Jared Brown

If you have ever wondered “should I sponsor a child”  the answer is a resounding, YES!  Sponsoring a child is so much more than giving $38 a month but it is a long lasting relationship with a child whose life you get to impact and who will forever change your life.  What you are about [...]

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Today has been an incredible day. After about 20 hours flying I arrived in Kenya yesterday with 15 of my friends and coworkers.  We have the privilege of being here with Compassion International seeing the wonderful work they are doing to release children from poverty in Jesus name. Instead of telling you what I did [...]

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If you’ve talked to me over the past week you have probably heard me say something about this book I am reading; The Supremacy of God in Preaching.  There is this quote in there that has had me really thinking the last few days and so thought I’d share. “It’s now part of our nature. [...]

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It has been a long time since I’ve blogged so sorry.  I have found myself extremely busy and just haven’t taken the time to talk about what is going on in my life and what God has been doing.  I am currently with a team of 27 people, including myself, who will be doing camps [...]

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What is your Name?  My name is Jared Adam Brown.  My parents saw fit to name me after a few men in the Bible; Jared is in Genesis 5:18-20.  He lived to be 962 years old and was the father of Enoch who was one of 2 men to be taken from the earth with [...]

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This morning I have been talking to a few friends.  Some of these friends I have known since 8th grade and I would consider to be my best friend.  Others I met just a 5 years ago, some 2 years, and others a few months ago, but what I am grateful for is the encouragement [...]

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The place I work has a department called the call center. You guessed it they are the front line for calls that come in as they answer any questions that may arise. These guys and gals are awesome! In my role at the office I do not deal with the every day constant phone calls [...]

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Sometimes we make mistakes and they can linger over us.  Not fun I know.  I have actually been faced with that in my own life a few times and even recently.  Sometimes we do not think in the moment this will affect someone or hurt someone, and it may not, but I know a lot [...]

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John Stott wrote: “The highest of missionary motives is neither obedience to the great commission(important as that is), nor the love for sinners who are alienated and perishing (as strong as that incentive is, especially when we contemplate the wrath of God), but rather ZEAL – burning and passionate ZEAL – for the glory of [...]

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I once read … “Poverty doesn’t just consist of being hungry for bread, but rather it is a tremendous hunger for human dignity.” -Mother Teresa “Poverty is not a lack of stuff, but a lack of hope.” I have had a packed schedule, since returning from Kenya, interviewing college students who could be potentially working [...]

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