Life in The Family International

The Luna Llena band has come to an end, it was getting good but I think it made our drummer uncomfortable to always hear us talking about Jesus and praying in Jesus’ name when he has more of a New Age mentality. What brought his decision to a head was during one of the many times he was trying to convince me of the validity of his views, which are basically that you can worship anything. I asked if he would be willing to give Jesus a try and offered to pray against anything holding him back from receiving the truth. He said he didn’t need it and that he didn’t believe in a spirit world where good and bad existed but rather that it is forces of energy, not actual angels and demons. At the time he was OK but later he expressed that he didn’t feel he had the energy to keep up with the band practice. I asked if it was because of our conversation and he said that probably had something to do with it.

He works in a New Age Hotel and he had previously told me how the idea of this spa was to conduct themselves like we do in the family with unselfishness and love but they couldn’t seem to make it work and there was a lot of hate and tension. To me it’s obvious that the love of Jesus is what’s missing, because the only way to obtain the supernatural kind of love that is needed to truly love others is through Jesus.

I know I don’t always let Jesus shine through me with His love and this sequence of events has taught me a lot. I hope to be able to get the love from Him I need to patiently lovingly lead these people who are darkened by these modern ideas that the New Age movement and others have created. I also hope that the Luna Llena band will one day be able to get back together because I really enjoyed the time we spent together and think that it is something God can use if we let him. I will always have a special place in my heart for the Luna Llena band and its members.

Vas and Joni are members of The Family International and are fulltime missionaries in Mexico. Vas helps to organize outreach, writes, records and produces music, plays in a band, performs and does shows, counsels young people and engages in evangelism. Joni teaches her four children, evangelises, performs and does shows, sings and records and assists The Family childcare board. More about Vas and Joni

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