Nov. 4, 2007
Thankful Givings
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We, just finished the weekend from our Gospel Expo/Fall Festival at our little mission church yesterday. I must admit I was a bit cranky this afternoon with tiredness from the 6am wakeup call Saturday morning and then going back to the property today. We had a great turn out! May The Lord Jesus get all the glory! His name was lifted up in english and in spanish! That was such a blessing! A whole spanish group came out to sing and to preach. There are many spanish people in our area and they want to learn english and I was asked today if I might be that person. wow! I need prayer! I need to seek the Lord on this. Anyway, it was a good day and we seen much fruit of many people and youth. It is so encouraging to see and hear youth who truely worship and a 16 year old preached! He is so full of grace that God has given him. We have known him for almost 5 years and have seen him really grow in the Lord. Real fruit. Fruit that remains as well as the other teens that were there. I must say there is a difference between the "thankful giving" that I have witnessed in these particular youth than other youth groups in other churches. These youth pray for you, listen to you, help you, and they have compassion. Praise God for their parents who are raising them in the nurture and admontion of the Lord! I'm sure there have been times and places that have needed to be worked on. And that is why we are to pray for one another, and to help our brothers and sisters in the Lord with their burdens. These prayers are "thankful givings" too. Thank God we can even pray to him, lift up our requests, lift up our brothers and sisters, and praise Him! Jesus thankfully gave all! For you and me. Having Fall Festivals can be hard work, and I didn't work nearly as hard as many others, but fruit of their "thankful givings" yesterday brought fruit today! A couple visited our church this morning. They usually send their three children ages 8, 6, and 3 with an older lady in our group. But this morning was different. They came! And there were three other visitors as well. Now please do not get me wrong, we are not the "fill the pew" churches. We don't even have pews. But we want people to be filled with Jesus Christ! Our children are still getting into the groove of the ministry. We have this family ministry and need much prayer. Thankyou for your prayers! |
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