Premarital Counseling!

We did not know that prison ministry would lead us into marriage counseling . . . but it has! One of our gals has become very committed to the Lord over the past three years that we have met her. She wants to please the Lord with ALL her heart. While she has grown in the Lord, she has also led another prisoner to the Lord via mail. However, he is a male and has fallen in love with her! So . . . they have been making plans to wed after they both get out.

We praise God as we were able to make our first visit with him today. He has made that initial step in accepting Jesus as his Lord and Savior, but has not had any discipling. He is very young in his faith! We have cautioned both to go slow, but he, more than her, is like a teenage boy, hormones going wild! Please pray for us to have much wisdom, as we share with them God's plan for marriage.

Todays visits!

We had good visits today. One gal is recovering from an emotional trauma she had with a former roommate, & is growing again in her trust in the Lord. We very much appreciate prayer for God's will in these girl's lives. Two other gals need God's help in finding a support system to be there for them when they are released--a mentor, a good church to attend, a safe place to live, work, etc. One said today that she has never had a boss. When we asked what she meant, she said that the only job she has ever had was selling drugs...that was a "wow" moment. She'll need the Lord to help her powerfully so that the enemy won't be able to tempt her to start selling drugs again to have money to live and get her children back.

Also, I had the opportunity to sit in on one of my wife's visits today and I was very impressed. The gal showed a very high level of love and respect for my wife. She (my wife) has done a great job in discipling this gal. The gal shows a growing maturity in the Lord and it is because my wife has been there for God to use her.