LIVING ROOM
KITCHEN
WINDOW/ELECTRIC
Friday, February 25, 2011
February 25, 2011: Project Susan Part A
A picture collage of the challenge ahead.
LIVING ROOM
KITCHEN
WINDOW/ELECTRIC
LIVING ROOM
KITCHEN
WINDOW/ELECTRIC
Saturday, February 19, 2011
February 19, 2011: Spirit Move!
I left this morning at around 9:30a to scout the area. The first area by the TCW (Texas Car Wash) was empty. Because it was fairly warm I figured they might be under some shade. I was right. They moved further in where the canal was and under a shed towards the south side. There was about 10. The second area was filled with about 30. There was plenty to feed. I ran into Venida and her family. She desparately needed socks for her baby.
When I went back home I got message from Lydia Thompson that she's able to arrange two churches and a school to possibly provide backpacks to reach a school that has homeless children. What a joy! That's for a later date.
NFWBC arrived a few minutes after we did at the TCW. At around 11a, we were armed with 80 hotdogs, over 4 crates of water, 100 sandwiches, plenty of 'pants on the ground', blankets, and hygiene products. We got to work. We fed plenty of people on the first station. Around 15. There was plenty of praying to do. Praise the Lord I was able to run into Abel again. He has changed a lot. A church is sponsoring a home for him so that he may use it as a restoration house. He has since divorced his wife, but because he is walking with the Lord now he has been restored. He attends Palacios El Rey church.
It was a delight to have him there because someone Janice Rowlands witnessed to accepted Christ.
His name was Antonio.
He lost his mother and brother. They died early. He was truly broken for them. But he responded to the gospel openly. He wanted Christ in His heart. He accepted, but was unsure what to do. He had to get plugged in. This was where Abel came in. He's going to house him and take him to Palacios El Rey so that he can be held accountable. I pray this will provide great change for Antonio's life.
Our second area hit over 30+ people. There was plenty of mouths to feed. They took almost all our pants and hygiene products. They ate up all our hot dogs. It was a joy to meet Pete and Blasa. Pete was her boyfriend, but he also had quite a story to share. He admitted that he just lost his daughter yesterday; drug OD (overdose). Her name was Lynn. He also lost Stephanie, his other daughter sometime back. He has two sons left. We prayed for their lives and I shared the gospel to him. He wasn't ready yet, but he felt the love. We met others such as Venida and the boys, Robert, and several others who accepted prayer. This area seemed to have more women than usual.
Susan's place was our last stop. She was repainting the house. We dropped off some goods and prayed for her. Claudia, who was at the first stop, was over. She had a black eye. She was punched in the eye by some roaming lunatic. We prayed for healing. She was really hurt. We told Susan that we would stop by March 5 with a crew to paint, fix electric, clean the yard, and organize the kitchen. Pray for us as we try to expand the kingdom!
Teach us to love more Lord!!! Till next time...
When I went back home I got message from Lydia Thompson that she's able to arrange two churches and a school to possibly provide backpacks to reach a school that has homeless children. What a joy! That's for a later date.
NFWBC arrived a few minutes after we did at the TCW. At around 11a, we were armed with 80 hotdogs, over 4 crates of water, 100 sandwiches, plenty of 'pants on the ground', blankets, and hygiene products. We got to work. We fed plenty of people on the first station. Around 15. There was plenty of praying to do. Praise the Lord I was able to run into Abel again. He has changed a lot. A church is sponsoring a home for him so that he may use it as a restoration house. He has since divorced his wife, but because he is walking with the Lord now he has been restored. He attends Palacios El Rey church.
It was a delight to have him there because someone Janice Rowlands witnessed to accepted Christ.
His name was Antonio.
He lost his mother and brother. They died early. He was truly broken for them. But he responded to the gospel openly. He wanted Christ in His heart. He accepted, but was unsure what to do. He had to get plugged in. This was where Abel came in. He's going to house him and take him to Palacios El Rey so that he can be held accountable. I pray this will provide great change for Antonio's life.
Our second area hit over 30+ people. There was plenty of mouths to feed. They took almost all our pants and hygiene products. They ate up all our hot dogs. It was a joy to meet Pete and Blasa. Pete was her boyfriend, but he also had quite a story to share. He admitted that he just lost his daughter yesterday; drug OD (overdose). Her name was Lynn. He also lost Stephanie, his other daughter sometime back. He has two sons left. We prayed for their lives and I shared the gospel to him. He wasn't ready yet, but he felt the love. We met others such as Venida and the boys, Robert, and several others who accepted prayer. This area seemed to have more women than usual.
