Granny Ann AKA Dancin' Deb came to visit last weekend. So we packed it full. Saturday was a trip to Garden of the Gods to start the morning and then we went on another treasure hunt (I described what this is a couple of weeks ago).
We set out with lots on clues, but a few of the ones the counted at the end were a lady with kids, a man on a bike, someone needing help, a man with tattoos and piercings, blue pants. I will also throw in that you should never underestimate the power of God speaking to a child, since 4yo Joshua was drawing a gun when we were all praying and listening for clues...and the first person we saw at our location we went to was a man in blue jeans with a gun on his hip. We had walked about 1.5 miles on a bike path to that location, and though we saw some people who fit our description, we spent the whole time just talking to people, no real prayer requests or people needing help. So we started back to the cars, and then, just short of the end of our walk a guy on a bike, with his wife and 2 kids, passes me and his chain falls off. I ended up helping him fix the chain, and after we talked to them a while, sharing what we are doing, they asked for us to pray for their kids to know Jesus.
So on that note, we ended that outreach and grabbed lunch. From there Charli and I joined another team to do an outreach to the homeless at a local park. We had a great time of talking with people, praying with them and offering any help we could for what they were struggling with. Lots of opportunity to get people hooked up with needed services. But the most amazing part came when we were about to leave and Charli spotted a guy on a bike, with tattoos and piercings...
I went to talk to the guy, and he was really nice, his name is Trever. He said he really did not need anything but thought how we found him was really cool. While I talked to Trever, the guy next to him, Daron, scooted over, and asked if he could join. Daron proceeded to tell Trever, Charli, Dusty (another YWAM'r with us) and myself how he had been struggling with alcoholism for some time and needed help engaging in the 12 steps and finding a higher power 9one of the steps...gotta love how God brought things together. So we got Daron set up with a local contact, and spent a while encouraging him and praying for him. Even better was that Trever was familiar with the 12 steps and joined in the conversation to help Daron get set up. How awesome that we found our guy in an entirely different circumstance than we imagined.
The rest of the weekend was relaxed, and we said goodbye to Granny on Monday. But the week was just beginning. With teaching from Dan Baumann, a great guy with many awesome stories about the his walk with God. We also saw our teacher in our class who has struggled with back problems get prayed for and the issues diminish significantly. Charli and I also saw many symptoms that Charli has been struggling with lately go away after she prayed with another one of the Ywam leaders. Then there was the worship session on Wednesday that became more like a dance party as the spirit on the campus was really lifted and everyone just had a good time while we worshiped.
What an awesome week! The week before was also great with Dean Sherman speaking. There has been so much that I have wanted to put fill everyone in on, but the problem with great weeks is they are also busy and tiring! So good night to all! We love you and thanks for reading....
Awesome testimony. Miss you guys.
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