Last month I wrote to you about the desperate need for rain in north-west Haiti, and how God answered abundantly. Bonita and team are now getting ready to go to do a Camp for 200 Haitian kids! Listen now to what God is doing in another part of the world - very close to home!
Virgil and Toni Jones along with their 6 beautiful children arrived in Quebec 2 months ago from Maryland. They're an African-American family who have a radiant love for Jesus. About two weeks into their stay, two of their teenage children were moved by God to begin a week of prayer and fasting to ask God to move among the youth of LaChute, a city of about 12,000 people with almost no known French-speaking believers under the age of 20. That first week they set aside nearly 20 hours for prayer, with an all-night prayer vigil on the Friday.Then, with a small team of just 4 youth, they went into the streets where the youth hang out, talking to them about Jesus. They were met with much ridicule yet had some great opportunities to share their faith. The youth they encounter are truly lost - lost in drug abuse, immorality, and many other signs of their hopelessness. In spite of the hardness of the soil, these four young people, Marc, Susanna, William and Timothy have kept praying and witnessing in the streets for the past 6 weeks. Then it happened... On Thursday June 28th, three French teenagers bowed their knees to Jesus. The Jones family is ecstatic (as are the angels of heaven).
Would you pray for these new believers - Amelie, Pascal and Jessie? They are in for great spiritual opposition.
I have been to Quebec many times, and know how easy it is to become cynical
- doubting that God can do much to break through the hard-hearts of the Quebecois people. The Jones family is a breath of fresh air! Pray for them too.
- doubting that God can do much to break through the hard-hearts of the Quebecois people. The Jones family is a breath of fresh air! Pray for them too.
Maybe God is calling you to step outside your comfort zone. If we can help in that process, please let us know. We have a great weekend planned for September 21st - 23rd at a retreat centre north of Toronto. It's called "Next Steps" and it's designed for those who are seeking God's will for them with regard to reaching the nations.
Thanks for your partnership,
Dale
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That is wondeful news! Out of a thankful heart to a God who breaks unbreakable soil, I pray God's strength and unity for the Jones family and for the new church that they will lead to Christ. May Amelie, Pascal and Jessie become truth-sharers to other students and parents who are so deeply lost.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen
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