Greetings to all of the supporters (prayers) for the mission
trip to Jackson Mississippi. First off, thanks for your prayers for safe travel
as we all arrived safely on Friday night at about 11:00 local time in Jackson.
I walked into this trip thinking that others would receive all of the
benefit. God says one of the most
important commandments is to “Love your neighbors as yourselves,” but to me I
think that I have received a lot of benefit from the people I have met and been
able to share the Gospel with here in this city. These kids and adults are in
serious need of prayers, so please pray for the kids and the adults so they can
become a follower of the one and only God. The people at We Will Go ministries
are amazing! Amy and David Lancaster (Co- Founders) have probably helped me in
my spiritual life the most… They aren’t just changing the lives of people in
the community, they have changed mine! I am moved by their prayers and their
extremely devout belief in always following God’s path for them, no matter what
it is. Amy shares the gospel message with EVERY word from her mouth. She
follows God’s path in that she received a closed, YMCA building for $1/year, where
her family and friends have created an after school program for the youth in
the neighborhood. Several years ago, she
and her family moved to the inner city and built a church in their backyard.
Once again, thanks for the prayers and I will finish saying this quote by Amy, “we
are not just missionaries when you are at a foreign place, you are/can be a
missionary ANYWHERE you go.”
-Matt Klouse
Hi all! Thank you for your support and prayers. We have been
here for six days and God has really blessed us. First, it was very easy to get
through the airport and onto the plane. Then, we had a chance to meet Amy, from
We Will Go ministries. She taught us to not just pray for our needs and the
needs of others, but also to ask God what he wants to say to us. She is great
with the kids at the VBS, because she is patient and has so much compassion for
them. It is a blessing to have her as an example for how we should act at VBS. We were
also blessed with the chance to hear John Perkins speak. He encouraged us to
accept each other’s differences and spread love to everyone.
We have been working
on a house that burned down for the past three days. I felt very tired on the
first day and I didn’t know if I would have the strength for VBS. I just
stopped and began to pray. The Lord gave me all of the strength I need to serve
him! The Lord absolutely answers prayers.
It is amazing what the Lord is doing in Mississippi. The
Voice of Calvary bought some land near our house, and they fixed it up. Since
then, the crime rate has gone down 50%. It is so amazing to see how the Lord is
working through We Will Go ministries. Two teenagers were arrested, and they
were let out on Monday. Two hours after they got out of the detention center,
they came to the VBS! God is working in amazing ways here. Thank you again for
your prayers!
-Jessie Anderson
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