PRINCIPLE:

Proverbs 19:17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and He will pay back what he has given.

ISA 58:6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.

VISION:

On Christmas Eve 2006, during the Sunday morning service at our home church the Lord spoke to me very clearly that we were to start taking containers of clothes to Ghana for distribution amongst the poor. It was no surprise, as over the last few months God has been encouraging us in this direction. It is our desire that we will be able to give away most of the clothes in Islamic in Ghana. I really feel that it is time for us as believers to show the Islamic world the incredible love of the Father. The spirit behind Islam is by nature a fatherless spirit, read the story of Ishmael (Gen 16) Therefore we have decided to call the project “The Father Loves You”

During this time we as a ministry have had a concentrated effort to minister to the poor and need especially in West Africa. In July 2007 we delivered 3.5 tons of used clothing in to Muslim communities across Ghana.

In 2008/9 Revival to the Nations has been involved with international Aid in suppling Water Filtration units that have gone into Muslms homes in the Atebubu region of Ghana. We have made sought to make a continual impression in the Islamic areas of the nation in order to bring an ongoing demonstration of the Fathers Love.

Operation 'The Father Loves You'

In the last two years, Revival to the Nations has been involved in a number of Mercy Ministry projects that we have called, The Father Loves You. These projects have been specifically designed to reach out into Muslim communities in Ghana and demonstrate the awesome love that our heavenly Father has for the Muslims in Africa. My personal experience and encounter with the Father’s love has shown me that one of the missing keys in the reaching the Islamic world has been our inability to love the Muslim, and instead, we with have judged them and despised them. As a ministry, we really want to make a huge statement by the things we do, as well as what we say.
Through our last Container of Clothes project and our recent Water Filtration project, we have seen many Muslims impacted by the awesome love of the Father. We have pressed through some cultural divides and seen the glory of the Kingdom break into some of the most needy communities in Ghana. It is amazing the response you get when you approach evangelism from a love-and-giving angle. Floyd McClung, the former International Director of YWAM said, “People don’t care how much you know until how much you care.”
With the Containers of Clothes project, we have already collected clothes and have a commitment for more clothes to be supplied. We have an ongoing partnership with our local church body to store, bail and pack the clothes. Our office in Ghana is making preparation for the container to arrive this Fall. Our major goal is to see this come about with the money that is needed to ship the container and pay the port and import fees in Africa. We are estimating this is going to cost around $10,000.00.
Not only is it important for us to press into Islamic communities in this season with the Father’s love, but it’s also important to make radical decisions for us to sow in seasons of so-called “famine” times (Genesis 26:1-12). If you would like to sow into this tremendous project, you can send a check to Revival to the Nations and note “The Father loves you” in the memo line on your check.
Please, please stand with us in prayer! We really believe that this project is going to have a great influence and impact on the eternal destiny of many Muslims in Ghana.

Touching Lives ~ Changing Nations
Andy Glover, International Director, Revival to the Nations