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Missionaries
of the Church of the Nazarene - Fiji June
4 Update WHY
PRAY? - Cindy tells me that there are around 700 of you now
who have taken the step of commitment to be registered as GALILEAN
Plank Holders - prayer partners with us here in the South Pacific!
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We
exchanged the greetings of Fiji. "When?" I asked him. "26th!" he
grinned showing his teeth with a sparkle that matched his eyes.
"Did you get the message from Cindy?" "Eeo... vinaka" his movements
seemed animated as he responded in the affirmative with thanks.
"I will be there at the GALILEAN next week for some food!" With
that he turned, shouldered too much of the film equipment and began
climbing the steep embankment up toward the village that had never,
ever seen any movie. Tonight with this one's help they would see
the movie 'JESUS'.
As
I brought the message to a close this Sunday I remember seeing a
movement at the back of the church but my head was down and I had
started praying before registering anything more. It was a little
while before I looked up and there, at the center of the newly made
alter was the man so many of you have been praying for. The message
had certainly not been anything casual. It had been blunt, a message
on brokenness before God, humility, sorrow, confession, repentance!
I knelt down beside him and put my arm around his shoulders, they
were shaking... his breath coming in great sobs. My heart broke
for the real pain and scars that are always left in the wake of
embracing the lies of Satan. As I wept together with him there was
an overwhelming peace as I heard him confess to God and cry out
for the forgiveness that cost the Lord so very, very much to offer
him. Can I tell you today that our God reigns!. This one will still
have to reap the consequences of his sins here on earth, but don't
ask God to tell you about them... to Him they are gone forever!
When repentance is real, He says; "Your sins and your lawless deeds,
I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE!" This is the God who heals the broken hearted
and sets the captives free.