The S.P.E.A.R. Ministry Underway
"They all put their hands in the middle as a sports huddle, and asked Jesus to come into their life and forgive them of their sins! Truly amazing!"
Danny & Michelle Williamson - The S.P.E.A.R.
Friends & Family,
We have been in Bangalore, India for a little over a week now, and truly enjoying our time! The Leadership Development Program (The S.P.E.A.R.) is going amazingly well, as each of the Leaders are truly answering the call "for such a time as this!" It is such a joy to be back in India again, with a harvest so ripe with souls longing for the truth of Jesus! A further blessing is seeing the long-time friends we have made over the years from our past trips.
Ministry Opportunities
We have had some great ministry opportunities this past week, after the recovery of Jet Lag from the 36 hr travel time to get here!!! To start things off, we had the chance to speak and share the Word of God at a Pastor's Conference. What an honor it was to encourage & exhort our fellow laborers of the Gospel, who truly lay down their lives to reach their countrymen with the love of Jesus!
We then had opportunity to go to a house Prayer Meeting, encouraging a small number of our fellow believers, and encourage them to "pray without ceasing"… Little did we know that our prayers from that little prayer meeting would be answered as soon as we stepped out the door to go home. A couple of us guys had the amazing opportunity to lead a group of Teenage Boys to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus! They all put their hands in the middle as a sports huddle, and asked Jesus to come into their life and forgive them of their sins! Truly amazing!
The following night was an "open-air" meeting in which the gospel was boldly presented through music & preaching… Many hands were raised to receive the Lord! Within minutes of the "open-air" preaching we found ourselves moving from house to house, sharing the Gospel & encouraging fellow believers over piping hot cups of tea & coffee… In one particular home, the entire family asked Jesus to be Lord of their life! This village is truly being transformed by the power & love of Jesus, as a local Pastor holds weekly fellowship to encourage and disciple the New Believers!
Sunday Morning was filled with multiple teaching opportunities for the team, to challenge and strengthen the Body of Christ in India…
Leadership Development
Our days have been full with the mornings devoted to Prayer, Bible Study, Worship, and Focused Leadership Teachings… We are truly honored to co-lead this team, who is so full of life, adventure, and love! They will surely prove to be great Leaders for the 2007 (Jul-Dec) Outreaches to Israel, Morocco, South India, & Kashmir!!
Exciting News
And the final piece of news from the Williamson's… We have come to find out that Michelle is 7 weeks pregnant!!! She had an ultrasound today at a very nice Indian Hospital, and we saw a beautiful picture of the "little-one" and even witnessed the heart-beat!! We are truly amazed at the blessings of the Lord upon our lives!! We would greatly ask for your prayers as the schedule for this trip in India is quite busy & we will be doing alot of traveling…
We depart tomorrow for the south-eastern state of India called Tamil-Nadu, and we will be traveling to 3 different cities within that state during these next 3 weeks… Hope you enjoy the pictures!
Prayer Requests:
-Michelle's Health during Pregnancy
-Team Unity
-Continued Vision for Training
Thank you for all your prayers, love, & faithful support!
Love,
Danny & Michelle Williamson
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