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7:31 PM, Oct. 21, 2007 .. 5 comments .. Link
3 years ago I began to pray for a man and  a woman and I didn't even know their names.   I just knew they existed.  Her children (who have a different dad than this guy) attend the same church as we do.  The church has a van ministry to reach children in our town who wouldn't go to a church otherwise.   And these are 2 of the kids who have been coming for many years on the bus.

I like these two kids.  I'll call them T1 and T2 over here.   One day a few years ago at Upward Basketball T1 and T2's mom and step dad and new baby were there to cheer for T1 and T2.     Just something about seeing them there made me want them to be there all the time and that they know that Jesus loves them.  I prayed. Lots of us prayed for him and his wife and for T1 and T2.   

A couple of weeks ago the step dad came to our church during prayer service and decided to get baptized and to start living his life for the Lord.   He said that "life is too hard to keep trying to do this on my own.  I need Jesus."  Everybody needs Jesus.  It's always a little odd seeing an adult with tattoos crying. I don't know why.

It was very precious to me seeing T2, his step daughter, sitting with him instead of sitting with some other adult supervisor.   T1 was sitting with some of his friends in the row in front of them, trying to act all cool and everything.  Still praying for the mom to be there too.   And praying for the step-dad to grow in his walk.

It is just a special blessing to see prayer answered like that.   Too many people would have written off the parents, but God never did.
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10:54 PM, Oct. 21, 2007 .. Posted by Anonymous
My brother-in-law was released from prison this week (again) - I needed to read what you wrote. After a lifetime of living the way he has, most of us (the ones continually used & abused) have written him off as a lost cause. Though I know the Truth, it's sometimes hard to apply it when it touches so closely to home. Thanks for the loving reminder. I too, was once a lost cause...
Love, Paige

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12:42 PM, Oct. 22, 2007 .. Posted by byourlove1
Thats wonderful, its great that you and others didn't give up, what a great thing for the kids too! I love to see people come to know their Saviour.

Angela

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7:25 PM, Oct. 22, 2007 .. Posted by jenn4him
Praise the Lord!
Jenn

Great post

6:58 AM, Oct. 25, 2007 .. Posted by mattzach4
Thank you for the reminder. What an excellent post.
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12:06 PM, Oct. 27, 2007 .. Posted by mfwfriend
For those of you still praying for people you know who are in and out of prison, doing drugs the day a family member dies of a of drug OD, drug dealing, gangs, etc...

This guy I was writing about -- he has been there, done all of that too.

Our church has him working with a non-denominational Christian mission group, BackStreet Missions. He is part of their Abundant Life program that teaches job and life skills, and most importantly is a discipleship program to help new believers who are coming from this kind of background. This mission was founded by a man who used to live like that. He's home with Jesus now.

keep R (T1 and T2's step dad, technical ex-step dad, but whatever) in your prayers that he will grow in his walk and leave behind the old life.

thanks

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