The Widows

Day 9 - Saturday

Today we ministered to over 260 widows at the church property. The entire day was set aside to minister to them. First we worshiped the Lord; then we fed them the Word of God. Joy Ricks shared an encouraging message and invited ladies to receive Christ as their personal Savior. Three women responded and came forward to accept Christ. We worshiped some more; then I had another opportunity to preach the gospel. It was such a blessing to share with them the love of Christ from the Book of Ruth and the Song of Songs. God wants them to know in their hearts that He Himself is their Husband and Redeemer, "For your Maker is your husband, The LORD of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth." I sensed in my heart that there were others in the audience who did not know Him as their Husband, for they had yet to give their lives to Him. I pleaded with them; "Today you came in as a widow, but Jesus does not want you to leave this place a widow. His desire is for you to become His bride." After a short pause, a widow stood and came forward to ask Jesus for His hand in marriage. Then another and another came forward asking Jesus to be their Lord and Husband. Ten widows in all (1 Muslim) went home today, not as widows, but with Jesus as their Bridegroom. Hallelujah!!!

It turned into a wedding celebration from that point on with singing and dancing. We then called the ladies forward for healing prayers. We broke into several teams praying for each lady individually. Jessica was on my left side praying over women; it was so precious!!

At the end of the meeting, we handed out gifts to all the ladies (soap, underwear, handkerchiefs) and served them dinner (rice, beef, and beans). What a joyful day we had serving the Lord! Everyone left being blessed by His good hand!!

"Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." James 1:27