For those feeling Rejected

Tuesday, March 10th 2014

Have you ever felt rejected? Or are you feeling rejected now? 

I DO. I HAVE.

I can and will be the first one to raise my hand. As a 23 year old (as of 7 days ago) who was suppose to be done at 21 but is still on a path to finish undergrad,  as a very single woman by societies standard, and the list can go on,on what I lack and how the label of rejection can be placed over my life. I have felt that way, and the thing about feeling rejection is if you let those thoughts manifest it will continue to eat at you. You will continue to enter that "R" hole and then continue to sink further and further in without a light at the end of the tunnel.

Rejection. From our childhood we may have had an experience that "stunted" a particular part of our self esteem that we haven't, or won't let go since. From our past, from people who perished because of a lack of knowledge and hurt us, we felt rejection and held on to it like it belongs apart of our identity. And from our current situation, from something that may not have been out of your control or from a flicker of dwindling hope rejection is felt. 

[The thing about feeling rejection is if you let those thoughts manifest it will continue to eat at you]

You see rejection left my life the minute I realized that Jesus Christ had came to die for me, a sinner, a "reject", a cast away. The thing about the feeling of rejection you are feeling or were feeling is Jesus came to die for you too! He came to wipe that label of shame, guilt, and unworthiness away, forever, FOR GOOD.

The LORD says:

Right now, if you are or were weak the LORD wants to draw near to you, to comfort you. He made you, you are his child and he will save you, if, once you allow him in.

He also says in 2nd Corinthians 12:9:

The Grace that manifested on the cross of Calvary, which Jesus Christ, the Son of God came down from the heavens to die for our sins, is sufficient enough for you! In our time of weakness, when those thoughts of rejection want to overcome us, we can run to our savior with open arms and remind ourselves that label doesn't belong to us! Because His love, His grace, and His image has come upon you.

[The Grace that manifested on the cross of Calvary, which Jesus Christ, the Son of God came down from the heavens to die for our sins, is sufficient enough for you! ]

We are co-heirs of God, I am a co-heir of him, and when I accepted Jesus into my life, started reading the scripture,  and praying, I knew the worlds standards was far beneath God's standard. Sister, brother, when you walk in God's glory, when you want to serve him, by giving your heart to him, you are stamped a winner, a champion, number 1 in his book. 

Your singleness in mans eyes, is married with Him, God as your husband in his eyes. 

The stunted growth in mans eyes is the beautiful careful knitting of the precious gift He is brewing inside of you.

You will meet every goal and promise the Lord has for you, if its in Gods will for you. The best schools, marriage, children, wealth and more.

I want to invite you tonight if you've been carrying that label, and you are tired  and looking for a means of escape, Jesus is calling you home, he wants you to seek him , if you knew him to re seek the joy of salvation and to seek him more!

Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

My friend, will you today:

Acts 14:15

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

Are you ready to turn from the vain things of the world, from the ideas and desires that call you a name contrary to your God given name of Victory?

He is ready, he wants you, and his promise is once you repent, receive him, and start following him you will receive life. You will live life more abundantly and those thoughts of rejection will leave faster then they ever tried to creep in.

John 6:33

33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

I love you and I am praying for you <3

(With another fellow woman of God Amanda at a G4CW Awards &Gala Harvard Club NYC)

(If you are in New Jersey You are invited! Hope to see you. Let me know if you have any questions. <3)

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Janet Adeola Songonuga

The TRUTH about speaking in Tongues

Sunday October 6th , 2013

Man, this blog post is long since overdue. But this is a very important blogpost to dis-spell some of the myths, misunderstanding, and the TRUTH about speaking in Tongues and the power of the Holy Ghost that has been really distorted in Christendom.

This past summer I came across a scenario in the home of a Brother I know. The mom and I were discussing an activity her daughter was interested in doing. The activity was white water rafting. We were all talking about the thrills and scares of the activity. The daughter then discloses to her mom, she may be scared; her mom then says don't worry just speak in tongues.

