Jesus was also about His Father's business. It was the only plan that made sense to Him and the one for which He would give His life. As an adult, He knew hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger. He was homeless and a man of sorrows, yet always rejoicing. He was poor, yet made many rich. As Jesus told the young man on the road to Jerusalem, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head" (Luke 9:58). By the common measurements of man, Jesus' earthly life was a failure; "though He was rich, yet for your sakes, He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich" (2 Cor. 8:9). However, no man can be said to have had a greater influence. "And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him" (Hebrews 5:9)Jesus' life was spent doing nothing but contributing to the most significant business the world has ever known...His Father's! It took a long time, but I eventually came to appreciate and understand the importance of dedicating my life's work to God. Today, I happily work for both of my fathers-my earthly father and my Heavenly Father. It is a business I would not trade for anything. Looking back, I see now that in the moments where I thought we had nothing, we truly possessed everything. My father knew. It was his business to know, and nothing could beat it out of him. This is my story of picking up his business.

In the book, "In Peace Not Pieces", Pastor Bennie & Bowden take the concept of peace, one of the most cherished values, and break new ground with a thought provoking perspective of the Sierra Leone civil war, which for eleven years brutally ravaged her political and socio-economic spheres. As this book documents, spiritual effrontery, unwavering faith in our God and the resilience of Christians become the avenue for sustainable peace in Sierra Leone. Godly procedures for peace, as adopted by the Sierra Leone Christians, are the only means for sustainable reconciliation in any conflict. On behalf of GEM International, I highly recommend this book to individuals, Churches, communities and nations in conflict who desire to pursue Godly and sustainable peace. The Sierra Leone Christians' strategy is the paradigm for conflict resolution and pursuance of lasting peace in global tensions.

It is mysterious and legendary, great and intimidating. It has brought glory and failure, the fantasy of eternal youth, and the reality of death. It has been the hope of man even as it stretched through the darkness of the unknown. It is 'The Passage.' 'There is a Passage that has eternal treasures and spiritual riches yet unclaimed...This Passage is both a doorway and a method to the unreached. It is the method of using native church planters to reach their own people. It is the endeavor of the church to reveal God to every lost man, woman, boy, and girl on this planet. It is the Passage that ultimately leads to the billions who have not heard the truth of Jesus Christ.' - Chapter 1, The Passage