The Mission Field

When we think of a Mission Field, generally we think of Foreign Soil. This morning Barry and I along with two other guys went downtown Detroit to pass out water. This Mission Field is truly inside of Hell's Gates--just 16 miles from home.

Mark 9:41 says whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

Proverbs 17:5 says whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Today, once again, we learned much, maybe too much, about "street life". We left there crying and thanking God for being able to minister to people that have no where to go and nothing to do, as evidenced by some of the pictures.

As soon as we gave this lady some water, the first question she asked after that was do you have any food? I am so hungry. We didn't have any with us. She said she was waiting for a job.

This is where many of the people live.

Another thankful man for water, along with myself, Brother Mark and Brother Derek.

This man was thankful for water and a tract.

Geneva said that she is on heroin and sometimes crack cocaine and wants so badly to quit. She is 61 years old. She also has a mentally challenged son at home. (Geneva is not homeless). We prayed with her right then. She asked us, how do I quit. What would your answer have been?? How long do you think it has been since most churches have ministered to a heroin addict? Jesus went to met "them" whomever that may have been, right where they were. They didn't generally come to the church. We told her we were going to ask people to pray for her. She was very sweet. She said that she has been to 4 rehabs and they don't work. She is a member of a church and really seemed to love Jesus. She said she is saved, but just so addicted to drugs she doesn't know how to get off of them. She has tried and tried quitting. She is very disappointed with herself. What are you addicted to???

This man had no shoes when we got there.

Whatever your preconceived idea may be about the homeless, some are very intelligent. Some had great jobs. Some had wonderful homes. Some had wonderful families. From what we saw today, it doesn't matter who you are, what color you may be, what educational status you may have...God has been good to you if you are not in this situation! We have so much to be thankful for.

We met another lady, Debbie, that we didn't take a picture of that said her grand kids have been missing since yesterday. She asked us to please pray that they would be found safe. We prayed with her right there.

Another lady, Linda, has breast cancer and needed prayer. We prayed with her also.

Some people don't really want prayer. Some do, it just depends. Almost every person that we encountered said "God Bless You" to us. They were all very polite and thankful we were there.

We will be doing this for at least the next two Tuesday mornings. What an awesome opportunity to share God's love! Please pray for us as well as all of the souls that we encounter!

BY HIS STRIPES!!!