Radical change!

The other day down in Eastleigh we had a team discussion about some of the bases in the Eastleigh.    At many  of the bases we visit we can generally point to students or former students  that  have  successfully left  the streets  and are in the process  of  learning  to  live  a very different  life than the one they found  on the streets.  That is one of the beautiful things we can point to at MITS, that God is changing lives  and  we  have  a front row seat to view this amazing change everyday.  At MITS we have the privilege to  witness  God  raising  “the poor from the dust” and lifting “the   needy   from   the   ash heap.”  And as the Psalmist says . . . God be praised!

Our   team   in  Eastleigh   does many, many things to help older street people that are too old for our Kamulu program.   For instance, they  assist many of these street guys in getting a national ID card that is virtually a  requirement   in  acquiring  a job.  Also, at the Eastleigh center  they  offer  first  aid  every day, a place for them to take a shower and clean their clothes and a place they can relax with- out being harassed  by the police.   There is also a mother’s program every week that teaches mothers different things and encourages  them in their  relationship  with  the Lord.  Every Christmas we have a  clothing  give  away  for  our adult street people and we also have a worship service every Sunday that is predominantly populated  by adult street people.    Our  discussion  in  these regards had to do with one of our  bases  that  has  only  older guys.  We visit this base at least once a week and see many of these guys at church on Sunday. The  problem is that we can point to no changed lives at this base that can be a positive influence for the others. Many of these  guys  have  been coming  to church for years  and they still carry their glue and alcohol, they are still violent  on the street and they still have problems with stealing even though they know the  truth  of  God’s Word regarding all these things. Some of our team is discouraged that our teaching, preaching,  serving   and visiting this  base  is making  no  difference and that we are making no dent in the stronghold that Satan has made out of this base. They  are  discouraged  even  to the point  of saying  we should stop  visiting  this  base  so  that they will see the seriousness of our words that we want to see life change in some of them. So I want to ask you to be praying for our MITS team.  That we will continue to speak thetruth of God into the  hearts  of  those  who  will  listen. That we will continue to serve and love no matter the discouragement  or obstacle  that  might  stand  in the way.

Please stand with us as we humble ourselves and as we pray  and seek God’s face so that

God will hear us and begin to heal this beautiful land!