Asking for BIG Things

We are coming upon our last week in our dear city, the one in which we have spent two months! We have shared and shared, but have seen no fruit. Each week we hold a English club in which we get to share stories of the Son. Our last meeting for this was yesterday (Sunday), and we had big plans. We were going to share the story of the death and resurrection of the Son, and give an invitation to join the family. 

We spent the afternoon asking the Father for a harvest, for no distractions, for open ears and hearts. .. and then we stepped outside: rain. The Father likes to show off... so because of the rain we transferred our meeting to a government building. Hahaha! A government building isn't exactly where we had in mind for a big sharing of the Story, but like I said, the Father likes to show off. 

Despite the rain, we had about 11 people. In the past weeks when we have shared, we have always had to stop and explain parts that they did not understand since we have no translator, and our friends don't understand some difficult words. However, they understood the Story we shared perfectly! I stopped to ask if they had any questions and if they understood, and they told me to stop interrupting!!! 

As the rain hit our tin roof, they gathered closer and closer to Abby to hear. One of our friends shed a few tears during the story. Afterwards, they thanked us for sharing what the Son had done for them. You see, we've been sharing with these friends multiple times all summer! But the story always fell flat on their ears... but not this time. They heard; they understood; and now we ask the Father for their acceptance of His gift. 

I have been learning to ask the Father for big things this summer. He is teaching Abby and me to have big faith. Mark 11:23-24 says "And Jesus answered them, 'Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." 

We are believing that He will bring the harvest this week! Please ask the Father with us for a harvest... we will be sharing the J film tomorrow morning with everyone who is interested.