In John 10 we hear the story of a hired hand and a good shepherd. The good shepherd stays with the flock and the hired hand runs when the wolf comes.
After Katrina, the town was devastated. the population dropped 50,000 people which made it so many churches were and are unable to opperate.
This means that pastors and priests have left the area. Many of the locals feel that the priests and pastors have left their people like a hired hand. This is a sad reality when visiting in the St Bernard Parish. These people who grew up with the same pastor or priest no longer have someone to go to. Even worse some of the ones that remain are tired of hearing the complaints.
I look at this scene and feel God's heart break for these people. I understand the numbers game and why there are no pastor there but that does not make it right. My questions are: how do we help these people who feel abandoned by the church? How do we let them know that Christ loves them when the people who are supposed to be God's mouthpiece have left? What will be the impact on this culture?
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