Susan's place was our last stop. She was repainting the house. We dropped off some goods and prayed for her. Claudia, who was at the first stop, was over. She had a black eye. She was punched in the eye by some roaming lunatic. We prayed for healing. She was really hurt. We told Susan that we would stop by March 5 with a crew to paint, fix electric, clean the yard, and organize the kitchen. Pray for us as we try to expand the kingdom!
Teach us to love more Lord!!! Till next time...
Thursday, February 17, 2011
February 17, 2011: Minutes
Today marks another meeting that will spark a plethora of others. Another landmark to our ministry. I posted here our minutes and things we need to be proactive in doing.
February 17, 2011
Notes from meeting with Officers Jones, Miller, and Gillian
Please pray as we do more and more to help and build relationships with the homeless there.
February 17, 2011
Notes from meeting with Officers Jones, Miller, and Gillian
Please pray as we do more and more to help and build relationships with the homeless there.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
February 12, 2011: Desperate Measures, Extreme Faith
Please note before you read further that this is a compilation of two days: February 8th and 12th. I didn't divide them up because I found it fitting to put them together. It is amazing how God used two different groups from various places to share the gospel. Enjoy the testimonies and the stories...
Northwood Pre-teens group had Extreme Faith this weekend. We were blessed to partner with them on a trip to visit the homeless. Our trip was a little later than usual. We made it out there at 2p. Armed with socks, oranges, and water we were able to meet around 5 people at our first stop. Juan was there and we prayed for him and his family. His mom, Anna, in particular, is still struggling with dementia. We also served many others I recognized by face, but not name. One that stuck to my mind was Art. He had a white Under Armor shirt and preached a brief sermon about avoiding the streets. He taught this to the Pre-Teens. I prayed that the advice does not fall on deaf ears.
I have to give Bryce Allen a honorable mention for chasing down Pablon who I missed. He gave him socks, oranges, and water. What a blessing it is to see a pre-teen take iniative. Actually, many took initiative to help, give, and overwhelm these guys with love!
At the second stop we visited the Shamrock station. Unfortunately, the day laborers were not out. There was a lower income family where we dropped some socks and food to. There we met our first homeless family! Their names were Steven and Venida, and two boys; Steven David (3 years old) and Ruben (baby). They were such a blessing. Ruben was crammed up in Venida's arms fast asleep. We spent time praying for her. She did not want to be in the house she's staying at. It was a lower income house that probably doesn't provide much for her and her kids. She's looking for a church to plug her children into. She cried after we prayed for her. Being a blessing to her opened my eyes. One of the gentlemen told us to go around the corner and there we met three other men. Domingo and his two friends. We passed out socks to them and lifted them up in prayer.
Then we headed to Susan's house. We dropped off some canned foods and water to Susan and cleared up to 20 bags of garbage around the house. She teared up as she saw all the love. She's committed herself to Southside Church of Christ and getting treatment. We found out that the house next door had two more homeless brothers who were bathed with prayer by Lydia. Lydia and I bought two chickens, potatoes, eggs, and bananas for Susan. She cooks for her neighbors and her family. What a gal! I pray that her fiance, father, and brother would wake up. Instead of being destructive, my prayer is that they take leadership and start being a contribution to society rather than a drain.
February 8, 2011
I have to admit this might be a stepping stone to something greather. You may ask, what is this? Today, was the day I met with Benjamin Hawkins. He will be the first writer (hopefully not last) that has gotten our story. It will be appearing in Southwestern News next month (hopefully). I was grateful to share our story as well as our heart for this ministry. I look forward to taking a snapshot and posting up the story once it airs.
That evening we were also venturing to Susan and Anthony's house to drop of blankets. Praise be to the Lord that we receive blankets the day before from an unexpected friend. William Woo from Los Angeles, California sent blankets from his youth group to us. Not to mention Sarah Lanier also dropped of blankets. After my evening class with Dr. Kiker (Foundations of Ministry Class) I called Jonathan Coleman and we headed out to drop off a heater, vienna sausages, oranges, apples, and 8 blankets.
