One more quote from R. A. Torrey!

"We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results."

Think about this!

The great theologian R. A. Torrey said; ". . . it is of the highest importance from a practical standpoint that we know the Holy Spirit as a person. If you think of the Holy Spirit, as so many even among Christian people do, as a mere influence or power, then your thought will be, 'How can I get hold of the Holy Spirit and use it?' But if you think of Him in the Biblical way as a Divine person, your thought will be, 'How can the Holy Spirit get hold of me and use me?" '

Monday in the prison!

Brother Luis gave his life to the Lord last June and since then has been growing in his faith. He entered our group Bible study just last month, and shared that he has been praying for his wife and children for the past three months, that they would want to know the Lord. Yesterday during testimony time, he said that they came to visit him and his wife said with tears In her eyes that she wanted Luis to teach her what he was learning in Bible study! He was very happy! He will be seeing PRC soon and hopes to be sent to a minimum facility nearer his family in Milwaukee.

We saw another fellow, Pablito, who had been in our study, but now is finishing up his last class to get his GED. He said he’d been missing the study, and will be allowed to return after he is able to pass his reading test. In the meantime, he wants to resume studying via Bible correspondence lessons. He said he always prays, “God, please don’t leave me alone here. I need your help to finish my last 7 years. Please help my parents to live that long, so that I can be reunited with them in Puerto Rico once again.”

What’s a TLP?

The Lord has been directing us and rest of the leadership team regarding plans for the discipleship home being developed in Janesville, WI. It will potentially house 4 women newly released from prison, helping them transition back to society by
offering a faith-based network of support. This will include Biblical counseling, church services, mentors, prayer, and help with practical needs like employment, transportation, food, clothing, etc.

It is a “God thing” that this month there are two training seminars on TLP’s--transitional living placements--being offered in the Milwaukee area. By attending, we hope to gather as much info as possible that can be applied to developing the Janesville discipleship home. We also would like to tour similar nearby homes already in use, and motivate others to pray and get involved. Contact us now to be part of the blessing!