Keeping my eyes fixed on Him...

Well hello all,

I am sorry once again for my lack of communication recently. There is so much to catch up in lots of different areas of my life here. So here is a little snippet. 

Street ministry:

I am so excited about street ministry. We have a great team of students that are just wonderful with showing humility with the local ladies, men and each other. We have had a challenging few weeks but funny enough, it shows signs of God doing so much! God showed me a picture of the barraca being like a sitting room. A safe place and in most family households it is the centre part of the house. That’s where naps are taken, hosting, conversations, eating, playing etc. We bought some wicker sofas and mats to make it much more cosy. Since this I have noticed that we are all becoming a little family that gather each week to have a girly time of eating chocolate and painting our nails. We cry together and laugh together. The little ones sit on the floor playing games, teenagers can’t stop talking and the mamas are just putting their feet up and enjoying being pampered. In this family we have little girls with scabies, girls who sell themselves to pay for food for their family, teenagers who have mothers that beat them and those that work every single day, all day to be able to eat. We are all learning to accept each other as we all walk through the door with different stories. God is doing so much! All He wants is for us to love. That is all He has called us to do. Love the Lord your God and to Love your neighbour.

How am I to do this? How am I to love the pimp waiting at the door threatening to beat the 14 year old up if she doesn’t hurry up with getting her nails painted. And the husband that is sleeping with his child’s schoolteacher who is also a prostitute, which leads to him giving his wife HIV? I keep my eyes focused on Him and remember…He loves me. ME?! I am as filthy with sin as the drunk witchdoctor that comes past and curses us. I am just as bad. But He came and washed us all clean. He came and called us pure. Praise Jesus for His goodness!

Baby/toddler house:

You may not have noticed yet but Christmas is just around the corner! J Well for us it is! When you have 180 kids to prepare for, the preparations can’t begin early enough! We are starting to get the bags together for each child, which I love! Christmas has always been my favourite time of year but when I put together the gift bags for these children it make it that more special! I love knowing the children and finding the right toy just for them! I always remember the testimony our friend H told us. One Christmas they just had a bag with teddies in it, one for each child. God then tells her to ask one girl what she wanted for Christmas and she says beads. H and all other visitors knew there weren’t beads to be found. All they had was a teddy. However that little girl put her hand in the bag to get her gift and pulled out beads. Our God loves us so much! Nothing is too hard for Him!

Please pray for us during this time, that we manage to sort everything we need to do so for the festive season!

Please continue to pray for street ministry, that we stay focused on Him and don’t step a foot forward without knowing that He is leading us there.

Please continue to pray for my health. Although I am so much better I still have a lot of fatigue and other small symptoms. Would love to be 100% healed!

Hope you are all well! Please do keep me updated with recent news or prayer requests. Remember you are all welcome to come visit any time you wish!

Blessings and joy,

Ruth

Out of His rest...

Just for all to know, I have been struggling with my health for the last few months, so thank you for those who have prayed and sorry for my lack of communication.

It has all been a bit of a rollercoaster ride but God has been faithful though it all. I am learning so much of how to be in His rest. All comes out of intimacy with Him alone. As Psalms 62 states, our soul can only find rest in Him. I am learning how to walk each day with this.

Since going back to every day life only recently, I am praising Him so much for His goodness. I really don’t have to do anything for Him to shine through. I have gone back to sitting with the girls in the dirt each week and seeing how God has been so faithful to them over the time I have been away. Then also how our youngest one in the baby house has learnt to crawl, wave and clap. That she is developing so well even though she is the size of a 4 month old when she is 18months old. I can rest at home while getting better and God shines through in all situations. Each day is His and may He do His will in all things.

"Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil."

For thine is the kingdom the power and the glory is yours! Forever and ever!

May I never forget this lesson, may each day be His!

Prayer requests:

Continued prayer for me to get 100% better would be great as I still have to spend days in bed.

This week about 300 students from all around the world came for our mission’s school. We have opened it up for some to come along side us each Friday night with street ministry. Prayer for the students and ladies during this season would be appreciated. That healings, miracles and lives will be saved each week.

Some of our children in the baby and toddler house are going through some behavioral issues. We know this is all rooted from past rejections. Prayer for healing of their hearts, that they will know how to walk in His love and the Papa’s heart.

Please do also email me with prayer requests and or testimonies of how you are getting on!

Love and prayers to you all,

Ruth