Upon stepping into Susan's house, she hand signaled us to enter her room. We were surrounded by the smell of weed and a container, which looked like a bong, stared right at us. She was falling apart. She was asking for prayer to save her from abuse, addiction, pain, and suffering. Jonathan and I stopped to pray and give her clothes and food. We prayed for what seemed like a long time and after we were done her fiance stepped in. He didn't seem so happy. Her brother, Jesse, and her father didn't seem to care we were there, but her fiance was rather irritated. We felt uncomfortable at what was going on so we took off. It hurt to see her pain.
Our second stop led us to Anthony's house close to Mount Hebron Baptist Church. He wasn't there, but his roommate was. We left the rest of the blankets there.
I was reminded from reading Scripture (Matthew 8:20; Luke 9:58) that Jesus rarely had any place to lay His head. In my opinion I dare say that He probably lived His life, homeless. Where do we place our worth, lives, soul, and identity? Hopefully we live like Jesus lived. And if that's the case, then we should look to our King for our return home.
Northwood Pre-teens group had Extreme Faith this weekend. We were blessed to partner with them on a trip to visit the homeless. Our trip was a little later than usual. We made it out there at 2p. Armed with socks, oranges, and water we were able to meet around 5 people at our first stop. Juan was there and we prayed for him and his family. His mom, Anna, in particular, is still struggling with dementia. We also served many others I recognized by face, but not name. One that stuck to my mind was Art. He had a white Under Armor shirt and preached a brief sermon about avoiding the streets. He taught this to the Pre-Teens. I prayed that the advice does not fall on deaf ears.
I have to give Bryce Allen a honorable mention for chasing down Pablon who I missed. He gave him socks, oranges, and water. What a blessing it is to see a pre-teen take iniative. Actually, many took initiative to help, give, and overwhelm these guys with love!
At the second stop we visited the Shamrock station. Unfortunately, the day laborers were not out. There was a lower income family where we dropped some socks and food to. There we met our first homeless family! Their names were Steven and Venida, and two boys; Steven David (3 years old) and Ruben (baby). They were such a blessing. Ruben was crammed up in Venida's arms fast asleep. We spent time praying for her. She did not want to be in the house she's staying at. It was a lower income house that probably doesn't provide much for her and her kids. She's looking for a church to plug her children into. She cried after we prayed for her. Being a blessing to her opened my eyes. One of the gentlemen told us to go around the corner and there we met three other men. Domingo and his two friends. We passed out socks to them and lifted them up in prayer.
Then we headed to Susan's house. We dropped off some canned foods and water to Susan and cleared up to 20 bags of garbage around the house. She teared up as she saw all the love. She's committed herself to Southside Church of Christ and getting treatment. We found out that the house next door had two more homeless brothers who were bathed with prayer by Lydia. Lydia and I bought two chickens, potatoes, eggs, and bananas for Susan. She cooks for her neighbors and her family. What a gal! I pray that her fiance, father, and brother would wake up. Instead of being destructive, my prayer is that they take leadership and start being a contribution to society rather than a drain.
February 8, 2011
I have to admit this might be a stepping stone to something greather. You may ask, what is this? Today, was the day I met with Benjamin Hawkins. He will be the first writer (hopefully not last) that has gotten our story. It will be appearing in Southwestern News next month (hopefully). I was grateful to share our story as well as our heart for this ministry. I look forward to taking a snapshot and posting up the story once it airs.
That evening we were also venturing to Susan and Anthony's house to drop of blankets. Praise be to the Lord that we receive blankets the day before from an unexpected friend. William Woo from Los Angeles, California sent blankets from his youth group to us. Not to mention Sarah Lanier also dropped of blankets. After my evening class with Dr. Kiker (Foundations of Ministry Class) I called Jonathan Coleman and we headed out to drop off a heater, vienna sausages, oranges, apples, and 8 blankets.
Upon stepping into Susan's house, she hand signaled us to enter her room. We were surrounded by the smell of weed and a container, which looked like a bong, stared right at us. She was falling apart. She was asking for prayer to save her from abuse, addiction, pain, and suffering. Jonathan and I stopped to pray and give her clothes and food. We prayed for what seemed like a long time and after we were done her fiance stepped in. He didn't seem so happy. Her brother, Jesse, and her father didn't seem to care we were there, but her fiance was rather irritated. We felt uncomfortable at what was going on so we took off. It hurt to see her pain.
Our second stop led us to Anthony's house close to Mount Hebron Baptist Church. He wasn't there, but his roommate was. We left the rest of the blankets there.
