Sitting in a room in Hawaii with about 40 ministry leaders from all over the world. The International Apostolic Leadership Summit. Indonesian pastors on my left. David and Cathy Cannistraci on my right. My Canadian friends Mel and Heather Mullen are directly across the table from me. Bishop Bill Hamon, Gary Greenwald, Sam and Nancy Webb, Frans and Wanti Wowor, and others I am just now getting to know. Good leaders and good people all over this room. Again, I am the “young guy” in the group.
After a short time of worship, Emanuele Cannistraci spoke about his down time after his triple by-pass surgery a few years ago. He said every time he opened the Bible, every verse seemed to say, “I love you.” Here is a man who has preached the gospel all over the world for over 50 years, yet he is still amazed by the love of God. Nothing more exciting and life-changing than a revelation of how much God loves us. I hope we never tire of hearing about and talking about God’s amazing love for less than amazing people like us.
