| | Last night was our first time in our new mission point. We will meet once a week with them and then another brother will be with them for the other services and activities while we keep working at our other mission point.
Hijos de Luya is the name of this place. It is poverty stricken, drug ridden and a lot of witchcraft going on. Gang members have staked out their territories and thievery is a common occurence. Those of you who frequent the throne of grace of our Savior and Lord, we covet your prayers. We need to be prayed up to be able to work in this place.
Last night there were 33 in attendance and three of those were known thieves. One thing I noticed, they all cleaned up before they came. Not that it mattered but I saw that they have respect enough for the place and the service. I thought that was good. My husband preached a very clear salvation message. What a blessing to see changed lives in this dark place! God can surely do it. I thank God for the privilege of serving Him.
John 6:14
Jesus always went about to meet the material or physical needs of the people. Apart from His spiritual concern for them, he also showed them He also cared for their earthly afflictions.
For some people, they need to be alleviated just enough of some pain to be able to think about other things...... like spiritual things. They need to see and to know that someone really cares for them and that they are not alone. The exciting part of this is, once they put their complete trust on the Lord, earthly things, earthly sufferings; as long as they walk close with the Lord, can manifest itself not as evil but for the good. Rom. 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Sadly, the following verse of course showed us that they got stuck with earthly things. But who knows, God’s word will not return unto Him void. Is. 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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