Friday, August 04, 2006

Praise and prayers

What a night the Lord blessed the mission with last night! The thermometer read 110 at 6 PM in the outreach parking lot, and the Lord provided movie tickets to see the preview for the movie Facing the Giants. God is so amazing!

The movie is coming to secular theatres September 29th. Never have the missionaries seen a film speak so loudly about the power of Jesus in a community’s life as this movie and the group only saw half of the film because it melted in the projector. The Lord’s lambs who were able to attend the movie felt the same way. The movie began with failure, despair, fear, and prayer walking. Through these trials the community returned to Jesus for hope, community, and giving God glory in all things including football. The crew and actors of this movie are mostly volunteers from a church in Georgia with the support of SONY Productions, Casting Crowns and Third Day. The website is www.facingthegiants.com . God is so good, the group has an opportunity to view the movie preview again! In addition, the lambs received gifts for watching the movie. We serve an amazing God!

A lamb who the missionaries haven’t seen in some time returned to the group last night to join them at the movies. Praise God!

One of he Lord’s lambs left missionaries’ home this morning for a halfway home in another county. He was released from a treatment program yesterday. The missionaries into whose care he was given spent the afternoon trying to figure out the system to get his needed medications prior to moving. God is so gracious and patient. A pharmacist, not the treatment center, not his PATH worker, took the time to explain the best way to receive needed medication. This lamb is so understanding. Through the Lord, he realized he was one of the missionaries’ continual trainers of government programs. The lamb was packed with stationary, addresses & phone numbers, and blue, dove peace stamps to keep in touch with his church community. His first card from his church family was mailed for him to receive at the halfway home tomorrow. God is so perfect!

Another lamb received a call that his hearing aid has arrived. After many pay-phone calls he was told he couldn’t pick them up until next week. Again the system only allows system workers to distribute the hearing aids. Continue to pray for this lamb’s apartment. It was to be ready this week and now it is on hold. God is good in teaching so many his perfect timing.

Several lambs are going to court today for panhandling. The cities of Raleigh and Garner have cracked down on panhandlers with or without a permit. Please keep the lambs and the police force in your prayers. Thank God, for he is a God of compassion, grace and mercy.

One lamb has returned to drinking, leaving her boyfriend because he didn’t want to drink anymore. Please keep both in prayer, her for her addictions and him for the pain of another lose/rejection in life. Please thank the Lord that Jesus is so strong in his heart, he would rather follow Jesus and lose his girlfriend instead of returning to alcohol. We praise you Jesus!

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