Participating in Social Justice by Josiah Espinoza
“Jesus spent his whole life helping the incarcerated, the poor, the hungry and the needy. He said, ‘This is the kingdom of God, when you help these.’” [1] Pastor Randy Howard. As we entered the New Year of 2016, Pastor Randy Howard has been emphasizing the need for community outreach and integration. He has stated several times the need to transform our mentality toward the poor, oppressed and marginalized. He has preached on the need to reach the incarcerated, the disenfranchised, the homeless, and the children that are hungry and in need of godly centered homes. Participating in social justice is indeed the work of the church. Jesus has expected it of his followers. So as we experience transformation through the power of the Gospel in the inner man, there should be a compelling drive by the Spirit to transform the community around us. The church has always emphasized the need of transformation. Transformation is the process that every believer is experiencing through the new