Zephaniah 3:17
17 The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing.
It’s been over a week
since last outreach to the ladies at the massage parlors and I stand amazed at
what God is doing here. For those of you that do not know, my friend Christine came
with us and was a translator on our behalf. Usually we go bringing baked goods,
a gift bag full of goodies and a bookmark with scripture in Chinese. At times our actions appear small and insignificant
but our heart’s desire is to share God’s love with them.
At one of the massage parlors we went in and the first lady
we saw (Mimi) recognized and was excited to see us. Since Christine was able to
translate, we were to answer her question of why we keep coming back. Mimi’s
eyes lit up as shared how she is a Christian and explained how excited she was that
we were reaching out. She had started going to church the moment she came to
the United States and shared how sometimes because she works every single day
and has 12 hour shifts, she felt extremely lonely. Yet she said when she prayed, she knew God was with her and she felt
His presence. This was extremely encouraging for us because for years, Mary
Anna and I have been praying for the ladies to know God and for Him to
encounter them where they were at. Not to mention, one of our firm beliefs here
at Street LIFE Ministries is that God has bought people from around the world
to the United States so they can come to know Him.
Mimi told us how she tried to go to church in China, but
felt that churches there did not teach the Bible so she knew coming to the US,
she had to go church, even risking the possibility of losing her job (which she
boldly asked her boss to let her off for a few hours every Sunday despite the
fact that he doesn’t usually let his employees off). This encounter fell nothing
short of confirmation that God was doing a work among the Nations and also the
ladies we’ve been praying for.
In the end, during our prayer time with Mimi, Mary Anna felt
God give her a picture of Jesus jumping up & down, rejoicing that Mimi was
coming to know Him and that their relationship together was growing. She felt
God saying that He was going open doors that she never thought possible or
imagined, that this was only the beginning. This whole encounter made me think
of Zeph 3:17 and the rejoicing that God has for Mimi and the ladies who work at
the massage parlors.
There’s so much more I can share about what happened that night
but I want to keep this update short. If you would like to hear more or just
have questions, you can feel free to contact me! Once again I want to thank you
for reading this update & all your prayers for it!
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