Earlier in the week, Jeff (the newest of our guys residing in the SDRM) prayed to receive Jesus Christ into his heart!!!
Please pray that he would use this time to soak up the Word of GOD and discipleship, to strengthen & grow in his new found faith.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
I love watching GOD work!!
"Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD evil is avoided. When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone’s way, He causes their enemies to make peace with them." ~Proverbs 16:6,7
As previously mentioned, there have been a small handful of individuals 'on the streets' who've been somewhat enemies to us at one point or another.... particularly a guy named Daniel that we ran into while street evangelizing.
This week, we prayed for His peace among us and we got exactly what we'd asked for. I can testify that His peaceful presence was actually felt. There were no outbreaks, no disturbances, no harassing gestures. It really felt like GOD had His hand blanketing the area exactly like we'd asked for.
Okay, so a few things to mention...
First, Jeff was able to get into the SDRM a few weeks back with no problems at all. (I forgot to report that earlier) He's doing well and adjusting to his new life. **The biggest thing that we can together pray for, would be for those seeds that have been planted daily to continually be watered and would sprout into fruit in his life. Jeff went into the SDRM as an unbeliever that was willing.
Second, the team has been praying to receive more clothes for the crowd. Again, GOD showed His faithfulness. Throughout the week, we've received about 15 large garbage bags full of clothing, and a bag full of shoes, that Amanda and I still need to go through to wash & organize.
Third thing, another priority prayer has been blankets & sleeping bags. Surprise-surprise! GOD came through again... Ron (one of our regulars) arranged to meet with us before we arrived to the spot for set up. He was blessed with numerous sleeping bags (some brand new!) and wanted to donate them to the Ministry, so we picked them up. I also got a call from a brother in Christ, who had some blankets he wanted to donate. When he arrived in PB, he literally had a minivan FULL of blankets to give us. We took what we could fit in the cab of our truck, but made plans for him to drop the rest off at our home. While we were serving... a young woman (complete stranger) walked over and donated a brand new sleeping bag too! It's so crazy to watch GOD work and answer prayers!
Fourth, our buddy Pockets (who'd previously been reported as dead) is 100% sober and clear headed. Just last week he was in the worst shape of his life, drunk as a skunk, but has love for Jesus. This week he had a moment of clarity and decided to hand it over to Jesus once and for all. He's clean shaven now and a real pleasure to talk with. I did not recognize him when he walked up to me this week.
In the beginning of this post, I brought up Daniel. When I met him a few weeks ago, he wanted nothing to do with hearing about the Bible unless I "broke bread" as he called it. My heart broke because I didn't know how to get through to him at that moment, but I remained calm and invited him to our dinner. He actually showed up this week. I doubt he remembers our prior encounter, but it doesn't matter to me. I'm glad that he came because he needs to see the love of Jesus just as much as anybody else.
It was a very sweet night. After all the serving was finished and the truck was packed up, we spent a good amount of deep intimate time with a couple of guys that stuck around. It's been awhile since we've gotten to just hang out with them, like we started off in the beginning.
On a side note, our house is starting to look like a storage facility and we're considering that we build a large shed in the backyard... unless GOD wants to donate an actual facility to the Ministry. ** Keep that in your prayers please.
Thanks for reading and may the good LORD richly bless each and every one of His children!
As previously mentioned, there have been a small handful of individuals 'on the streets' who've been somewhat enemies to us at one point or another.... particularly a guy named Daniel that we ran into while street evangelizing.
This week, we prayed for His peace among us and we got exactly what we'd asked for. I can testify that His peaceful presence was actually felt. There were no outbreaks, no disturbances, no harassing gestures. It really felt like GOD had His hand blanketing the area exactly like we'd asked for.
Okay, so a few things to mention...
First, Jeff was able to get into the SDRM a few weeks back with no problems at all. (I forgot to report that earlier) He's doing well and adjusting to his new life. **The biggest thing that we can together pray for, would be for those seeds that have been planted daily to continually be watered and would sprout into fruit in his life. Jeff went into the SDRM as an unbeliever that was willing.
Second, the team has been praying to receive more clothes for the crowd. Again, GOD showed His faithfulness. Throughout the week, we've received about 15 large garbage bags full of clothing, and a bag full of shoes, that Amanda and I still need to go through to wash & organize.
Third thing, another priority prayer has been blankets & sleeping bags. Surprise-surprise! GOD came through again... Ron (one of our regulars) arranged to meet with us before we arrived to the spot for set up. He was blessed with numerous sleeping bags (some brand new!) and wanted to donate them to the Ministry, so we picked them up. I also got a call from a brother in Christ, who had some blankets he wanted to donate. When he arrived in PB, he literally had a minivan FULL of blankets to give us. We took what we could fit in the cab of our truck, but made plans for him to drop the rest off at our home. While we were serving... a young woman (complete stranger) walked over and donated a brand new sleeping bag too! It's so crazy to watch GOD work and answer prayers!
Fourth, our buddy Pockets (who'd previously been reported as dead) is 100% sober and clear headed. Just last week he was in the worst shape of his life, drunk as a skunk, but has love for Jesus. This week he had a moment of clarity and decided to hand it over to Jesus once and for all. He's clean shaven now and a real pleasure to talk with. I did not recognize him when he walked up to me this week.
In the beginning of this post, I brought up Daniel. When I met him a few weeks ago, he wanted nothing to do with hearing about the Bible unless I "broke bread" as he called it. My heart broke because I didn't know how to get through to him at that moment, but I remained calm and invited him to our dinner. He actually showed up this week. I doubt he remembers our prior encounter, but it doesn't matter to me. I'm glad that he came because he needs to see the love of Jesus just as much as anybody else.
It was a very sweet night. After all the serving was finished and the truck was packed up, we spent a good amount of deep intimate time with a couple of guys that stuck around. It's been awhile since we've gotten to just hang out with them, like we started off in the beginning.
On a side note, our house is starting to look like a storage facility and we're considering that we build a large shed in the backyard... unless GOD wants to donate an actual facility to the Ministry. ** Keep that in your prayers please.
Thanks for reading and may the good LORD richly bless each and every one of His children!
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