Street evangelism in Ogre

"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. Mark 16:15

Midweek too Ikskile Home Meeting

Blessed by a beautiful afternoon, we passed by the oldest church structure in Latvia.


The room was a greenhouse, is now a meeting place for prayer & worship.




Brenten leading worship, Dennis sharing & teaching.

At Home in Ogre, Latvia

Sharing expressions of love

In I Corinthians 13:8 we read: "Love never fails" We were blessed to share love from home thru hugs, prayers, words and gifts.

Traveling to Latvia

In Acts 13 we read:"As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed"

In the Harvest Field or Praying for the Harvest?

While Dennis is in Latvia with Frank and Mitch, our wives and Christian friends are in prayer for God's work. Though we are blessed to be here, it is probably a greater blessing to be praying and lifting up those who have gone out. It says in Acts 13: "And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to [their] minister.
Here we see that praying and preaching were both essential.

Jeremiah 33:3

God's challenge to us is to call!

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." Jer. 33:3

What is prayer? Simply, conversation with God made possible through Jesus because of His redemptive act of love towards all who put their trust in His salvation and seek to do His will. After all, He is Lord of the harvest. His promises are “yes” and “amen!” The problem is we are finite and self-centered so sometimes when the Lord answers a request in a way that is different then we hoped or expected, we can tend to doubt His love & care. Yet given time, we will end up feeling grateful to God for His divine intervention.

Prayer is a 2-way conversation. We must “be still and know that He is God” if we intend to hear His heart. This means that not only do we pour out our requests but we also have a choice to do His bidding once we have heard His heart. He has given us His Word as our greatest tool for His guidance. He has also given us the Holy Spirit’s power if we but ask. We do well to grow in our knowledge and love relationship with Jesus. It is great practice for His Lordship for all eternity. Oh the great mercy of our God!!!

Kathie

Predictable Circumstances

“Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the laborers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.” Luke 10

As one steps out for Jesus there are specifics that are guaranteed. First there will always be a harvest. While living in the Salinas valley this past year I noted that the farmers always seemed to have a crop ready. Actually I understand the Salinas valley provides a large portion of our nations greens. Corporations that have learned to maximize the value of the soil, the sun and water, oversee the farms.
Since the fall of Adam & Eve into sin there has always been a need for salvation. Satan has been tireless in leading the world into sin. Thus the ever increasing need for a harvest of souls. When the seed of God’s word goes forth(Luke 8)the harvest will follow.
But Jesus says the challenge (the second certain condition) is the lack of laborers. In fact He tells the disciples that they (laborers) are few. In Isaiah the prophet asks the familiar question, “who will go”? As disciples of Jesus we ought to ask our selves if we are among that elite group. Whether the answer is yes or no we can all take the next step and pray to the Lord of the harvest.
We may not be able or called to go to Africa. We may not even have the opportunity or the ability to go to the lost multitudes in our own country. But whatever the circumstances are we can always pray. “Pray ye the Lord of the harvest”. Thus the third assured circumstance is that there will always be a need for prayer.
Today do you see the harvest? Are you willing to labor in the harvest? And finally, are you willing to pray? If our answer is yes the fruit will be on the way.