I had explained to all the workers that while they are working on our property, they had to honor the presence of the Lord or they wouldn’t be able to continue working. Wednesday, I reminded the boss of the group about the importance of living for the glory of God and abiding in His presence. This Thursday, when the boss of the group, who is also a Christian, arrived at my house, he told me that he let 3 of the workers go. These were the 3 who were doing the actual building of the wall! He told me that they weren’t working hard, and then he found out that they weren’t honoring the Lord like I had talked to them about. So, he paid them, and then fired them.
I was so excited. I didn’t know who would build the wall, but I knew the Lord was filling me with a lot of joy and peace. We honored His presence above all else. Because we chose Jesus, we had everything we needed. Faith filled our hearts to press forward with the work. I was also thrilled that the boss of the group (a Mozambican) chose to live for the Lord, and not give in to the attitude of the workers. Amazingly, the past two days the work has gone extremely well. About 250 feet of the total ~ 480 foot wall is up to half its height.
Pray that the Lord’s work in the men’s lives goes well, the wall is completed quickly and in a way that honors the Lord, and that the Lord continues to work in the boss’s heart and leads him into the purposes He has for him.
Part of our exisiting grass fence on the hill with the cement wall being built around it
Children’s Ministry Center and Children's Ministry
The men are working hard on laying the foundation for the Children’s Ministry Center. Christian Jung, another ministry at our center, is overseeing the building project and is also discipling these men preparing their hearts for the Lord. This past Wednesday, Victo, Carlos and I taught the children using puppets. Afterwards, the Lord gave us a special time with the children, leading them in worshipping the Lord through prayer, blessing them and prophesying over their lives.
We led the children over to their ministry center. Some of them thought it was going to be a big building just for people to live in. Victo helped explain to them that it’s Jesus’ special place for them to have fun, learn about Him and experience His presence; and they won’t have to worry about getting rained on. We all thanked Jesus for the center, and prayed for the workers also. Jesus gave us a beautiful time.
A few weeks ago, the Lord showed me His presence coming down like rain. In the midst of the falling rain (which was actually His presence), children were being brought. He told me, my job is just to receive them. I must receive them because the rain has already begun. It’s the time of the abundance of rain. I believe that if we prepare for the rain, we’ll see the great harvest of children the Lord intends on giving to us. No one knows exactly what it will look like. But, just imagine, a bunch of children who have been so loved by Jesus, that they flow in the Holy Spirit (carried about by the river of living water), and carry the Father’s heart wherever the Spirit desires. It’s one thing to have a vision, but it’s another thing to trust God until we actually experience the vision (what the Lord sees and is desiring for our lives).
Let’s pray together, and worship the Lord together, as we believe Him and trust Him for the harvest of children He longs to bring to Himself.
Children and others standing in the plot for the Children's Ministry Center
All for the joy of living in His love,
Tyren and Tiffany
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