Let's start our conversation from there. The bible does not encourage us to go straight to speaking in touches when in fear. But before I explain why, let's get an understanding on what speaking in tongues is, where it originates from, and how one gets it.

Mark 16:16-17

 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

Acts 2:1-4

When Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Passover, came, all the believers were together in one place. 2 Suddenly, a sound like a violently blowing wind came from the sky and filled the whole house where they were staying. 3 Tongues that looked like fire appeared to them. The tongues arranged themselves so that one came to rest on each believer.4 All the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

[What is the pentecost? Pentecost or Shavuot has many names in the Bible (the Feast of Weeks, the Feast of Harvest, and the Latter Firstfruits). Celebrated on the fiftieth day afterPassover, Shavuot is traditionally a joyous time of giving thanks and presenting offerings for the new grain of the summer wheat harvest in Israel.]

1 Corinthians 14:1

 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Acts 10:44-46

While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit came to everyone who heard his message. 45 All the believers who were circumcised and who had come with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured on people who were not Jewish.46 They heard these non-Jewish people speaking in other languages and praising God.

WHEW! A-lot of scriptures right?! I was trying to make sure you understand that the meaning of the Holy Spirit and tongues comes straight from the Bible, and not from my own understanding.

So, what is speaking in tongues?

It is the evidence of the gift of receiving the Holy Ghost(Spirit). If one receives the Holy Ghost how ever, it is true they may not receive the confirmation or manifestation of tongues. You can find this in 1 Corinthians 12:130. But what is the gift of the Holy Ghost (spirit)? It is God's third part of the trinity. A comforter to all believers, a gift from God who put's us in remembrance of all truths; the truth is the WORD OF GOD the BIBLE. The Holy Spirit gives believers the boldness to preach the gospel and minister about Jesus. The Holy Spirit allows signs and wonders to be done through miracles to show others the truth of the Bible, when one seeks for that gift of healing, which is a separate gift on its own. A CONFIRMATION of being baptized with the holy spirit is you speaking in tongues. Speaking in tongues is not to be done if you do not have the Holy Spirit or because your church emphasizes or someone tells you to. I will speak more into this.

How does on receive the gift of the Holy Ghost?

1. You must receive salvation and become Born Again.
2. You must be converted. Meaning recognizing you were a sinner(salvation), knowing with sin comes death, choosing to forsake, repent of your sins, receive Jesus, and finally be transformed through his words.
3. You  must be sanctified. Sanctification is being totally separated from your past life and the world. Your adamic (sinfull) nature dies (2 Thessalonians 2:13 ) You have received the fruits of the spirit (Galatians 5: 22-21) There is a clear difference you are a changed person through the grace of Jesus Christ.
4. You must thirst, pray, and hunger for this gift. In saying that ,it is not given to you by a man, church, or whomever if you don't desire it. You cannot just catch it if you hadn't prayed or had a thirst for it.
5. After all these, God finally is able to entrust you with this gift. So God sees you will use it to advance his kingdom.

Those are steps  outlined in the bible on how to receive the Holy Spirit. A measure is given to one at salvation (when one confesses their sin and receives Jesus into their lives) as a comforter. But the increased power, listed above, is given after  two to five are adhered to.

Again, there is a lot of confusion in Christendom about number 4. Many ministries are in error.No one in the bible received an increase power of the Holy Ghost unless they truly were longing and sought after Jesus, physically and spiritually. Therefore people didn't just start speaking in tongues randomly because they were told to. Tongues comes when one manifests the gift of the Holy Spirit in it's entirety.

Lets go into speaking in tongues.

