The first thing I need to do is apologize for the delay of
this newsletter. It was pretty crazy through the holidays and the first of the
New Year. Pam had a tough bout with the shingles, very painful which caused us
to have to delay, cancel and/or reschedule several holiday celebrations. My computer
crashed. I am helpless with that kind of thing. In fact after a couple of weeks
of talking to IT guys and taking it to a
repairman, who was unable to help, I was looking up the geek squad phone number
as a last resort when the problem disappeared, I don’t know what happened. I
had been bangin around on it looking for information as to how to fix it for
weeks and now all of a sudden it just works. That’s a miracle, halleluiah. I am
so excited I can’t type fast enough. Not your typical CR testimony but God
blesses us in all our endeavors. Enough about us, here’s what is happening in
this ministry that you support and pray for so faithfully.
We celebrated with a group of nine men that recently
completed their 12 step group. Each of them shared a bit of their take away from
the experience of pursuing God through this model. It was a holy moment when
these men, young and old, shared openly how God has set them free from many destructive
hurts, habits and hang-ups. Two of these guys are continuing on in a new 12
step group as the facilitators for the group. Praise the Lord! That’s how it is
supposed to work. They are now leading a group of 12 men on this life changing
journey. We will be having another step group graduation ceremony this week for
a group of ladies that have walked through the process together. I can’t wait
to hear their stories of healing and new hope. God is so good. Also there is a
couple in our CR who have been so radically blessed that they are preparing to
move to Utah in a couple years to start a Celebrate Recovery ministry reaching
out to Mormons, to introduce them to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Is that
incredible or what? So here is a quick bullet point status report to let you
know your prayers and support are producing continuous fruit.
*attendance has been running 45-60 for the past several
weeks.
*Four, 12 step groups are in-progress (2 men & 2 women).
* Two groups recently completed the formal part of the
process and people from those groups are continuing to serve in the ministry.
*a seventy-eight year old lady recently shared her
testimony of how God has healed her of years of horrific abuse suffered as a
child. Her psychiatrist came to the service and publicly confirmed the dramatic
healing that has occurred in this sweet lady. Her words were, “I finally feel
vindicated.” and at seventy-eight years old she said, “It is never too late.”
*We are enjoying a full team of volunteers, bbq team, sound
and media guys, men and women small group facilitators, step study group
facilitators, encourager coaches, assimilation coaches and training coach and
worship team (we could use a drummer and a bass guitar player, but worship has
been wonderful). Please continue to pray for us and our volunteers, Jesus said
“The fields are white unto harvest,,,” they truly are. We are not running out
of hurting people.
*AND ON RECENT TUESDAY EVENING 5 PEOPLE MADE A COMMITMENT TO JESUS
CHRIST*
Thank You!
Pam & Jim
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