Praise
the Lord! Thanks for taking the time to peruse my update and hear
what the Lord has been up to in my life! I pray you are blessed,
encouraged and exhorted as you read!
The Lord prepared me to leave India on December 12, 2011, by being blessed through the boys, church body, and Solomon's family. By the 13th of December, I was back in the states (praise God for the international Dateline in the Pacific), greeted by my mom at LAX. Now that I am back in Blythe with family, God has been preparing me to leave again to Chennai, on February 14, 2012.
As the Lord prepared me to leave India, He gave me the opportunities to give the kids birthday gifts, be blessed with a “good-bye night” by the church, and have time with Solomon and family. The kids were blessed by my home church, Blythe Foursquare, who sent a package with 3 footballs (signed by a former Dallas Cowboy), 2 soccer balls, and a multi-purpose ball (like the ones used for dodgeball). The Lord also provided the boys with swimming shorts, bibles, mechanical pencils, and some personal hygene products. These all were given as a series of gifts, instead of all at once, so we had time to play some American football (as they call soccer, “football” there), swim with their new shorts, and play dodgeball right before I left the orphanage for the last time on that trip. The Lord also blessed me before I left by giving me one last time to preach, then a night service dedicated to testimonies by the church body of what God did in them while I was there (all accompanied by a song of the respective testifiers). Then Solomon took me to the airport on Monday evening the 12th, accompanied by Sam & Shanti – some staff at the church. It was a bitter-sweet departure, as I was sad to leave them all, but happy to come back home for a time as well. I thank God for my brothers and sisters I got to meet there.
I arrived on the 13th of December into Los Angeles and walked through customs, only to see my mom almost climbing over the wall (a slight exaggeration). So we stayed in L.A. For two nights, then came back home to visit family and friends. Christmas went well, as I got to make biryani, my favorite Indian dish, and see family. As I've hung out at Starbucks to use the internet, I've been blessed getting to see my former co-workers there, as well as friends that have encouraged me over the last six months while in India. I currently am helping out at home, doing some yard work and painting my room (giving it an “adult upgrade”, as it was last painted in 1994-ish), so that my mom can have family or friends over to stay the night and not feel like they're in a kids' room. I am also getting to help out at church here, wherever needed, including getting to speak with the youth at times. The “re-entry process” (adjusting back to U.S. Home life) has been great and super smooth so far, praise God! He's also been giving me times to share what He did on my trip at my church here, a church in Bullhead City, and a few other places as well.
And now I am in another season of preparation. As I called Solomon and his family on Christmas Day, the Lord had him invite me back again. This time I believe we are going to try and start an English congregation at his church there. I still have documents that are being reviewed, proposals for this next trip, and logistics to work through while here in preparation for my departure on February 14th. I still need a number of things, including support through prayer, encouragements, and finances (still around $3000). Praise God my ticket was almost half of the cost from last time, and I had some finances still in my account that came in while I was gone! Thank You Jesus!
The Lord blessed my trip, He's been working while I've been back in the States, and now He's opened the doors to go back, and help Solomon out again! Thanks Lord! So I pray you are encouraged! Your support has helped the Lord do many things in the kids' lives there, the church body there, Solomon(and his family)'s lives, and in my own life over the last six months. And I thank God for you and all the ways you have supported me, whether through prayer, encouragements, financially, and anything I've missed besides that. You are truly a blessing from the Lord!
If you would like to continue to pray, please thank our Lord, Jesus Christ, for the following:
Praise Reports
a. Was blessed by the body of Christ in Solomon's church.
b. Had a safe trip back to the states.
c. Being blessed by fellowship here in Blythe and online
d. Invited to go back in February
e. Have nearly half of my support in already
f. Having get-togethers to share about the trip, and fundraisers planned
g. Plane ticket was a very good price – almost half of the last one!
Prayer Requests
a. Solomon and his family to continue to be ministered to by the Lord
b. For Solomon's Boys' home, school and church to grow in strength
c. For more people to be saved this year in Chennai, Blythe, and beyond
d. Church and family here to be strengthened and gro
e. Trip logisitcs to flow smoothly
f. For the rest of my support needed
g. For the body here to be encouraged
Thank you for every thought, word, deed, and prayer in this endeavor. I pray you are blessed when you get to see the fruit in your account in heaven when we get to go back with our King, Jesus Christ!
God bless you!
The Lord prepared me to leave India on December 12, 2011, by being blessed through the boys, church body, and Solomon's family. By the 13th of December, I was back in the states (praise God for the international Dateline in the Pacific), greeted by my mom at LAX. Now that I am back in Blythe with family, God has been preparing me to leave again to Chennai, on February 14, 2012.
