and I love the packages that His blessings come in. Sometimes His blessings are in such a unique shape and form that we don't realize them. A family that attends my school are preparing to travel to Africa in a week to share the gospel and serve the Lord with their four daughters. Today my friends, my brothers and sisters in the Lord and I had the opportunity to serve them by going to there apartment and helping them organize, pack and clean their house before they leave. We went to be a "blessing" to them and to serve....however the Lord used them to be a blessing to us. As I sat on the floor surrounded by piles of medicine, pots and pans, band-aids, lotions, and anything you would need living in Africa, I was praying over everything as I was organizing and packing things up for them, and tears just streamed down my cheeks because they are such a blessing to me, and helping them prepare was such a blessing. Seeing and being with their family in the last days they are here and watching the joy that they have in the Lord. They don't know how long they are going to be there for this time, it could be 2 years, or it could be over 10 years, but they are prepared and willing to go to the bush in Africa and serve our Father and share His gospel and love with the people who have never heard it before. They are so passionate about our Lord and so faithful to the calling that He has placed on their life. The Lord also used them to answer a huge prayer. There is a strip club close to where I live and the Lord has placed it on my heart to talk to the manager and ask if I can bring the girls(dancers) gift bags filled with items such as makeup, lotion, body wash, hairspray, a bible, and anything that the girls could use. I have been praying that if the Lord wanted me to do this than He would open the doors and provide the things to go in the gift bags, because as you could probably guess those things are expensive to buy for 15+ girls :) Let me just tell you what my Jesus did ;) There were some things that this family had an abundance of and and couldn't take all overseas such as lotion, deodorant, toothpaste and a few other things, and so they told me to use them for the girls and give to them! Praise the Lord! How amazing is He. He so provided, so I will let you know when we get an open door into the strip club to give out the gift bags to the women :) I tell ya....the Lord is faithful! Be in prayer for what the Lord is going to do in this strip club, and also be in prayer for the Inman's, the precious family who are giving their lives to serve our Lord in Africa!
Aww Kels - love reading your heart. Let me know if you want me to start collecting items here for your bags and what you want collected. And dad's response to all this? She's not going to do this on her own is she? lol!! Also let us know when you plan to go talk to the manager and we will have you covered in prayer. And what was it you said in Florida about the strip club witnessing:) Praying for the family going to Africa and for you also.
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