"Is this not the fast that I have chosen.?" How often have you read this scripture from Isaiah 58:6? It doesn't stop at the giving of food or "bringing the homeless poor into the house." It's about YOU being a vessel of God's anointing - that anointing, which breaks every yoke and sets every captive free, being released through you. The real cry of Isaiah 58 is for everyone to be a bridge into the hearts of those in need. Church, are you ready to obey God's Mandate to get outside your four walls and be that body of love and power to a mass of humanity that is in desperate need of a shepherd ? to experience the Jesus of Nazareth who, some 2,000 years ago on the Judean Hillside, told His disciples, "FEED MY PEOPLE"? Don't just read this book ? study it It opens up God's heart John L. Dammarell, Ph.D., is Executive Director of Liberty Road Foundation, a public charity formed in August 2007 to serve the less fortunate by connecting businesses with non-profits, emphasizing the importance of mobilizing their finances and their employees to build communities of hope, helping to provide programs in the areas of social, economic and spiritual development. John served as Senior Pastor of Valley View Christian Church in Kent, Washington, 1976 to 1992, and was Community Relations Director for City Ministries, a food distribution ministry of The City Church in Kirkland, Washington, 1997 to 2007. At the writing of this book, over 115 churches of varying denominations received food through City Ministries, helping to feed over 25,000 people every week. John, a former Marine, holds a Bachelor of Theology from Northwest Christian College, Master of Divinity from Phillips University, and his Ph.D. in Practical Ministries from California Graduate School of Theology.