As the Lord prepared me to leave India, He gave me the opportunities to give the kids birthday gifts, be blessed with a “good-bye night” by the church, and have time with Solomon and family. The kids were blessed by my home church, Blythe Foursquare, who sent a package with 3 footballs (signed by a former Dallas Cowboy), 2 soccer balls, and a multi-purpose ball (like the ones used for dodgeball). The Lord also provided the boys with swimming shorts, bibles, mechanical pencils, and some personal hygene products. These all were given as a series of gifts, instead of all at once, so we had time to play some American football (as they call soccer, “football” there), swim with their new shorts, and play dodgeball right before I left the orphanage for the last time on that trip. The Lord also blessed me before I left by giving me one last time to preach, then a night service dedicated to testimonies by the church body of what God did in them while I was there (all accompanied by a song of the respective testifiers). Then Solomon took me to the airport on Monday evening the 12th, accompanied by Sam & Shanti – some staff at the church. It was a bitter-sweet departure, as I was sad to leave them all, but happy to come back home for a time as well. I thank God for my brothers and sisters I got to meet there.
I arrived on the 13th of December into Los Angeles and walked through customs, only to see my mom almost climbing over the wall (a slight exaggeration). So we stayed in L.A. For two nights, then came back home to visit family and friends. Christmas went well, as I got to make biryani, my favorite Indian dish, and see family. As I've hung out at Starbucks to use the internet, I've been blessed getting to see my former co-workers there, as well as friends that have encouraged me over the last six months while in India. I currently am helping out at home, doing some yard work and painting my room (giving it an “adult upgrade”, as it was last painted in 1994-ish), so that my mom can have family or friends over to stay the night and not feel like they're in a kids' room. I am also getting to help out at church here, wherever needed, including getting to speak with the youth at times. The “re-entry process” (adjusting back to U.S. Home life) has been great and super smooth so far, praise God! He's also been giving me times to share what He did on my trip at my church here, a church in Bullhead City, and a few other places as well.
And now I am in another season of preparation. As I called Solomon and his family on Christmas Day, the Lord had him invite me back again. This time I believe we are going to try and start an English congregation at his church there. I still have documents that are being reviewed, proposals for this next trip, and logistics to work through while here in preparation for my departure on February 14th. I still need a number of things, including support through prayer, encouragements, and finances (still around $3000). Praise God my ticket was almost half of the cost from last time, and I had some finances still in my account that came in while I was gone! Thank You Jesus!
The Lord blessed my trip, He's been working while I've been back in the States, and now He's opened the doors to go back, and help Solomon out again! Thanks Lord! So I pray you are encouraged! Your support has helped the Lord do many things in the kids' lives there, the church body there, Solomon(and his family)'s lives, and in my own life over the last six months. And I thank God for you and all the ways you have supported me, whether through prayer, encouragements, financially, and anything I've missed besides that. You are truly a blessing from the Lord!
If you would like to continue to pray, please thank our Lord, Jesus Christ, for the following:
Praise Reports
a. Was blessed by the body of Christ in Solomon's church.
b. Had a safe trip back to the states.
c. Being blessed by fellowship here in Blythe and online
d. Invited to go back in February
e. Have nearly half of my support in already
f. Having get-togethers to share about the trip, and fundraisers planned
g. Plane ticket was a very good price – almost half of the last one!
Prayer Requests
a. Solomon and his family to continue to be ministered to by the Lord
b. For Solomon's Boys' home, school and church to grow in strength
c. For more people to be saved this year in Chennai, Blythe, and beyond
d. Church and family here to be strengthened and gro
e. Trip logisitcs to flow smoothly
f. For the rest of my support needed
g. For the body here to be encouraged
Thank you for every thought, word, deed, and prayer in this endeavor. I pray you are blessed when you get to see the fruit in your account in heaven when we get to go back with our King, Jesus Christ!
God bless you!
Justin
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| Bibles for Kids' Christmas |
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| Pencils for Kids' Christmas |
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| Boys with early Christmas gifts |
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| Mani & Ashok, boys who stay at Solomon's |
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| Balls sent from my church in Blythe |
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| Church Family |
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| Aftermath of my final Church meal |
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| Church Family 2 |
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| random photo at a hotel |
If
you would like to support me along this journey, you can:
a. email me at justn.evans@gmail.com for encouragements/updates
b. look me up “Justin Evans” on facebook for pictures and videoc. e-giving page for donations: www.give.foursquare.org/justin
d. Address/phone# for church for donations (Cash or check – either noted for “Justin's
Trip” or “India Missions” to):
Stream in the Desert – and/or – Blythe Foursquare Church
361 N. Lovekin Blvd.
Blythe, CA 92225
(760) 922-7210
a. email me at justn.evans@gmail.com for encouragements/updates
b. look me up “Justin Evans” on facebook for pictures and videoc. e-giving page for donations: www.give.foursquare.org/justin
d. Address/phone# for church for donations (Cash or check – either noted for “Justin's
Trip” or “India Missions” to):
Stream in the Desert – and/or – Blythe Foursquare Church
361 N. Lovekin Blvd.
Blythe, CA 92225
(760) 922-7210
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