You are invited!

You are invited to Peoples Church, 340 West Grand Ave, Beloit, Wisconsin for three Missions Weekends! At the first weekend, Sept. 13 & 14, we have been asked to share--on Saturday morning, Sept. 13. there will be a 9:00 am breakfast with missionaries sharing afterwards. Later that evening will be a 6:00 pm family night meal, then seminars given by Randy & Margie Lawler, ministering to Muslims in London, Mark & Maurene Olson, who are gathering support to go to Lithuania, and ourselves who serve the Lord in prison ministry to Latinos. Sunday the 14th, each of the couples will be speak to Sunday School classes at 9:15 am. At the 10:30 am service, our friend and elder in the Lord, Randy Lawler, will be preaching. God has put a great message on Randy's heart, one we all should hear. Please come!

Praise be to God!

We heard the following praises during a recent worship service we did at PDCI:

“I left my wife, started running the streets, doing drugs and for over two years I lived that kind of life style. The gap between my wife and I was large! But now I give praise to God because my wife is coming back into my life. God is now at the center of our new, growing relationship."

“I had not spoken to my family for over 6 years because of my life style. Then, after receiving the Lord while I was in the county jail, I decided to call home. Much to my surprise, my parents had become Christians as well. We had a happy reunion and praise be to God, He continues to heal our past hurts.”

I was almost killed in a car accident a few years ago, but that did not make me change my life style. By continuing to live my life the way I wanted, I ended up here in prison. While here, I have given my life back to God and am allowing Him to take control. I’ll be getting out next Tuesday and am praying that God will use my testimony.”

“I grew up in a Christian home. But the more my parents talked to me about God, the more I ran from God. My running landed me here in prison. Now that I’ve given my life to the Lord, I realize that I was not only arrested, but I was rescued as well. God rescued me from sin and myself. I am using this time in prison as a preparation time for me to live the successful Christian life on the outside.”

“I praise God because He is not reforming me, but He is transforming me.”

Praise God with us for these who are living for the Lord behind "the walls!"

Just think what God can do!

God continues to do amazing things in the transformation of those in the prisons! This past week the word FREE kept coming to my mind. G --, the gal with cancer who had been in our Spanish study at Taycheedah & we met with individually, then was transferred to Hospice, was called to her Heavenly Home. She is now FREE in every way! Thank you so much for including her in your prayers. We pray for her unbelieving family & friends.

E --, the gal I have had the privilege to disciple for the past several years, was released from prison on Tues. She now lives in a new FREEDOM after 5 yrs. of incarceration. This is a critical time for her to stay focused on the Lord & we'd covet your prayers that the Lord would help her through each decision & need--finding a good church & Christian mentor, finding a job so she can get her own apt, & being careful who she associates with.

Among others that we met with this week, S --, I -- & C -- all expressed in their own way that they are making process in becoming FREE from their old patterns of thinking & behaving!! As we study the book of First John in the prisons, we see hunger for that same FREEDOM in Christ in the eyes of M --, E --, L --, A --, S --, J --, E --, R -- & E --. Praise God with us!

Important interview for ALL Christians!

Pastor Rick will interview Senators Barack Obama and John McCain in their first joint appearance of the presidential campaign at 5:00 p.m. PST on August 16. Click on the link below to learn more.

http://saddlebackcivilforum.com/index.html#