Hope you are enjoying the lovely snow we hope for some more after we get back so I can sledge with my family. Thank you for praying about the visit back to the detention centre. God did use us all as "instruments of grace."
We met 20 boys who do not get families to see them, we sang a some with them our God is great big God. Wilmar( one of the Kanlugan team) asked my to tel the story of the lost son which we did together with dramatic hug at the end. We then split into groups and asked the boys to relate the story to their life to help them to talk. Wilmar shared the Gospel with them, and asked me to lead a prayer of repentance with the boys as they wanted to commit their lives to Jesus. The boys them just sat with ate some cookies and coloured in the picture book story of the lost son! I could believe the sight of these tough 14-18 yr boys, sat coluring as little children. We all prayed together. especially that God has not forgotton these boys. We need to really pray that the system can be changed so the backlog of cases can heard and they can get fair and humane treatment.
The afternoon I spend time with Wilmar I realy connect with his heart for the gsoepl and his love for the street children. We worked together preaching, singing songs and doing magic tricks to students who were in the poor area as part of their course and them with the street children. I see the Gospel is shared the same way here. Wilmar is a is an infectious person to be around such love and desire to help, care, teach values and of course bring the children into a relationship with the Lord.
My thought for the day. We are instruments of Grace, we are literaly the Hands of Jesus, oh how we need a pure heart and a willingness to get our hands completey filthy in the Lords service.
My funny of the day
This has to go to ladies on the invasion of the giant cockroachs on the hotel. we had staff with sticks, girls screaming, the men making jokes, Liz jumping up and down on her bed. Much to the amusement of the Filpino hotel staff
love 2 all
Mark H
3 comments:
Well done Mark thank you for sharing,it is almost as if we were with you. Somehow I knew That The Lord would use you in an amazing way,and He has!! and what He has begun in their hearts He will Himself bring to completion--(Phil.1 v 6)
He knows all their needs and He is sufficient.Sounds as if you had fun in the afternoon as well!So what's next for the last3days??So looking forward to seeing you all again and hear more.Love from John and Inge.
That does sound hilarious! I think that's such a nice image: us being instruments of grace. I think back here Mark you are really already doing that in your ministry on ladybrook etc.
I'm so glad about those boys who commited their lives to Christ! Hallelujah! Sometimes it just needs an outsider though to make us see doesn't it? There's a verse in the Bible about people coming from afar to help us see the light of God or turn us to God... or something along those lines! Will have to ask mum, but I think that that is really appropriate for you at the moment.
All my prayers
Rachel Frith xxx
Hello every1
how are u all? I hope u are all well. Its been snowing here and we are excpected 2 have sum more on thursday and friday! Have fun and make the most of it! God Bless
Jess Herbert
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