him.

Pray for Brad and his mission!