Mail Order Llamas are Misunderstood

Most of us, most of the time, feel left out. We feel like we’re misfits. We feel like we’re not on the inside or that we don’t belong. Other people always seem to be so confident. These other people seem to be so sure of themselves. They appear to know the ropes as only an insider would know.

For the past 15 years, there has been a group that has been excluded from “the group”. They have been left out and forced to watch from the outside. On New Year’s Day, this is all going to change. On Colorado Boulevard in Southern California during this year’s Rose Parade, Llamas from many walks of life will be able to proudly hold their heads high as they make their long awaited debut.

Luke (the biblical author), was one of the most vigorous champions of the “outsider”. He constantly showed how Jesus included those who typically were treated as outsiders by the religious establishment of the day: women, common laborers (sheepherders), the racially different (Samaritans), and the poor. As Luke tells the story, all of us who have found ourselves on the outside looking in on life with no hope of gaining entrance now find the doors wide open, found and welcomed by God in Jesus.

Since 1992, Oakseed Ministries has been walking in the light that Luke talks about, the light that focuses on the open door that Jesus brings to the poor and the “outsiders” of the world. While the world may stand up on New Year’s day and applaud the inclusion of the llamas in the Rose Parade, MISIUR has been providing llamas for many years to the poor of Peru. The llamas are given on loan to a poor family who can pay back the loan through the sale of wool. On this Christmas, you can give a llama as a gift.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to look through the Bazaar Catalog, I’d encourage you to give a gift this Christmas that meets a real need, that offers hope and reflects Christ’s mercy.

blog comments powered by Disqus