Prayer Update

Hungry to Connect

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Frequent Stories of the Lord Using Technology to Expand His Kingdom

 
The Lord is showing up in great ways through media and technology tools Campus Crusade has built to connect people with the gospel around the world:j0400922

  • About 4,000 people each day are indicating that they have received Christ through one of Campus Crusade’s evangelistic web sites in multiple languages.
  • Recently I received an email from Lewis – a young man who visited one of the sites and had several questions about God:  “How can I trust in Someone I can’t see?  Why doesn’t God show Himself so we can believe beyond a shadow of a doubt?  Also, is the Bible the word of God or is it just a noble-minded fabrication of man?”  These were just a few questions he posed.  After corresponding for quite some time, it seemed that the Lord was really working on Lewis’ heart.  I asked Lewis if he would like to talk with a Christian on his campus (amazingly, as it turns out, Lewis is a college student at a nearby university where Campus Crusade has several staff members!)  Lewis agreed and now has met with a staff member who is helping to answer his questions.  They have met several times now and God is knocking on the door of Lewis’ heart.
  • One of our co-workers in Orlando recently responded to another email from an evangelistic web site.  The message was from a man in Turkey who indicated he had just invited Jesus into his life!
Orlando Move

Once Again, A Look at the Progress Map

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Here’s where we’re at:

(Not geographically, but as a representation of how much support we still need in order to move.)

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For those of you who like to do the math:  Orlando is about 450 miles from Atlanta; We’ve seen the Lord provide about $1500 out of the needed $2400/month in additional support; . . . so the corresponding ratio yields 280 miles traveled out of the total 450.

Financial Update

Columbus Day

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“We’re called to do the work of God, but only God can do it. That’s why we pray. We’re called to do the impossible, but only God can do it. He’s got us again. . . If the Holy Spirit doesn’t do it, there’s nothing to it.” – Armin Gesswein*
from Everything by Prayer: Armin Gesswein’s Keys to Spirit-Filled Living by Fred Hartley III

*During the late 1940’s, little known Lutheran pastor Armin Gesswein started the dynamic prayer ministry that launched the Billy Graham evangelistic crusades in Los Angeles. He was a mentor and inspiration to many of the great Christian leaders of our generation, including Billy Graham and Dr. Bill Bright. Gesswein entered heaven in 2001.

FAITH GOAL
Shannon and I have prayed and talked, and feel like the Lord wants us to trust Him to have everything we need to move to Orlando by October 9th. T-Minus 30 days and counting!

What does “everything” include?
A) New financial supporters. We still need a minimum of $900 monthly in commitments.
B) Our house in Mableton sold.

Only God can accomplish these things. As we think about it, since we have so little direct control over A or B, it almost sounds ridiculous to think all this could happen in less than four weeks.

We literally have no idea where the new supporters will come from. God will simply have to introduce us and bring into our lives those whom He has prepared to share in our ministry.

So, again: only God can accomplish these things! Amen?

That’s why we ask you to pray with us each day through October 9th. Please let us know if you are praying specifically in this way. Simply ask God to show up in a God way – beyond our feeble efforts and beyond human understanding. As the quote above suggests, asking for anything less is asking for trouble.

Financial Update

Progress Update

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The Lord has given us favorable progress in providing the new financial supporters to enable our move to Orlando.

As we’re learning: relationships with people sustain us in ministry for the long haul. That is ultimately what we need: Relationships with people who want to be involved in our lives and ministry through their heart and treasure. (According to Jesus, heart and treasure are very related!)

Building relationships takes time. Yet, we’re still very eager to move to Orlando within a few weeks.

Please continue to pour on your prayers that the Lord will lead us to the remaining 17 or 18 financial/prayer partners we need to meet our minimum goal!

Check our progress below.
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(For those of you who like to do the math: Orlando is about 450 miles from Atlanta; We’ve seen the Lord provide about $1250 out of the needed $2400/month in additional support; . . . so the corresponding ratio yields 230 miles traveled out of the total 450!)