Hope for All

Hey guys, it's me again. Since my last blog post God has been doing some pretty amazing things in Aliquippa! A few weeks ago God sent an understandably broken man into me and my friend's lives. This person (whom I'll just call "Greg" for reasons of privacy)had been standing in the same spot at really late hours of the night everyday and he even says he didn't know why he stood there consistently the way he did, but now we realize that it was Gods guiding hand and divine orchestration that directed Greg's steps. So a couple of my friends seen him standing in this paticular spot one night and went to speak to him. After speaking to Greg he began to hang out and eat dinner with us on a daily basis pretty much. One night after going out as a group and eating dinner with him we ended up at a cafe, when we arrived at the cafe another one of my friends (Trevor, the guy I wrote about in my previous post) was there. I was happy to see him there because I feel like people have the opportunity to meet Jesus just by being around those who carry his torch where ever they go. So after the cafe we began to walk up the street, and as we were walking, a bible verse came to my mind. So when we reached our destination I pulled my Bible out of my book bag without hesitation, stood up on the steps, and began to give somewhat of a devotional word. As I wrapped up my message I said, "So we just need to be praying about these things" and to my amazement Greg said "Well, let's pray right now". So me Trevor, Greg, and a few other friends formed a circle and began to pray outside. As I heard Trevor pray I became emotional because I feel like that was a direct answer to prayer, and also I was grateful for what the Lord was doing inside of my new friend Greg. So that night I went home and prayed extensively for both of my friends. Greg once said that he was attracted to being around us, he said he had never met people like us who were full of love and compassion. I told him that It wasn't us that he was attracted to, but that it was he who dwells inside of us. A couple more times after the night when we prayed outside he probed us to pray, even though he himself never prayed in those times. It delighted me to see his hunger and love for prayer even though he had not given his life to the Lord. But a couple of days ago that all changed. After sunday morning church service a friend and myself had an opportunity to sit down and talk with Greg about his salvation. Greg realized that there were huge barriers in his life and he didn't want to bring that "bad stuff" to God, but the spirit was present and the message of the gospel worked wonders because Greg accepted Jesus that day. Greg is currently working through some difficult things but God continues to place community around Greg. His story has been an inspiration to not only myself, but to the whole body of Christ. I look forward to seeing what God does through his life. We are called to promote a message of hope, but in reality hope will promote itself, because hope in contageous.

Please Pray that God will continue to work in my friends life. Pray that God will give him strength, Perseverance, and Faith. Thank you and God bless!!!