We had another great night serving the ladies and children.  We were excited to have special guests join us from Full Life Fellowship in Concord.  Representatives from the youth and their leaders joined us for the evening of ministry. I was so impressed by the spiritual/emotional sensitivity displayed by these young men and women.  The youth leaders were sensational as well. Thank you Elizabeth, Jonathan, Lynn, Kevin and Elaine! You are doing an incredible job!! My love and gratitude is sent to all and to your pastor Brian Dotson! Please come again! We were also joined by our financial accountability officer Leigh Andrew, her husband Nivesh and their sweet daughter Arikah! It was this lovely family who partnered with Michael and me six and a half years ago when we began this work. We are so grateful for the Andrew’s-our forever friends!!! It was such a blessing to have Leigh’s mother join us while she was visiting from Florida. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to minister with us!!! And to my faithful volunteers; Elaine, Lindsey, Robert, Dave, Pastor Mary, Donna, Michael…I am continuously grateful for the compassion and devotion you give to the Lord through Rivers…Kristina, we miss you! Heal quickly Sister…even in your absence you are an incredible and valuable part of the team. Please pray for Kristina as her body heals from surgery. Please keep our team in your prayers!

Elizabeth Belk shared her amazing testimony of healing. Wow! It continues to stay with me. How faithful is our Lord! Her story opened the room for healing prayers to be shared with the sick-a joy to minister in this capacity.

I shared from Romans 12 regarding love. It seemed as if the Spirit was urging me to emphasize living at peace with those who have done wrong to us. This Scripture is so valuable this way…” Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse…” “Live in harmony with one another…” “Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends…”

By the Spirit of God enabling us, even peace with our enemies is possible!

Let us celebrate those who publicly acknowledged their need for Jesus, Savior, Lord and King!

Shirlene
Jamie
Lisa
Sutreana
Sherri
Lynn

At the Cross

All quotes appear exactly as written…this includes spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors. I do so not to embarrass but to protect the content of the request. For clarity, I have personal comments italicized in parenthesis. For confidentiality purposes, first names and initials will substitutes any given names.

(May I begin with a public apology to the one who wrote the following request. This note was found Saturday night among the Bible’s that we distribute. Oh how I wish it included with last months recap, would you please pray for this precious one who left such a sad statement?) “Father God my home is not love but hell.” “E”

“A”, “M” “L family”, “M family”, “R family”, All my loved ones”

“Pray for the new addition 2 my family due 9/09”

“I pray to be reunited with my children. To get closer to God.”

“Pray for my family and my vision because I feel I loosing it. That my family gets back together.”

“Healing. Home repaired and peaceful. Great relationship with boyfriend. Thank you “K””

“Pray for all of the women and kids in shelter. God please show me how to live your way.” “L”

“I pray that me and my kids get out of here and I get a job and that I make it in this life.”

“My name is “C”. I want for the Lord to help me stay deliver from drugs and stay on the road of recovery and to show me what it is that he has choosen for me to do with my life.”

“S” “For my family my son “C” for “K” for me to stay clane (clean?) and stay in rocvery (recovery?) for God to come in my life and change me. Make me hold.(whole?)”

“Stength in Christ”

“Please pray for me and my daughter. That we can make a better life in North Carolina.” “G and A”

“A STABLE life for my kids and a Living WAGE Job!”

“Pray that the Lord would bless me…??? To financial means. To move on. “C””

“focus on goal: strength guidance and direction prepare and trust. “D”

“God hear my cry strength me when I’m weak. Bless my family and fiancé. “N”

“I want the Lord to help me and my children to get a homes.” “T”

“Father I pray that I “C”with your help can get clean from crack and stay clean. I am tired of the pain I want my husband back also in Jesus Name.”

“Pray my housing and family will soon come together and stay in Christ and his father.”

“I would like to thank god for my life and my sons life. I hope that my son can be raised in the way god would allow it, I also would like for god to bless me to a beautyful home were I could make my own rules, I hope god could bless me with a job and getting mylife on track, god bless. “L” oxox I would like to also pray for my family and friends at the Salvation Army.”

“Please pray for “E” (me) and my finace that we will get our lives together and live the Christian way. Thanks”

“To get my fath (faith?-father?)back.” “J”

“I want you to pray for me and my family? And I want a Homes for my fraimly.”

“I have issues…anger, depression, anxiety, fear…sometimes I don’t think I will be happy ever again. I am not in a happy marriage, but I know God hates divorce. I feel trapped. I can’t stay here forever. I want to be happy and I don’t think I can with him. My kids know something is wrong because we fight all the time. I feel tempted to cheat cause I don’t feel loved for who I am.”

“Please pray that I’m reunited with my children and grandchildren. “A”

“I forgive my Brother and my sister (a child).”

“Pray for My Mother “L” health and for me a apartment. Thank you.”

“I ask to prayer to me and my family/ Gove is the strength to overcome all the opsticles that have separated us. Also pray that I personally learn to control my attitude. Learning when where and how.” Thank you…”

“I PRAY THAT THE LOFD WOULD BREAK ALL BONDAGE STRONGHOLD AND CURSE THAT SATAN HAS UPON ME AND FAMIY AND FRIENDS “C” ”