So we now know how speaking in tongues comes about. In the verses above it is clearly recognized speaking in tongues comes from the Holy Spirit. No one should be able to tell you to start speaking you get on cue. It is ushered in on it's own by God and should always come as a pleasant surprise to believers today as it did back then. Paul also tells us in 1st Corinthians it is not promoted to speak in it in public unless there is a translator. Why? Because it's an heavenly language only you and God can understand. So why does that profit another person? He said it showed a sign of unbelief if one spoke in tongues without a person whom had the gift of translation. The power of prayer is in the book of Life, meaning speaking the words of the bible.

What is more powerful than speaking in tongues though is speaking and praying the WORDS of the bible. Whether it be English, Hebrew, or Greek all which the bible have been written in, or any other language the bible has been translated in. The speaking of tongues comes again as a confirmation of the Holy Spirit. How did one even understand the Holy Spirit ? It was through reading the Bible. Let's take account of Jesus for example. Before he was taken up to heaven he had the Holy Spirit, he himself is the Holy Spirit. Not once was it recorded in the bible that he spoke in tongues to receive anything special. Praying with the bible and to God accomplished all he asked for. A prayer to God should always include the word of God, the bible, first and foremost. Jesus used the words in the same Bible (old testament, back then) many times in prayer and to fight away the adversary. To fight any case, brings comfort to your soul, and ministers to others the word of God has a solution to all.

To explain why the mother should NOT have encouraged her daughter to speak in tongues if she was scared has now been dispelled. If she is scared she should be reassured of the verses in the bible, that she one understands, God recognizes and hears, and one minsters to her soul. She should speak those verses out loud!
Some verses for example to declare in time of fear:

2 Timothy 1:7

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

1 John 4:18

 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Romans 8:15

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

I pray this finds believers in good spirits. If one lacks knowledge of the words in the bible but prays in tongues all the time and first, this is an INCORRECT. If others cannot see the fruits of the spirit in a person that speaks in tongues, but is unruly to others on the outside this is INCORRECT. A ministry emphasizing on the speaking of tongues above knowing the words in the bible, is INCORRECT!

This post DOES NOT seek to disprove the fact that the Holy Spirit ushers one to speak in tongues at any time of ones prayers; whether it is in the beginning, middle, or end; And in certain situations automatically. But again it is not forced and the word of God is sufficient enough! The word of God says:

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

 (With World recognized Senator of Nigeria and Evangelist of the Gospel Dayo Israel)

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So you want to Get Married? (Marriage Committee: What is that?!)

Thursday August 15th, 2013

Ok, so I met this guy. He is really really good looking..Oh God help me he is FYNE. He is Born Again, like he is a genuine Born Again Christian, so you know how I love men of GOD...they are the Leaders of our future home. Ok so he has his bills together, he is educated and so smart! Girl he has everything on my LIST. He loves to work out, eat nice food, pray, plus he is a member of my church! And bonus the conversations are so good! God have mercy, I feel something, I need to start praying, help me pray sis.

PAUSE

This is a typical conversation of many of us Christian Girls when we first meet a guy and some of us even say OH, "I def saw the will of God", "he is my Husband", I mean ok you may have seen the will of God but then you question if he really is the will because based on your feelings ALONE he qualifies.

GIRL SLOW DOWN, SLOW YOUR ROLL. Let's talk a bit:

I totally understand, this has happened to me. Maybe it's even happening to me now lol. Difference is though I am laying my feelings totally at the feet of Jesus are you?

Sis, I understand marriage is a big desire of yours, even though you are pursing the things of Christ wholeheartedly like (Matthew 6:33), you still pray for God to protect your husband till he finds you. Although you may desire marriage, sis it's not to be taken lightly by ANY-MEANS. It's not to be labeled and thrown on any guy that may meet all your checks and check nots. It's not a thing to enter if you haven't gotten certain things done and completed.

So you want to be married? Let me share with you some biblical principles on what you need to do before you should think about marriage and to entertain a guy as more than a church friend or brother in Christ...because if you and this "church brother in Christ" are really enjoying talking and looking at each other, if he says God saw the will of God in marrying  are you ready to drop your entire SINGLE life to marry him, submit to him and really die of your flesh, wants and needs daily?! 

