SERVE SUNDAY

What an awesome day! The church looked great. I can't wait for next week! We had over 20 guests that came just to see what's happening. Our First Serve Sunday was amazing. Over half of our church was involved. Be ready... the next Serve Sunday will be in May. WEEDS DAY here we come!

HAITI

Over the last week 1/2 all of us have thought ... What can I do? How can we give to to help the Haitian People? I have provided a few options for us to consider ...

FIRST, SURRENDER YOUR HEART TO GOD WHO NOT ONLY ANSWERS, BUT HAS THE ABILITY TO ACT ON YOUR PRAYERS

SECONDLY, ASK GOD HOW AND WHERE YOU SHOULD GIVE

HERE ARE A FEW MINISTRIES ON THE GROUND THAT I TRUST ...

*HABITAT FOR HUMANITY www.habitatforhumanity.org
*WORLD RELIEF www.worldrelief.org
*SAMARITAN'S PURSE www.samaritanspurse.org

THIRDLY, TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HAITI. GOD IS USING THIS UNCONSCIONABLE DISASTER FOR HIS GLORY.

First and foremost thank you for your support in both prayer and finances to Unchained Generation for our first outreach. The Lord certainly was at work within our outreach both in our teams and the lives we served. We visited several strip clubs and massage parlors in the Phoenix metro area in which we took gifts including a variety of nail polish, lotion, Bible, beautiful Christmas poem, and an invitation to a church in their communities. There were so many amazing stories that took place as the Lord worked though our team. The dancers were extremely thankful for the gift, but more importantly they were amazed we came without judgment. These women often have a hard time not condemning themselves and often anticipate others will judge them too. Much of our society glares at these women stamping them with the labels not to be spoken in a church setting. So, it was huge they saw we were there out of love …and this is the story of one woman. *Tiffany, revealed to a team member she knew when the bouncer told them we were here she said, “I know the Lord sent you for me!” Tiffany gave her life to Christ several years ago but had fallen away from living for him. She was completely broken with tear streaming down her face telling of all the circumstances that had brought her back to this life she did not want including a very recent separation from her husband, his addictions, but yet how the Lord keeps chasing her down … even in a strip club the Lord was at work in his daughter’s heart! It was very apparent God is still in pursuit of Tiffany’s heart. The next day the Lord recalled the Parable of 100 Sheep in Matthew 18:12-14 to the team member. The Lord loves us each one so much that He is willing to send a “shepard” or believer into the darkness to “rescue” his one lost sheep! And I tell you the truth, when Tiffany returns to the Lord their will be more angels singing … more beaming from the Lord’s heart … more rejoicing at this one lost sheep, Tiffany’s, return than the 99 that stayed faithful! Oh how awesome is our Lord God! How does this apply to ALL of our lives? Never once will Tiffany have to explain all she has done or even relive the experiences AS LONG as she comes humbly broken before the Lord with a repentant heart and claims “Abba, FATHER!” God offers each one of us this same love. Oh, glorious Lord we serve thank you for waiting with open arms ready to take us back This is only one of the many seeds that were planted on the outreach. Please keep praying for all of those we reached that evening as well as those we will encounter in the future. Thank you again for your prayers and financial support as well! YOU were a huge part of this outreach!