Sunday night was a wonderful outreach for Laban Ministries. Thank you to all who prayed for that night. We are so grateful for your input.
On Thursday, October 23, at 7 p.m. The First Church of the Nazarene is hosting an anniversary celebration for Laban. Our oldest daughter, Shawn Lantz, author of Congo Vignettes, will be sharing and selling her signed books. Jack and Molly, our youngest son and daughter-in-law and Mariah Humphries will be opening for Selah. Selah will perform a benefit concert for Laban, Greg and Nicol Sponberg, our son-in-law and daughter, will be there--Greg to share from his heart, and Nicol to sing, plus Angie, Todd's wife and blogger of Bring the Rain, and all of our grandchildren!
So, may we ask you once again to bathe the 23rd in prayer? Oh, that the evening would be filled with praises to the spotless Lamb of God slain from before the foundation of the world! He has redeemed us by his blood of great price poured out willingly for you and me to save our souls and free us from life's prisons and entanglements! To give us joy unspeakable and communion uncomparible. He delights in us, walks with us, makes our lives count, and enables us to dream big for the Kingdom of God. He is the lifter up of our head, the accountant of our hair volume, our lawyer, our paraclete, our Rock, Defender, Hiding Place, Hope, Confidant, Intercessor, Comforter, Daddy, mother hen, Strong Tower, Great Lover of our souls, Rock, Redeemer, Keeper of our tears, Way Maker, and, and, and . . . Have you blood-bought believers stopped to think today that you are on your way to Heaven? No condemnation awaits you. No fear of Hell can capture you. No one or no anything can separate you from His love or pluck you out of his Hand. We are engraved on His Hands and written in His Heart. Oh Jesus! that we like David would allow praise to come tumbling from our lips 7 times a day!
We want to do our part to make Jesus famous on the 23rd. We want to lift our voices in adoration and gratitude. We want to thank you for your involvement in our lives, especially your prayers and caring hearts since the deaths of Audrey and Luke. We want to give back to you. We want to fellowship with you. We want to show you just a tad of what the Lord is doing in Congo. We want our people in Congo to be taken care of financially.
Please, please pray with us as you read this blog. We are so encouraged by the response to prayer for last Sunday night, Oct 12. If you prefer, email us at labancongo@aol.com to let us know you are praying. Visit our website www.labanministries.org to get details of the event.
God bless you as you partner with us to reach souls for Jesus Christ in Congo.
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Oh my goodness, I got mentioned in your blog!!!! I am looking forward to Thursday. I know it will be an awesome night for Laban. We love your family so much.
Praying for all of you today. I know God's Spirit will be hovering over that room, and a host of angels will be watching you all give Glory to our God! May His people pour out prayer, praises and support for Laban. And I pray that your friends in Congo will feel the prayers of all of us here, lifting them up before God.
Many blessings,
-karen
Dear Nancy,
What an incredible evening October 23rd was. The sweet presence of the Holy Spirit was heavy in the church. Everything was supernaturally wonderful and annointed: Jack, Molly, and Mariah, Selah, Greg, Shawn, Jim and you. And Nicol. Especially Nicol. I knew that God would cause a special grace to rest on her, and that she would bring the house down, but the reality of it was beyond my imagination. Her voice was the same and yet changed: the raw pain in her voice was hard to hear and yet so beautiful. I've been crying all day just thinking about it; feeling the pain for Nicol and Greg and you all again as if Luke went to heaven just yesterday. From where I was sitting I could see Angie shaking with sobs and you comforting her while Nicol and Todd sang 'Hold On'. My tears are for Angie and Todd, too. If you could go back in time and change history, I'm sure everyone in your family would choose to keep Audrey and Luke here on earth with you. Nothing that occurs while you walk this earth will ever make the losses you have experienced seem completely worth it, still, you have to take the mercies and grace that come your way and allow yourselves to be healed little by little, knowing that you will not be fully healed until you are able to once again hold your loved ones in heaven. Then you will be able to say, 'it was worth it'. For the glory of God. I think some healing took place last night. Love, Deb
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