       1. You MUST be a Born Again Christian: 

Galatians 2:20

 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Once you become a  born again Christian you allow God to be your everything. He starts plucking and weeding out the bad in your life and replacing it with the Good. He starts to show you submission you'll need to submit to your husband, as you submit to God's will and commandments. There are things God may show you that your husband may not show you when you get into an argument in courtship and marriage. You must be really in tune with your spirit.  A couple that stays together PRAYS together. Prayer only can be done effectively when you have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. 

       2. You must be be able to hear God's voice:

John 5:30

 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

Now we are living for Jesus, our old life is done away with and now we are new creatures. We must now understand, nothing including mere friendship, courting and marriage must not be done without Gods consent. You have to be able to clearly hear from God. I am not saying look for a thunderstorm a burning bush, or something real DRAMATIC to know it's God. God simply works in subtle ways. Not having peace when God is the king of peace is a sign something is not right and needs to be looked into. Whatever God has used in your life to show you something, God can and will use that. Just remember though, God asks you to listen and obey him in little things before he will trust you with bigger things.

       3. GET your education and purpose as a SINGLE person right:

Proverbs 31: 13

 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

Proverbs 31:24 

She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Listen this was me; I knew I wanted to finish college before marrying. But I am thinking ok I can meet my husband now in college and then by the time I finish college, we'll have courted gotten to know each other and marry. THIS IS not entirely wrong but ladies you need to understand God does not encourage a long courtship period, examples of people dating for 5,6 years before marrying  may be done because of unforeseen circumstances. Courtship, getting to know each other is done with the intention of marrying soon because you are working towards it. Sexual temptation will come and it's REAL. Look at the world now, so many people lose their virginity before High School! So in saying that to be an increase not a deficit but an asset to your marriage you must endeavor to finish part of education before entertaining a guy. You must understand what God has called you to do in your single life besides pursuing motherhood and tending a lovely home when married. FORGET that marriage where one spouse dropped his schooling because God called him to preach. Forget that example of that wife that dropped out of college and now is blessed to be a stay at home wife. Those people had their own calling on their lives. You are different. Understand God wants the best for you, to be a proverbs 31 woman, a woman who uses her hands to work and makes wealth, you do just that and finish your education. If you are no where near complete with school, sis your boy of interest and person you most contact should be JESUS CHRIST ONLY.

Those are the three critical things you really need to ask yourself sis. Have you done all 3? If so, do you feel ready for God to bring your husband to you? If so, you may then meet someone that God ministers to you and matches God's will for you, then God knew the time is perfect. Go ahead and start courtship to lead into marriage;  Then start to share you heart and intimate moments with him. Start to pray, do bible study, and talk about the future together. I want to share with you this really awesome process my Church uses to help guide you once you may have found the will of marriage for you. It's called the Marriage Committee. 

So basically you don't come to the marriage committee when this person has proposed to you and you already skipped the intent of this committee. This committee helps you, by praying with you about the will of God, God has revealed to you in your private prayer. Once you hear God minister to you about a person, feelings spiritually and not only physical have been birthed you approach the marriage committee at my church and they start to pray with you! They intercede to God on your behalf because, listen SIS marriage is FOR LIFE, so prayers from righteous people are important! Once the marriage committee has also confirmed with you he is the one, they let the pastor know and he also prays.The committee discourages brother and sister relations before the marriage committee process is over. Listen at this point sis, if that man is for you, what God has for you will be for you, so don't fear if the committee or Pastor say no. After all these confirmations they approach the guy and let him know the will of God for him concerning you, and then he also prays about it. I have heard many stories in which the Guy also heard Gods will for you sis. So truly when you do things GOD's way, God will truly bless you!

Sister rest in Jesus. Cherish your single years. Have your butterflies and heart flutters come from Jesus. Your husband in Christ will find you without all the temporary theatrics the world uses. 

