I still can't believe that God has allowed us the privilege of being here and sharing Jesus with those around us. Today was the first day of the Bible study we began with the men from the soup kitchen. I had been praying that God would be working in the lives of these men and that we would at least have one person show up. I struggled with it though because if they showed up that means they didn't find any work for the day and also means they haven't eaten anything.......but I know they need Jesus more than anything!
God doubled my prayer request by sending two men! They were very eager to learn more about the Bible. I had gone out and purchased Zulu Bibles for them but one thing I didn't think about was that they had never used a Bible and had no idea what to do with it.
We studied the first 18 verses of John 1 and the men were really taking it all in. You could tell that the Holy Spirit was working on them. They asked some really good questions and Klaas said he wanted to know more about becoming a follower of Jesus Christ! I had the amazing privilege of leading him to the Lord! It was a joyous moment and you could just see the peace that overcame him. His friend Humphrey said he had accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior when he was younger but had turned away from God. He said he wanted to come back to God so he prayed for God to forgive him for turning away and to help him walk closer to Him.
Please join us in prayer for Klaas and Humphrey as we disciple them and that the Lord will give them the strength to overcome the temptations in their life and provide work for them.
What a wonderful privilege and blessing that you had to work with these 2 men the Lord sent your way that day. I can understand the conflict within you because of the fact if they are at your Bible Study they didn't get work, but God has a bigger purpose so just continue to trust Him. We pray daily for your ministry there and for your precious family! All our love!!!
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