It has been another awesome week in service of the Lord!
The "lion" from last Thursday met missionaries Sunday asking to go to church. During the service he asked for prayer. Men prayed with him through the praise and worship time. After the sermon, he asked to be led to Christ. The associate pastor and a missionary did. The newly found lamb cried and prayed.
During that time another missionary called believing she may be in labor and was going to the hospital. After the wonderful lunch prepared by an area ministry, the newly found lamb became sick with severe side pain. When asked to go to the emergency room the response was "no!" When asked to visit the missionary in labor, the answer was "yes!". The pain increased and the missionaries and the lamb stopped by ER first. The missionary mother-to-be visited the group in ER. The lamb was admitted to the hospital to undergo alcohol treatment. The Lord was so good, while under treatment the lamb was able to remember everything, the tremors, the severe pain and cramping, the upset stomach... all from DT's. He was released from the hospital back into the woods a changed man because of Jesus.
We are praying he remains off drugs and alcohol and can find work.
Also on Sunday, missionaries came home to a meal prepared by an area outreach and a freezer filled with food for other CitW outreaches. God is the Lord of provisions! In addition, a couple at church took one of the lambs out to lunch with them.
This week, a lamb who has been working for many months helped another with transportation to work on his moped. He also has offered him a place to stay in case bad weather strikes while they are working in downtown Raleigh. This lamb is hoping to move out of an old trailer and into an apartment within a month with the help of Social Services.
The lamb who suffered the aneurysm has been admitted into a treatment program. Another lamb is getting close to completing classes so she can get her driver's license.
On Thursday night, a man who has refused to come to the Bible study for years not only showed up but agreed to eat dinner with us. This is a short time after he agreed to receive prayer from a missionary for the first time. God is working in this lamb!
Another woman who has been living in the woods for 15 years was so filled with joy and sorrow as she listened to worship music and heard the words "God believes in you" over and over.
During discussions of Nehemiah 3 (the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem), there was discussion about how God brought so many different people together to do His work -- priests, goldsmiths, perfume-makers all working together rather than saying, "building walls isn't my gift."
Also discussed was the name and order of the gates as described in http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/studies/online/nehem3.htm
The woman pointed to a map of the city, in a gap between the Horse Gate (symbolizing spiritual warfare) and the Water Gate (symbolizing cleansing through baptism) and said she is ready to be baptized.
"I know Jesus, but maybe it's time for blessings to start flowing OUT of me instead of just in," the lamb said.
Missionaries promised to let her know when the next baptism is scheduled at their church.
Please continue praying for the lamb who is trying to get a place in the Oxford House with an interview on Sunday. We also ask for prayers that lambs find work, that they learn to be responsible with their money and that more come to Jesus to live under His reign rather than the reign of the World.
Thanking you for all your prayer and support!
The "lion" from last Thursday met missionaries Sunday asking to go to church. During the service he asked for prayer. Men prayed with him through the praise and worship time. After the sermon, he asked to be led to Christ. The associate pastor and a missionary did. The newly found lamb cried and prayed.
During that time another missionary called believing she may be in labor and was going to the hospital. After the wonderful lunch prepared by an area ministry, the newly found lamb became sick with severe side pain. When asked to go to the emergency room the response was "no!" When asked to visit the missionary in labor, the answer was "yes!". The pain increased and the missionaries and the lamb stopped by ER first. The missionary mother-to-be visited the group in ER. The lamb was admitted to the hospital to undergo alcohol treatment. The Lord was so good, while under treatment the lamb was able to remember everything, the tremors, the severe pain and cramping, the upset stomach... all from DT's. He was released from the hospital back into the woods a changed man because of Jesus.
We are praying he remains off drugs and alcohol and can find work.
Also on Sunday, missionaries came home to a meal prepared by an area outreach and a freezer filled with food for other CitW outreaches. God is the Lord of provisions! In addition, a couple at church took one of the lambs out to lunch with them.
This week, a lamb who has been working for many months helped another with transportation to work on his moped. He also has offered him a place to stay in case bad weather strikes while they are working in downtown Raleigh. This lamb is hoping to move out of an old trailer and into an apartment within a month with the help of Social Services.
The lamb who suffered the aneurysm has been admitted into a treatment program. Another lamb is getting close to completing classes so she can get her driver's license.
On Thursday night, a man who has refused to come to the Bible study for years not only showed up but agreed to eat dinner with us. This is a short time after he agreed to receive prayer from a missionary for the first time. God is working in this lamb!
Another woman who has been living in the woods for 15 years was so filled with joy and sorrow as she listened to worship music and heard the words "God believes in you" over and over.
During discussions of Nehemiah 3 (the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem), there was discussion about how God brought so many different people together to do His work -- priests, goldsmiths, perfume-makers all working together rather than saying, "building walls isn't my gift."
Also discussed was the name and order of the gates as described in http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/studies/online/nehem3.htm
The woman pointed to a map of the city, in a gap between the Horse Gate (symbolizing spiritual warfare) and the Water Gate (symbolizing cleansing through baptism) and said she is ready to be baptized.
"I know Jesus, but maybe it's time for blessings to start flowing OUT of me instead of just in," the lamb said.
Missionaries promised to let her know when the next baptism is scheduled at their church.
Please continue praying for the lamb who is trying to get a place in the Oxford House with an interview on Sunday. We also ask for prayers that lambs find work, that they learn to be responsible with their money and that more come to Jesus to live under His reign rather than the reign of the World.
Thanking you for all your prayer and support!
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