Psalm 37:7

 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: 

(Me street evangelizing this past Wednesday!)

From your Sister in Christ with a Servants Heart,

Janet Adeola Songonuga

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Letter: Dear Dad

Below you will find an open letter for fathers everywhere. I am writing this in a way to convict any brother or sister reading this, as well as to bring glory to God. Here it goes..

Dear Dad,

We look up to you for examples on how we will be treated by the men in  our lives.  So, please, please, please, love your wife! A well loved mother really is one of the best gifts you can give to me. I am looking unto your marriage covenant as the standard of marriage. How you treat your wife is how I'll expect to be treated in my own marriage someday, which means you need to be showcasing marriage as it is presented in the scriptures: Christ (the husband) sacrificially loving and dying for His bride, the church (the wife). Good, godly dads will desire THE very best for me we thank God, but your marriage must be backing that up! Its incredibly confusing to tell me to wait for a man who faithfully loves and cherishes me, when I turn around and don't see you doing so with my mother. It's hypocritical and causes major trust issues. You are the first love of my life. I look up to you as my hero! So set the standard high for the man I am marry by being that type of man from the very beginning. "Be the standard she judges all men against." Prove to me that there are men who are trustworthy. Show me that there are good men in the world and I deserve to be treated with the utmost honor, respect, dignity, and love. Actively pursue my heart by taking me out on dates!  And as I grow up, constantly remind me of my great value, worth, and beauty (always tell your daughter that she's beautiful). If I know and feel this, I in turn will learn to value and cherish myself as well.

Protect and Provide for Her. 

Make sure I always know I am safe and secure with you. That I can always come to you for anything and everything with the expectation that you will lovingly take care of and help me, hear me out, and extend grace. You should be the one I run to when I cry. When the world feels like it's crashing in (and it will feel like that to her as she gets older) be that protector and defender that God has called you to be! You've been called to be my provider in regards to her physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Always be for me, not against me, and after my greatest joy.

Encourage and Teach Her. 

Be involved in my education, and I mean that in every regard. Know how I doing in school and encourage me to do well. Challenge me to grow in me hobbies and interests. Help me to gain confidence and wisdom in what I love. Show me how to treat others and what to value.

Bless and Delight in Her.

Being a dad can be a super fun job. I'm all for parents treating their kids. After all, don't you think God treats His kids beyond what they deserve? I'm pretty convinced He does. Our Heavenly Father desires to give us good gifts and bless us in ways particular to each of us. More and more I think dads should just have fun with their kids. Jesus was fun!

Pastor Her 

Pray over and with me, read the Bible stories, go to church, and ask what she's learning about Jesus. You've been called to be the spiritual leader of your home. Engage with your daughter's walk with the Lord throughout her entire life. As a parent your job will be to reflect the love of Christ to your daughter and teach her to walk in His ways.

Make Her a Priority. 

Don't put your work above me. Learn when to say "no" to your work and hobbies in order to be present in my life. Make it a point to be at as many recitals, concerts, games, birthday, and events as possible. By doing so you're showing me that family really is more important than work and that I am of high value to you and your time.

Tonight nearly half of the children in this country will go to be without their daddies tucking them into bed and kissing them goodnight. This is a travesty. Maybe some of you grew up in that home yourself. Or the father God gave you wounded you deeply. My heart goes out to you and I know God grieves over this greatly. I'm not excusing your earthly father's behavior whatsoever, but I also want you to know that Christ has not called you to follow down that same path. Christ is summoning you to be a better man. Christ has called all men to parent their children well, just as He parents His children. As an earthly father you'll bear the great responsibility of showcasing many of the attributes of the Heavenly Father to your child. This is not to be taken lightly. Be that man God has called you to be for your daughter, for she will be a sweet and precious gift that the Lord has entrusted to you. Rely on His strength and grace to help you when the time comes. When the ball finally gets passed to you, don't drop it.