I was reminded from reading Scripture (Matthew 8:20; Luke 9:58) that Jesus rarely had any place to lay His head. In my opinion I dare say that He probably lived His life, homeless. Where do we place our worth, lives, soul, and identity? Hopefully we live like Jesus lived. And if that's the case, then we should look to our King for our return home.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
February 5, 2011: JACK and the A-TEAM
What a wonderful day to RTH. After losing 4 days of school due to snow and ice we went back out today to feed the homeless. Because of the freezing weather we were able to conjure up 2 cannisters of coffee, a pot of chicken noodle soup, lots of bread, fruit, and water. Because Joey Cruse had surgery we were missing him. We did not have any clothes but we had plenty of food.
Praise the Lord for the A-Team though. That would include my wife, Mckaylah and my three kids Abigail, Isaac, and Esther. They specialized on looking cute, serving without question, and again, looking cute. Otherwise JACK, which is my acronym for Jonathan Coleman, Aaron Greenway, Craig Seals, and Koo (me) were the other four guys taking on the task of serving the homeless. I welcomed Aaron to pray with us. I believe it was his first time. His ability to interpret and speak Spanish fluently was awesome. We witnessed and prayed in Spanish. Juan, one of the first group of homeless guys we met by the Texas Car Wash, told me his ex-wife and children needed prayer. His mother, Anna, was battling dimentia. We spent some time with him. We also spent time with another man, Miguel and told him our purpose. He asked with a deep desire to know why were here. We told him we love him and wanted to meet immediate needs such as food and clothes, and then speak to His heart about Jesus. We prayed about Christ one day being in His heart. I thought I saw a tear. It was a wonderful time spent at the first station. We fed around 10-15 people.
The second station near Shamrock had quite a handful of day laborers. When I went in the morning to visit there were at least 30 people. We fed about 20-25 people there when we arrived. There wasn't as much conversation, but there was much eating. Many were looking for jobs and we were grateful to pray with them in a group. Craig managed to get more chicken, because we ran out of food. With whatever was remaining we headed over the Suzanne's house and fed her family and friends. We prayed for them and found out the landlord added some insulation to her place.
Jack and the A-team left thereafter. There was much to think about. A group of men living at Anthony's place looks to be evicted from their house soon. They're looking for some blankets and pants. Pray that they will find a place to stay. There are others bracing for another snow dump on Wednesday. If we can procure enough blankets by then I'd be happy to drop some off at Suzanne and Anthony's house. There's much to pray for as well as the salvation of many who don't know Christ.
Till then...
Praise the Lord for the A-Team though. That would include my wife, Mckaylah and my three kids Abigail, Isaac, and Esther. They specialized on looking cute, serving without question, and again, looking cute. Otherwise JACK, which is my acronym for Jonathan Coleman, Aaron Greenway, Craig Seals, and Koo (me) were the other four guys taking on the task of serving the homeless. I welcomed Aaron to pray with us. I believe it was his first time. His ability to interpret and speak Spanish fluently was awesome. We witnessed and prayed in Spanish. Juan, one of the first group of homeless guys we met by the Texas Car Wash, told me his ex-wife and children needed prayer. His mother, Anna, was battling dimentia. We spent some time with him. We also spent time with another man, Miguel and told him our purpose. He asked with a deep desire to know why were here. We told him we love him and wanted to meet immediate needs such as food and clothes, and then speak to His heart about Jesus. We prayed about Christ one day being in His heart. I thought I saw a tear. It was a wonderful time spent at the first station. We fed around 10-15 people.
The second station near Shamrock had quite a handful of day laborers. When I went in the morning to visit there were at least 30 people. We fed about 20-25 people there when we arrived. There wasn't as much conversation, but there was much eating. Many were looking for jobs and we were grateful to pray with them in a group. Craig managed to get more chicken, because we ran out of food. With whatever was remaining we headed over the Suzanne's house and fed her family and friends. We prayed for them and found out the landlord added some insulation to her place.
Jack and the A-team left thereafter. There was much to think about. A group of men living at Anthony's place looks to be evicted from their house soon. They're looking for some blankets and pants. Pray that they will find a place to stay. There are others bracing for another snow dump on Wednesday. If we can procure enough blankets by then I'd be happy to drop some off at Suzanne and Anthony's house. There's much to pray for as well as the salvation of many who don't know Christ.
Till then...
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