Teams are a wonderful gift GOD gives to the mission field to build up, encourage, support, strengthen, refresh and on and on I can go. Some teams can impact, some teams are impacted. Generally we have teams that do both and nothing can be said more for the Team we had in December/January.
They truly encompassed and reflected what missions here with A Greater Hope can be.
They Shared Jesus.
They saw a miracle.
They helped with salvations.
They built relationships.
They loved.
They supported.
and
They fell in Love.
There is a great LIE that is being shared even within the "Christian Circle" today, that teams are a part of a problem.
When a team shares the love of Christ to an unsaved people
they are not!
a part of the problem.
So I share with you
Stories from the World Race team "Lumes"
This month, we were blessed to have a team from the World
Race come and join us at the school and the orphanage. Their presence was a tremendous encouragement
to our kids and staff, and they had many amazing stories of how the LORD worked
through their time here. The team really
encouraged our kids to get out into the village and share the Good News. These are just some of the stories they
experienced during their time with us:
Christi: “I will
never forget watching a woman denounce Satan and declare Jesus over her life,
throwing her bracelet to the ground. I’ll never forget a whole family receiving
their Lord and Savior and watching my team’s faces of joy as they excitedly
told me what the Holy Spirit had done through their human hands. I will
absolutely never forget a woman’s tumor shrinking underneath my praying healing
hands. How could I?”
Chantai: “It's been crazy to
see how much he loves and wants people set free. One of the most memorable
times for me was when I prayed for a woman to be delivered of the spirit of
death and I watched and felt the evil leave her. Later on Ream let me know that
she threw away all of her idols and all of her things associated with her old
life and witch craft.”
Enrica: “My first
highlight this month is being able to witness how the Lord is truly evident
everywhere you look in this ministry. It is so beautiful seeing how well the
children take care and love one another so well. They are so encouraging in
their faith and it is so uplifting to see the way that they serve and uplift
Christ daily.”
Melissa: “One of my favorite moments of being at A Greater Hope was
definitely Christmas morning with the kids. Their joy, smiles, and excitement in
every little bit of that day was such a blessing to be a part of. I loved
watching them light up. I didn't even really know them then, but seeing the joy
on their faces is something I will never forget.”
Kelly: “[AGHO is]
a place where the love is as plentiful as the rice and the smiles are as real as
the true love of a Father. These kids
may be orphans, but they’re so loved here. The Lord’s love saturates this
place; the kids, you as our hosts, the staff- you’re all as much of an example
to me as you are to each other in showing His great love right alongside your
greater hope.
On [one] house visit,
we spoke with two sisters, both married, both concerned and distraught, ashamed
even by their inability to become pregnant. An NGO had previously come and
given them birth control pills, and they were scared that taking the pills for
a short amount of time years ago had made them sterile for life. They were
liberated as we told them that wasn't the case, that they still had a chance.
They were intrigued as we told them about the ovulation cycle, that it would be
best to individually track their cycles, that there’s an ideal time to conceive
to improve the chances of a baby. We prayed over them as we gave them hope in
the form of information. Education can be a miracle in itself.”
Anna: “A lie that I believed was that I am undereducated, and although
it’s true that I haven't finished my degree yet, I have been feeling that I
need to otherwise I would never be "good" at anything. But after
talking with you, Ream, and Sdoung, you helped me understand that God uses
"undereducated" people all the time for the Kingdom. Papa also "tough loved" me this
month as I call it. He reminded me that it's not about me, it will never be.
And that I have been looking inward instead of upward. How easy it is to have
things get messed up when we take our eyes off the Lord.”
If you are interested in learning more about the World Race, you can find their information here: https://www.worldrace.org/
