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so I have a sweet simple story!

Maryanne and Nicole (my new teammates!) were doing some street evangelism. (Note: I love evangelism, I love the way God speaks through me and I love seeing God’s love and truth transform people before my very eyes in a matter of minutes, HOWEVER, it is more difficult with the language barrier, but God still worked and found us some english speakers…. end note.) So they were walking and talking with God, and they prayed that God would direct them… they were unsure of how God wanted to use the time. They felt no clear direction, so they just sat down. They didn’t feel like they should walk around and pursue something, they felt led to just be still and wait on God. Within minutes, a girl was walking and changed direction towards them. She sat on the bench right next to them, and said “I’m hungry”.

Maryanne and Nicole spent the next hour or so talking with this girl. They bought her some food, and spent time with her. (During this time Maryanne saw (with her spiritual eyes) a cafe and a seating arrangement). They invited the girl to the church service we would be at, and parted ways. (Maryanne forgot completely about what she saw earlier). They walked for awhile and talked about how cool it was that God brought to them someone to minister to. They ducked into a little dessert/coffee shop. They ordered some drinks and treats, and around this time I happened to be walking on the same street, and saw them and ducked in…. soooooo maybe I saw the desserts first, and that is what drew me in, but either way, we were united.

Maryanne talked with a woman named Monica who had only recently started working at the cafe. (During the conversation Maranne realize the vision she had earlier of a seating arrangement in a cafe was exactly the same as where they we were at. It was God’s simple way of saying, I am IN this, and I am with you, and you’re on the right track). They talked more and exchanged emails.

Tonight, well last night, it is officially 3am in the morning ( I know, I should go to sleep! … the long days are throwing me off! ), last night Maryanne was telling the story in family time and God spoke to me to speak to Maryanne, “Feed her, she’s hungry”, meaning Maryanne was to build a relationship and pour into Monica God’s love and grace and message. I got excited 1) for how clearly God spoke to me, and 2) for the fact that in Maryannes story God first sent a woman who said in so many words, feed me I’m hungry, and secondly sent them to a woman who pretty much said the same thing, without verbalizing it. While at the cafe I noticed how hungry the girl was, for God, probably without really knowing it. So the words God spoke really rang true and brought the whole story together.

I am excited to see what happens as Maryanne obeys Gods’ word and Monica comes closer to Christ!

Thanks for reading!

mike

and now some random photos!