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It’s be a few months since I visited my Blog. I will try to be more present on my blog. Thank you for all who has been following me and for your encouraging Comments. Lots to share with you but we’ll start with the core of the following Blogs.
What would you community look like if you could say, “The Presence of God is here!”
In the past few weeks, I had the privilege to interview several Mayors of Central Indiana, Corporate Executives, Medical professionals, Spiritual leaders and people on the streets regarding the topic to see their perpectives from their own world. Please visit http://fhlinternational.org/category/podcasts/ and https://www.facebook.com/FHL.International for the audio and video interviews.
Noblesville Mayor Ditslear said that God is already present in his city but it would be better if more people are aware of IT. Then I read Genesis 28:16, “When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”
I wonder how many people are asleep and would not wake up to see that “the Kingdom of God is at hand”. How many Jacobs are out there not being aware of the Lord right in front of them.
As a community, we need to be catalysts of the awareness of the Kingdom of God in our Midst. It could be just asking the question above or be the representative of the Kingdom wherever you are.
What would your neighborhood look like if more people are aware of the Presence of God in your community and marketplace? So, what would your community look like if you could say, “The Kingdom of God is here!” We’d like to hear your perpective.
I had the privilege to visit weveral work sites in Noblesville. My day started at Hamilton Co. Fairgrounds by joining the team for the morning worship and devotion. The first work site we visited was the Meal packing at Recd Cross. It was very educational for me how they mix a balanced meal in a plastic bag.
Out next stop was at children’s outreach at a government subsidized apartment complex. They have been reading the Bible and doing crafts and playing basketball. In addition, they also fix some outside wall siding of a few apartment buildings.
Later, we visited another children’s outreach. They were learning how to make Tie Dye shirts. This was my first time to see how they make it.
Nexxt, we went to a house yard work outreach. The man of family has serious illness that prevented him from doing physical work. The local missionaries helped them in weeding the garden, doing minor construction labor and cleaning the surrounding area.
My last stop was at a Neighborhood Block Party near d’town Indy. This FHL group has been rehabbing a church and doing neighborhood makeover.
I am blessed to be able to see first-hand the works of the Lord. It’s humbling to hear the different testimonials from regular people just like you and me.
God bless you,
My day starts with my daily Bible devotion, tending my garden, checking FHL web, email, etc. I was just reminiscing how the Lord had rescued us from the extreme heat yesterday.
Early Sunday morning, I asked the Lord to provide us cooler weather, with some sprinkling of rain to cool us down and cloudy.
By 1pm, the cloud starting to form and at 1:30p it rained. (Indianapolis had not had rain and it had been in the 90’s in the past several days) I grabbed the mike and asked everyone at University Park to agree with me in prayer that the event will not be stopped by heavy rain. I also announced that we worship the Lord anytime, anywhere, anyhow. Our ministry leader showed me through his iPhone the current forecast with the cloud of rain just circling around the park. Within a few minutes of rain, all of a sudden, the temperature change to 15-20 degrees cooler, with breeze and the cloud lingered.
I heard from others who just came at 2-2:30p that just a mile or two from the park was a downpour and heavy rain.
The Bible states that the Lord gave the Israelites cloud by day to keep them cool and fire by night to keep them warm.
Lord, thank you for honoring our prayer and for showing us your Glory through the changing of the atmosphere and by blessing our land.
Looking forward for more miracles today. “Obedience access faith and faith access grace. Miracles happen because of the grace of God.”
Praise the Lord!