“OTHERS”

William Booth was 15-years old when he was converted, and he wrote in his diary, “God shall have all there is of William Booth.”

Shortly after his conversion, Booth made a lifelong commitment to preach the gospel to the poor in London’s slums, to the poor, the homeless, the hungry, the destitute.

Booth soon had a congregation of thieves, prostitutes, gamblers, and drunkards. And he preached a message of hope and salvation through Jesus Christ.

He preached in tents, in haylofts, in rooms behind a pigeon shop—anywhere to fulfill his famous words, "Go for souls and go for the worst!"

Booth’s fervor attracted followers who joined him in London’s slums. Pastor Samuel Brengle crossed the Atlantic to England to enlist in Booth’s Army. But Booth thought he had been his own boss, and in order to instill humility, he made Brengle clean the boots of other trainees.

Discouraged, Brengle thought, "Have I crossed the Atlantic in order to clean boots?"

Then, as in a vision, he saw Jesus bending over the feet of rough, uneducated fishermen. "Lord," he whispered, "you washed their feet; I will clean their shoes."

Brengle learned a valuable lesson, and shortly before his death, he sent a memo to his top leaders, with one single word written on it: "Others." Could that be said of your life - - my life?

Fred Jordan Mission exists to serve others, and I need your help to serve homeless, hungry souls on Thanksgiving Day here on Skid Row.

You may use a credit card or EFT when you donate online, www.fjm.org. Or mail your check to me here at the Mission, Willie Jordan, PO BOX 12345, Covina, CA 91722.

Blessings,

Willie Jordan (Mrs. Fred Jordan)