Christ became the curse for us

Hello My Mzungu Friends,

Praise God for today! Last night I have to say I went to an amazing concert of Shane & Shane last night at Thomas Road Baptist Church. The opening acts were Monk & Neagle and Bebo Normon. When Bebo spoke last night he said Bono and all those superstars aren't suppose to go to Africa, it's suppose to be the body of Christ..I was like preach it brother. That is so true! I mean I think it's cool what all of these celebs are doing and helping out with Africa and yet while they are over there the body of Christ is sitting down in their comfort zone. Tell me what the problem is there? Yeah, I think that there is a problem. And then when Shane & Shane got up to sing..I love them so much. God used them to speak and minister to many people last night. I know that He used them to minister to me last night. Last night Shane Bernard said something about Galatians 3 that was pretty cool. Last week I had a quiet time in this chapter and thought the exact same thing, so what he said was pretty cool. He spoke about Galatians 3:13-14. The whole chapter is about faith or observance of the law. I think Paul asking if people have real and authentic faith or do they still oberserve the law. And Paul even mentioned Abraham,"Consider Abraham: "He believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness." I mean do we simply have faith and follow God, just like Abraham did or follow the law. And then this is where verses 13 & 14 come in, "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.' He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might recieve the promise of the Spirit." My friends Jesus Christ actually became the curse for us. WOW! Because if you think about it, we really didn't derserve to be alive. Our Saviour redeemed us by becoming the curse for us by hanging on a rugged tree. Oh WoW! That my friends is hard to grasped, but once you start to understand it, you start seeing things differently! Praise God that I went to hear Shane & Shane last night to hear about those words about Galatians. Praise God that He inspiried Paul to write Galatians. My Abba Father is so incredible!!! Ciao my friends!

Updates on life...some to come later.

Hello Mzungus,

Sorry I have not updated my blog in the past 3 weeks. I have been in this American culture for the past 3 and 1/2 weeks and I surely do wish I was back in Bunndo, Uganda. I wish I was at Good Shepherds Fold Orphanage. I miss all my children and secondary students. I miss the staffers there. And I truly miss Bob & Carolyn. I miss the life in the bush. I ask that you all pray for me please because I am having post-culture shock. And classes started today at Liberty, but mine are only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I just want to be focused, but I also want to be open to be lead by the Holy Spirit. "Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness." (Psalm 115:1). It is not to me. Life is not about Joseph Chandler Sharpe. When I was in Uganda God showed me that I am alive to worship Him and to serve Him. Well, I am going to get ready for bed now. I have class at 7:40 in the stinking A.M. I will update some time this week. Also in your prayers lift up Good Shepherds Fold Orphanage, all the children/secondary students, the staffers, and Bob & Carolyn (the directors). Lift up the Next Generation of Uganda. Lift up the country, Uganda as a whole. Just some updates about the LRA and the war in Northern Uganda. Right now there is peace, but Joseph Kony goes back and forth. However, as of right now there is peace in Uganda. Praise God there is peace in that beautiful country!! Talk to everyone later on. Thank you so much for all the prayers and encouragment during my time at GSF. Love you all. Ciao!


~In Christ,

Chandler