As much as I enjoy blogging, the weeks seem to fill
up and slip away without me getting many opportunities to post. So, now I have
two weeks of mill updates to do in one post, and if I don’t hurry, I’ll have
another one to add in just a couple more days.
October 6: One interaction that still stands out in
my mind was with a grandmother who, along with other family members, had come
to support her granddaughter in the murder of her grandchild. After getting her
granddaughter all set inside, this grandmother came back out and began yelling
over and over, “God forgives!” “God forgives!” “God forgives!” We told her that
yes, God does forgive all who come to Him in true brokenness and repentance.
But we also explained to her that God does not forgive someone in the midst of
willful disobedience. You cannot walk into sin and come out the other side
claiming God’s forgiveness. God’s forgiveness is not a pass. It is not a
license to disobey Him. The grandmother didn’t listen; instead she kept
repeating, “God forgives!” “God forgives!” Yes . . . so much of the time a lie
is 99% truth!
October 13: This week was so encouraging after the
discouragement of so many hard hearts last week and no *visible* fruit. Another
lady that we minister with wrote this about this week: “Four saves that we know
of! My favorite was the last one, a young man had been out in front for an hour
or more listening to all the preaching, and pleading words from [another
sidewalk counselor] as well. They left and told us they didn't do it, raised
their hands in high fives, and were honking their horn and waving to us, thumbs
up as they drove away. Relief and joy!” Thank you to all of you who were
praying for us and these dear mothers, fathers, and their children! You may
never know how much your prayers mean to us!
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