Some after thoughts...

I have grown up in the Church. I have heard about Jesus all my life. I have engrained in my mind this idea that we as Christians are to convert as many people as we can to Christianity. So, anytime I am in the presence of a Muslim, Atheist, etc. one of my first thoughts is usually one of two things, “This person is going to hell,” or “How can I go about converting this one.” From the get go any attempt of sharing my beliefs with this person is blocked off. I put myself above the person I am with. Instead, I shouldn’t look as to how I can convert them, but how can I show them Jesus. Jesus cuts across cultures. Jesus is bigger than all Religions. He builds bridges, connecting people of all backgrounds. Cornerstone is a good example of this. Cornerstone is a Christian-based organization. They teach the youth they work with the principles Jesus taught. Kids from different religious backgrounds are welcomed into the programs that Cornerstone has set up. Muslims, Christians, atheists have all been through the programs. All are taught the same thing. None are pressured to believe a certain way. Non-Christians are not pressured to convert. All learn to live together as a family. They are able to do this because of Jesus. Jesus brings them together. This is made evident simply by the fact that Christians of different denominations don’t typically get along here in Uganda. Catholics and Protestants are negative towards each other often. Yet, through time, in the Cornerstone setting, Jesus has mended these gaps. Religious people have their own beliefs. They practice their own rituals, but the core of it all simply is Jesus.