Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

On Saturday 27^th April 2013, H.D.R Ministries delivered the first of many conferences on “Breaking Free from Mental slavery”.  At the conference, we outlined the many ways in which slavery still affects us and continues to limit so many of us from the African Caribbean Diaspora and those Europeans whose families were directly involved in the slave trade. What was very poignant was a quote from Harriet Tubman, which stuck in our minds: “I freed a thousand slaves. I would have freed a thousand more; if only they knew they were slaves.” This knowing is at the heart of what we do. Our mission is to enable those who don’t know about the continued effects to understand and bring about transformation so that we can position ourselves for the Blessing that father God wants to pour on us.

As Christians, we must take these symptoms on board and deal with them. We cannot remain silent. We must act and act now!!

I would argue that there was something fundamentally evil about African enslavement. It took men and women made in the image of God, and through religion, science and philosophy, sought to reduce them to the level of animals. Therefore, while Black folks have valiantly fought against slavery and a range of prejudice over the last 200 years, there is still something quite negative in the psyche of too many of us, which says we are not good enough. I believe, only deliverance can reverse what I would describe as the ‘curse’ of slavery.

Deliverance is about setting people free from the mindset that dictates short-termism, working against each other (the crab in the barrel mentality), and procreating without taking responsibility for our children. It is the means of getting people to understand their cultural, spiritual and economic heritage. If we believe that the truth (the gospel of Jesus Christ) sets us free, we need to engage with our history, reassess our cultural practices and prepare to leave a lasting legacy to our descendants.

If you would like a copy of my first book, “Breaking the chains of mental slavery- practical tools to bring freedom to you and your descendants” priced at £8 please email or call. (H.D.R stands for Healing, Deliverance and Restoration).