Jesus looked hard at them and said, "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it."
Matthew 19:29 (The Message)
Impossible!?
The morning program with the kids continues to grow. On Friday, 35 kids came into the program. Everyday I add 2 more cups of water and one cup of rice to the pot of rice with milk, sugar and cinnamon. If we don't make rice we have to run to the nearest store to buy more bread for the sandwiches and an extra litre of milk for chocolate milk. Kids from age 2 to 15 come with great enthusiasm! As Mogli, an eleven year old boy, who never attended school and whose parents left him and his 6 siblings to work in Spain, sounds out the letters he has learned in the past year with a volunteer from the church, "m-a-m-a, mama," we rejoice with him. He is so proud he can read and beams with delight. Although a small step in a huge sea of uneducated children, it won't end here!
Possible! With God all things are possible!
Impossible!?
A dream 5 years ago to have a center for kids to come in and eat, clean and learn is underway right now. A dream that is now a reality with the help of many volunteers from the churches. Not only is the dream a reality but it comes with a bonus coffee shop to be used as an evangelical outreach for the city. A place for many to come in and experience an environment of love and hope. A place that is bigger than we could even think or imagine. I could of lived anywhere in the country I love so much but God put me here, right across the street from an existing neglected building owned by the Church. A Church with the same desires, dreams and hope for the community. A Church that opened up their hearts and allowed a foreigner to come and work along side of them.
Possible! With God all things are possible!
Impossible?
The afternoon Church program in partnership with the Baptist church was off to a slow start this year. With lack of consistency for someone to help me there it was hit and miss. Last week, after much prayer and asking God what to do, I felt it important to just continue to move forward regardless of what the circumstances were. I stepped out in faith and asked the man and wife who has been helping me keep the kids in some kind of order, to preach to the kids. It was amazing, the anointing of God fell on him and he told the story of Jonah to those kids like he was telling it to 1000 people. It was like it was always meant to be, but we just didn't see it before and God's perfect timing prepared everyone for this time, NOW! The kids stood still as he spoke and respected what he was teaching them. First time for that to happen! I thank God for giving me eyes to see. I am sure that the program will grow like never before, as there was a real shift in the atmosphere.
Possible! With God all things are possible!
Impossible?
Two years ago I dreamed of a woman's conference to be held here in the very special month of March. March 8 is the day of the woman and it is respected and celebrated. Well, this year it will be a reality. In partnership with the Churches here we will kick off the first meeting Friday with the Turkish woman. On Sunday my very special friend from Germany will come and lead worship for our time at the conference. Starting on March 2nd we will go to one or two villages, outside of the area, each day until March 8 to minister to the woman. We will have a time of worship with music, poems and a possible drama. On the 7th, SSM will host a luncheon to honor the woman leadership and on the 8th we will close with all the woman from the outside villages and here to come in and worship together in a larger setting. I prayed for 2 years for a guest speaker from somewhere in the world to come and encourage the woman here. Well, looks like I will be the guest speaker and all I have to say about that is...
Possible! With God all things are possible!
These are just a few Impossibilities and trust me there are hundreds but God has made them all Possible! Never, never, never believe that your dreams and what is in your heart is Impossible because with God it is Possible!
