Dear Jesus,
Tonight's reach out was SO AMAZING~ THANK YOU for going before us tonight~ THANK YOU for equipping the RAVEN team that came out to shop, bag, pack, load, worship, pray, translate, babysit, lend, give and GO with the gospel to Papago Ct, West Ninth, Gurneville, Roseland and into homes and on the streets~ we counted near 50 people (probably more!) saying the salvation prayer on Papago Ct! Lifting up HIS name! Father God, we are amazed at what YOU are doing~ when our neighbors were told about the article in the Press Democrat how the crime rate is near zero there Rudy asked who do we attribute that too? Nacho raises his fist in the air and says, "de DIOS!" When we talked about who the food is from again, Nacho cries out, "de DIOS!" Applause for YOU JESUS! Heads nodding, smiles, unity~ Lord, BLESSED BE THY NAME! When we asked everyone their names and introduced each other like family~ and how important it is for us to know each other in Papago Ct because we are one family under GOD, men, women, children participated~ there was unity, FATHER! Lord, when we talked about not knowing when our last outreach was because we never know really (!), we were able to say that just like the food, we don't know how many days we are promised~ but with JESUS, we are promised eternity~ because of what YOU did on the cross~ when Rudy led the entire group of people into the prayer of salvation with eyes wide open and out loud, I couldn't seem to find anyone not repeating~ men, women, children~ WE PRAISE YOU JESUS~ THANK YOU LORD~ Thank YOU for your provision~ for the mommies and children and young women who came today to bag bell peppers so that we would have something to bring as a love offering from YOU! For Gloria and Rosi translating~ for Nick and Carlos translating, for Pastor Dan, Matt, Michelle, Shayne, Katie, Cece, Maddie, Nick, Yaya, Brian, Heidi, Ken, Nick Paff, Tonie, Gloria, Marty and others (!)~ for Pastor Troy's comp that we listened too for encouragement~ for the word given by Rudy to treat this as if it were our last outreach~ Father, thank YOU for those in Apple Valley who want to volunteer and be your servant~ LORD, thank you for Hope Chapel allowing Rudy to use the van and trailer tonight (!)~ thank YOU LORD for The Living Well~thank YOU JESUS for allowing us to be your servants~ PRAISE YOU JESUS, PRAISE YOU, Draw us all closer than ever before, we all come from the same address~ JESUS~ may there be men built up in YOU to serve as leaders of Papago Ct/Apple Valley/ Roseland/West Ninth/Windsor/Santa Rosa/San Francisco/Gurneville under YOUR NAME~ may the women be used in mighty ways to lead others to a closer relationship with YOU~ may the children who proclaimed YOU LORD and repented of their sins tonight be used in a mighty way for YOU, JESUS~ I pray all of this in the name of the FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT AMEN! AMEN and AMEN!