Who could have imagined an 8,900 square foot building being donated to Vision Onward? That is just one of the cool things we have learned about God- - -expect the unexpected. There have been things we have expected to happen which did not happen and even more things we never would have expected that have happened. We have finally realized that it doesn't matter what our expectations are because God is sovereign and whatever is meant to happen will happen.
This past week we received the deed and keys to the old Coffer Music building on Tuxedo. It was a generous donation from Bill Coffer. This will be an awesome headquarters now for Vision Onward. It has 4,000 square feet of overhead garage space where we can park Ya'Way while we are reconstructing it. It also has office spaces and large storage rooms. There are so many things it can be used for and we are very grateful to Mr. Coffer for this amazing gift. It does have flood damage so it is currently being worked on by members of the Commonwealth. We thank them for their hard work as well. We have learned so many valuable things from them. They have such amazing servant hearts and are a great example of living a life of service.
We are also excited about two mothers who have asked us to pick up their boys for church this Sunday. These are contacts we made at Douglas Park on Wednesdays and we brought their boys to the Walk This Way event this past weekend. They are amazing young boys and their mothers are sweet as can be. One mother had back surgery this past week and we have been able to show Christ's love to her through Deeds 4 Needs and Shonna D. bringing her dinner and flowers tonight.
We just received an email from Shonna D about her visit with the mother who had back surgery. This is what she had to say, "We went in to meet K----, and I asked her if I could pray for her. She was not feeling very good at that time. She welcomed it. So we prayed. God is so wonderful. This is something new for me, being able to step out of my comfort zone and meet someone new and being able to pray for them. She was so thankful for everything. She mentioned that when she was better she was planning on finding a church. She is so thankful that Jeff is picking her son up in the morning to take him to church. She also said that if I wanted to come over and read scriptures to her to come over anytime. If she is not a christian she is really willing to know more. Praise the Lord. Your ministry is really planting seeds! Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to serve!"
Thank you Jesus!! We will continue to pray for her healing both physically and spiritually! It is so great to to see the blessings from people serving. Not only a blessing to those who are being served, but it is just as much a blessing for those who are serving. This is the beauty of the Deeds 4 Needs Ministry. It allows relationships to develop and grow through serving. When we serve people, they truly feel loved and cared for. This gains favor so they are softened to hear the good news of Jesus! Hallelujah!!
God is so good. We praise Him for what He is doing in Bartlesville. We pray that His love will be contagious. We pray that more and more people will have the desire to reach out to the downcast. We have seen so many sad, lonely and lost faces who just need someone to show REAL love to them. Someone to share with them the good news we have in Christ. Someone to show them a different way to live their lives. Please pray about whether that person might be you!!!!
If you are interested in receiving a blessing by serving, please visit Deeds 4 Needs and see if there is a need you can fill. We will soon be putting Deeds 4 Needs under the Vision Onward website, but for now you can check it at the above link provided.
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