GREAT GROWING PAINS!!
We are continually amazed at all that God has done and is doing at Life House, in the College Hill Community and in the Texarkana area. We are still a young mission and already God is allowing us to have growing pains! We are feeding right at 100 each Sunday Morning, Tuesday noon and Friday noon and between 50 & 80 children and youth on Wednesday night. We are seeing right at 100 in our Sunday Morning Celebration Service and 75 – 90 on Wednesday night children & youth “Safe Haven” night. We are running out of room. We need another van to be able to continue to pick up the number of people who need rides from the College Hill / Texarkana aea and from Downtown. We need to enlarge our worship area – and SOON! We were “packed out” this morning. So far 47 souls have been saved since Life House began 17 months ago! (GLORY!!) How can you pray for us?
1. Pray that God will enable us to “pay off” our building in record time so that the money used for the building payment can be put back into the ministry.
2. Pray for another good used/new van. Pray for another driver or two and for people who are faithful to be “riders” on the van to help the drivers out.
3. Pray for wisdom as we begin to figure out how to “re-configure” our building in order to make our worship area larger.
4. Pray for our members and workers that they do not get “burned out” or “weary in well doing”. Pray for God to send us MORE workers (not sitters!) for the fields are white unto harvest!!
5. Pray for God to give me (Pastor James) and Mrs. Cindy wisdom as we seek to lead this great church. We want to KNOW God’s direction and leadership for this church and her future.
6. Pray for God to send us a black associate pastor and black youth pastor. I totally believe that it’s God’s will for us to “blend” our leadership to reflect our community. These men will need to be men of purpose, faith, faithfulness, strong in the Word and in character and selfless. God has the right men out there – PRAY!!
7. Pray for the Lord to help us get the roof leaks fixed, building joints sealed, garage door enclosed, an awning put over the back entry area and etc. ! He can and will supply the money, workers and materials!!
Thanks for all who read the blog and are good to pray. Because of your faithfulness and prayers God is helping us reach hurting, lost and broken people with His Word and we are seeing lives changed and people saved. Keep praying. If you want or get the chance – call and i’ll be glad to show you around Life House sometime. 870-216-1936 or 903-278-0984.
LASTLY: I am more than willing to come to your group, church, meeting and share the work of Life House with you – at no charge. As a Arkansas Baptist State Convention Church Planter I would count it a blessing to share and show you how your mission dollars are helping reach people for Jesus – just give me a call.
On Mission For Him,
Pastor James