We went once again this afternoon to visit with the kids at the JDC. We first met with the ones who on Thursday had indicated they wanted to pray to receive Christ. Two of the boys said they wanted to think about it more -- we gave them a Bible and encouraged them to read it..... But the other six - 4 boys and 2 girls did ask Christ to live in them and help them to change into the person He wants them to be. Some understand more than others but we pray that the seeds we are planting will be grow and they will desire to know God better.
Then after they had supper at 4:00 we continued visiting with the ones that we have been meeting with. We read part of the first chapter of Joshua where God promises to be with Joshua as He was with Moses. And also the part where God tells Joshua to be strong and courageous....to keep all the words of the law on his heart....to meditate on them day and night. And then we talked about the importance of reading the Bible and doing what it says......to be strong and courageous through those tough times they are going through as teens......to ask God to help them make good decisions.....and that God is always there for them if they will but trust him.
And from that we would ask you to pray for Nicole. She is struggling! She asked "is it true that if I pray hard enough I'll get what I want?" She has been praying for a safe place to live since 2007. She doesn't feel safe with her dad and wants to live at her boyfriends dads place. "They don't drink there and I feel safe." She has grown up knowing only "the Lakota way". She goes to "sweats" and "ceremonies" and "sun dance". She explained that "sweats are for cleansing". We didn't want to say that these things were bad ........but we did want to impress upon her that she know and understand that Jesus paid the price for her cleansing and she now could put her trust in that. Well she said "the sweats also relieve stress". She seems to be searching......she has been reading "emails from God". Says she doesn't like reading the Bible because she just gets so confused.
We also had to discuss that we don't ALWAYS get what we pray for......but that a safe place to live WAS important. Also -- as a mom I felt that I had to put in about living (sleeping) with her boyfriend wasn't what God would want.....(I don't know that she is and I told her she didn't have to tell me anything - but that God wouldn't want her to do that either).
Please pray for Nicole!! We promised her that you would --- because we know you :-) GARY & BARB
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O God bless Nicole today. She is seeking and You have promised that when we seek You we will find You.
Give her not only the blessing of a safe place to live but an assurance of love of Christ.
May Children's Bibles or other resources that are more simple to understand bring her to where she needs to be to understand what you want her to see and do in this world. May she know she was created for a purpose and that she is important to you.
Use Gary and Barb and others to impact her in a positive way each time they meet.
Thanks for hearing our prayers O God!
Blanketing Nicole with prayer right now.........
Keep up the great work- you've got God (and ORC) on your side.
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