40% Of females turn to Sexual Perversion just because of a lack of a strong father figure in their life.   We must do better.

If you are a father and you realize you are in error. It's not too late for you to turn around. But you must understand it's not by your wisdom and grace alone that you can be a better father to your daughter. You must repent of your wrong doing and receive Jesus into your life. After that you must then go back to your daughters and apologize and start living the mentioned above.

If you are a man but not yet married, make sure you understand the responsibility that comes with having a child, especially a daughter! You must make sure you too have received Jesus into your life so by God's grace he can help you raise daughters that wont be found at clubs, and in sexual perverse circles but daughters that love God and respect themselves.

If you are a daughter and realize your earthly father has not done the above, and you miss his presence in your life, you too must receive Jesus into your life. Jesus is the best father. But pray for your earthly father if you still have one. God will change him.

(My wonderful Father and sisters)

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Feeling Lonely, Frustrated, a lot on your mind?

This has been me these past couple of days. Feelings of loneliness, frustration, and  a lot of thoughts on my mind. I just want to remind you sis or brother that when you have the joy of the Lord, it's forever there and you must subject your flesh to the joy God has placed upon you. These are the times where you need to mediate on the word harder, pray harder and seclude yourself to be with just the Lord. I thank God I came out victorious. I didn't lose site of my purpose God has created for me, and the promises I desire, and look forward to receiving for serving him.
This message really helped me today. I pray it blesses you. Love you all <3

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Healing Hands: A Saturday of Service

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.

(Ladies and children getting breakfast)

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.

(On the far left is PPsister Ebony, some residents at the Apostle House(Marquette,Ameera, Eyicah) , on the far right my Sister Bernice)

(On the far left is PPsister Ebony, some residents at the Apostle House(Marquette,Ameera, Eyicah) , on the far right my Sister Bernice) The ladies also asked us about certain situations and if the bible and God had answers. Tye, specifically a mother of 2 asked how she could better her relationships with her parents. Gladly we all answered and refereed her to Matthew 10, read it and advised her to forgive any hurt her parents have done to her; build her relationship with God and ask him for more wisdom in relation with her parents. We ended with individual prayers for every single women. I was blessed to pray for Mary a 60 year old resident at the shelter. Her prayer request was for her illness to go away. She explained all her family was in Haiti while she started crying. Mary, my sister Bernice, and I prayed, touched and agreed all will be well with her.   It reads in  Luke 4:18  The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokeenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, That's exactly what I endeavored to do on July 20, 2013 and for the rest of my life. Join me in gaining the spirit or peace, joy, and love from your creator God. If and when you do have the joy of the lord in your life, endeavor to not only be happy yourself, share the love of God, go out and share his love to those who may have and those who don't. Also check out this post for a special invitation to an awesome event: DCLM: America's National Convention 2013

(Take 2 with me on the far right)

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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)

The ladies also asked us about certain situations and if the bible and God had answers. Tye, specifically a mother of 2 asked how she could better her relationships with her parents. Gladly we all answered and refereed her to Matthew 10, read it and advised her to forgive any hurt her parents have done to her; build her relationship with God and ask him for more wisdom in relation with her parents.
We ended with individual prayers for every single women. I was blessed to pray for Mary a 60 year old resident at the shelter.
Her prayer request was for her illness to go away. She explained all her family was in Haiti while she started crying. Mary, my sister Bernice, and I prayed, touched and agreed all will be well with her.
 

It reads in 

Luke 4:18

 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokeenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

That's exactly what I endeavored to do on July 20, 2013 and for the rest of my life. Join me in gaining the spirit or peace, joy, and love from your creator God. If and when you do have the joy of the lord in your life, endeavor to not only be happy yourself, share the love of God, go out and share his love to those who may have and those who don't.

Also check out this post for a special invitation to an awesome event: DCLM: America's National Convention 2013