A Faith Builder

Support is going well. I have almost $27,000 and the goal is around 37,000. However, I’ve proposed to lower it by taking off some ministry funds just so I can get out there and build a new support system. So I’m at around 75% but if these changes are approved I could be close to 85%.

This week has been very busy. I met with one family Monday (who committed 15 per month) and Tuesday was a real challenge. I met with friends I hadn’t seen in 8 years. I thought they were thriving in their faith. I arrived to realize they have denied their faith and it was a long night of conversation about the inerrency of the Bible. I have felt a little drained.

While driving to the church today to copy some DVD’s I was praying, “God, this really is ministry what I’m doing but I often feel like I’m not seeing the results from your hand….show me what you can do. I feel like I can try and work but unless it’s your power nothing will happen.”

Then, I walk in the door of the church and bump into someone I’ve been trying to contact. I said, “I’d love to meet with you and your wife and share about GRM”. He said, let me save you a trip. He basically said he believed in my life and wanted to invest in me. He just came to me (I didn’t do anything) and he said he wanted to give $1000 in the first year. “Would that help you?”, he said.

Wow. Is God amazing or what? I had to just laugh a little at myself and my tendency to think I can do this alone.

Just thought I’d let you know what was happening and a cool story that grew my faith. Keep praying. Prayer is truly my lifeline these days as I know it moves the heart of God. I want to not just “knock and let the door be opened”…..I want to pound the door down in repitition and let God “pour out so much blessing that I will not have room enough for it (Mal.3:11).