Welcome to Issue 58

From the Director

“Do you know what hurts so very much? It is love. Love is the strongest force in the world, and when it is blocked that means pain. There are two things we can do when this happens. We can kill that love so that it stops hurting. But then of course part of us dies, too. Or we can ask God to open up another route for that love to travel.” – Corrie Ten Boom

Dear Friends,

Love. A short, four-letter word – at least in our English language; yet the most profound and strongest force in the world. In the quote above, Corrie ten Boom connects love with pain – when it is rejected. Love can hurt – and many of us have experienced this one way or another. In our family, friend circle, or relationship.

Sadly, many people today live without knowing God’s definition of love. With hearts grown cold and walls built up high to avoid the pain of rejection, many people live void of God’s transformational love. As a result, many live with a negative self-image, painted by past experiences and a vicious circle of hate and disappointment.

The good news is that God’s love came down in Jesus – who showed us the father heart of God. In Him is complete healing, forgiveness, restoration. He fills the void in our empty hearts and brings complete transformation when we make that decision to make Him first in our lives. It is the miracle of God’s love – we cannot understand it. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16 KJV).

Let us live in His love and be a channel of His love to others around us. As a CBN partner, you are bringing God’s love to a hurting world – to see harts warm up to the greatest love of all – personified in Jesus. Thank you for enabling us to make the Name of Jesus known to every household in the UK, Europe and beyond!

In Jesus,

Mark Dijkens

Regional Director