Why not today - Matthew Cork

In a hotel room in Bangalore, a California pastor wrestles with
God-and himself . . .

"I draw in a long, slow
breath of Indian air. The room is dark and still. I have only one thing more to
say: 'Lord, I'm in. I am so in.'"

When
Matthew Cork, lead pastor of a church in a comfortable corner of Orange County,
first encountered the Dalit (untouchable) people of India on a visit to Hyderabad,
he was shaken to his core. Children begging at the airport. Elderly women sweeping
gutters. Families living in discarded concrete pipes. He learned of the systemic
bondage they had been in for thousands of years.

As Matthewcame face-to-face
withthis suffering, he knew God was summoning him to help. He knew that the
greatest hope for the Dalits lay in educating their children-something long
closed to them. So God gave Matthew a vision that would transform him and his church,
taking them on a journey from the suburban comfort of the US to the slums and villages
of India.

Today a new movement is sweeping over the world, a movement
to set oppressed people free-free from slavery, sex-trafficking, poverty,
and political and social injustice. Why Not Today is an invitation-and
a challenge-to join in the efforts to bring freedom and hope to people suffering
all over world.

Perhaps God has stirred a passion in you to help the
poor and overcome injustice. This story shows what God can do when we are willing
to respond to that stirring. Why not start today?