Here we are, May 20th, and so much has taken place in the last 16 days. I am constantly reminded that it is God that opens doors that no man can close and closes doors that no man can open. In the natural, I have been applying for work in an industry that is new to me, life insurance. I typically don’t leave a source of income without having another lined up, that being said, God has closed doors on positions that I believed to be good opportunities. Did you know God is not looking for good opportunities? He knows the exact work for me or for you. Our’s is to continue to move forward, to do the things that we know we need to do in preparation for what God has called us to do. Patience is an action word.
So as we move forward, just ten short days from loading up a moving truck and heading to Texas, we leave to God the things we are still uncertain of. Housing is one of those things. What we understood to be a certainty became a “not going to happen” and so we continue to move forward, in faith. God has the plan, we just have to be quiet, to listen, be willing, and then be obedient.
Several years ago I had a desire to help veterans, especially those living on the street, but it never came to fruition. In April, the Lord showed us a similar work, a disaster relief work that excited both my wife and I. As most of you know, there have been a lot of damaging storms this year and there are not enough organizations like Samaritan’s Purse to help those in need.
To be able to mobilize and help people who have been devastated by a tornado, for example, would be one scenario. To arrive with a mobile kitchen trailer pulled by an RV and to serve victims and responders hot meals, a comforting word, and prayer. To have a mobile clothes pantry that allows the victims to fresh clothing as most have only what they were wearing when disaster struck. Or to be able to offer showers, bathrooms, or laundry facilities, in specially built trailers. To be able to help them call or email family and friends in a mobile communications trailer, that they may make critical arrangements with family. All within hours of disaster happening.
That’s some of what the Lord showed us. It’s scaleable, we will be looking into a home that can double as a base of operations, an initial RV capable of pulling a 28’-40’ mobile kitchen trailer. These three things, plus the necessary resources are the starting point. The scripture the Lord gave us is Matthew 25:40 “The King will answer, “Truly I say to you, as you have done it for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you have done it for Me.””
So we ask you to sow a seed in this project, a seed of prayer. 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 AMPC says “And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need, be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].
As it is written, He [the benevolent person] scatters abroad; He gives to the poor; His deeds of justice and goodness and kindness and benevolence will go on and endure forever!
And [God] Who provides seed for the sower and bread for eating will also provide and multiply your [resources for] sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness [which manifests itself in active goodness, kindness, and charity.]\
Thus you will be enriched in all things and in every way, so that you can be generous, and [your generosity as it is] administered by us will bring forth thanksgiving to God.”
May the Lord provide all things in abundance for this good work.
If you are led to sow beyond prayer, we pray the Lord God bless and multiply your seed that you may have an abundant harvest, not only through your seed, but also through our good works.