Upon being saved, meaning becoming a
born again Christian, every believer is immediately given
two ministries. One is praying and the other is sharing
the gospel, the good news of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who died for our sins on the cross
at Calvary. In the Word of God, the bible, Jesus himself says:
Luke
18:1
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men
ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Matthew
28:19-20
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
Teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Evangelism is very important. How
else would I have known Jesus came to tell me I no longer had to be boggled
down by my past, he has instructions to aid all of us in this life,
and the promises he has for us eternally once we die? It was only through
someone opening their mouth, hosting an event and telling me about the
Gospel.
I am the leader of Pinky Promise Northern NJ, a group for single and
married women who have made a promise to honor God
with their entire lives. While single to stay sexually pure
till marriage and while married to let their husbands lead
their household. God placed in my heart to reach out to minister to
this particular Woman's Shelter, the Apostle House in Newark NJ. Without
confirming a date with the shelter I made this flyer, emailed them a proposal
letter introducing myself and started praying for God to intercede on
my behalf.
Yes, without confirming the date with
the Shelter I made the flyer in late June. I had been contacting them since
early June/late May though. By God's grace the week before July 20th they
confirmed it would be ok for us to visit the Woman at the Apostle House and
fellowship with them! Prayer works yall!
The demographics of the
Apostle House in Newark, NJ encompasses minority woman mostly mothers in their twenties to
early thirties. Most have 2 or more small children. The Shelter can hold up to
11 women and their children (both male and female). The quarters are tight but aesthetically
pleasing and safely located on the outskirts of Newark.
My vision for the day was to let the
woman there know they are loved by God. To let them know although they might be
in their current situation, by having the lord lead their lives they
were able to receive a better future. I planned for us all to make cards with
scriptures written inside, to remind them of God's love; also to write letters
talking to God to affirm God hears them. I also wanted me and other
Pinky Promise Girls to share our testimonies and how God really helped us.
So, on July 20th the event was awesome.
I was being lead to buy breakfast for the event. I am so glad I did because I
was told by the lovely receptionist Jackie, on the weekends, the
mothers were on their own in regards to food. The lord always puts the
right things in your heart! About eleven residents both women and
children joined us. We started with an opening prayer and had about 20 minutes
to get and start eating breakfast.
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Due to the fact many of the women had their
children with them, involving them in arts, crafts and letter writing deemed
difficult because they were watching their children. My amazing Pinky Promise
Sister Ebony suggested while we make the cards for the residents, we share our
testimonies and open up the floor to the residents to share
their encounters with God. This was amazing, many of the ladies opened up
about their past and how they were lead to the Apostle House. Many
like Ameera, a mother of 3 girls were grateful for the Apostle House
although they desired to have their own space very soon. Even the children
talked freely about their hurts in living in a shelter but reminded
us to count our blessings because at least they were alive and well. My sister
Bernice Songonuga, whom just got saved by becoming born-again a couple weeks ago,
shared amazing scriptures of healing, perseverance, and the strength of the
Lord with the ladies. Her testimony was also received very well by
the Residents.
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(On the far left is PPsister Ebony, some residents at the Apostle House(Marquette,Ameera, Eyicah) , on the far right my Sister Bernice)
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Beautiful act of service for the purpose of propagating the Gospel! May the Lord continue to use you to do more of this act! "And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"-Romans 10:15
ReplyDeleteGod bless,
-Charity