Friday, March 19, 2010

Glory in the Prison and Ministry

The Glory in the Prison
In the previous blog I shared about the prison. But something special happened during last week’s prison ministry, and I just have to share it with you. We experience His presence in the prison, but on this day, the Lord Himself showed up. It wasn’t just His presence. God Himself was with us. The glory covered us. I wish I had words to describe it. You might be wondering about what happened. I delayed teaching when my time came – it was not time for such things (2 Chronicles 5:14). Instead everyone worshipped Him. He drew our hearts into the privilege of being awed by who He is. If He’s not enough for us, nothing will ever satisfy us. I sat down in awe, seeing that this was God’s time and His ministry. I felt like God Himself was ministering to us, and that we were there just to serve Him (and minister) only if He called upon us that very moment to do so. It was a very holy time.

Pray that the Lord renews the minds of the believers behind bars to believe and walk in their inheritance in Christ; and that revival would come to the prison.

Cement Block Wall
At our center, a project can never just be about doing something. It’s about the Lord doing His work (Psalm 127:1) of building lives, temples for the Lord. The Lord has me teaching the boss of the group mainly about His glory. The boss (a Christian), thought that he came here just to build a wall, but the Lord brought him here for a completely different purpose. Jesus has a wonderful surprise for him. I’m eager to see what it is myself. On March 17, the workers began building the wall. Most of the wall will be about 7 feet tall.


Night Street Evangelism
A group of the missionaries at our center, including three visitors to our center, went out to evangelize the central market area at night. This was our first night street evangelism. Through the Holy Spirit, we spoke life and love into people’s lives. Victo led a man to the Lord while the man’s friends around him were laughing. Another heard us speaking about Jesus, and asked us to pray about his eye problems. A word of knowledge and prophecy was given to a Christian young man who then prayed to surrender his way to the Lord and ask Jesus to give him direction for the purpose of his life. Jesus used us to do many wonderful things, and we thank Him for the privilege of serving Him.

Pray that the people of Lichinga continue to appreciate the word of the Lord, and keep their hearts open to the gospel. Also pray that the Lord’s presence would continue to transform the city and awaken hearts to His plan, way and destiny for Lichinga.

Grace for grace,

Tyren and Tiffany

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