Sunday, August 31, 2008

SAD PRAYER REQUEST

We have found out that one of the young men who had frequently come to the inner city ministry that we attend and minister through was shot and killed earlier today by one of the other young men who I have met through the WE WILL GO ministry. What a horrific tragedy for all involved.
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Please pray for Chris' family as they grieve his loss. Just recently, Chris told Amy Lancaster, one of the ministry founders, that he was not interested in Jesus. Amy viewed Chris as one of her sons and she is broken hearted.
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Chris' killer, Hollywood, is also one of Amy's "sons". Now his life is destroyed and his family is scared, worried, and devastated as well. He is sitting in a jail right now desperately needing the kind of cleansing and freedom that only God can give.
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I held his grandmother today as she told us the news and cried. She is fearful about many things concerning this. Please, please, please pray for Hollywood but also pray for those like his grandmother who are now facing a lot of fears and heartache. She says that she has faith, but doesn't know if she has enough faith to handle "one more thing".
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Pray for her to allow this to be used by God to make her a mighty warrior for Him. Pray that she will learn to trust in God's provision as she never has before.
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Pray for all involved, all those who were a part of Chris and Hollywood's life, all those involved in the ministry, that what Satan has intended for evil will end up being used by God to stir up something powerful...something that will be of eternal significance.
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I've got to go for now. I'm worn out after church service this morning, the emotionally tough time of ministry at WE WILL GO, and then keeping up with Hurricane Gustav as it begins to affect our state. My brother's family and my parents have all evacuated to safe places and we're prepared for a few days of bad storms and possibly no power and/or water for a while.
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Please keep all these matters in your prayers. If I'm not back online for a couple of days, you can blame it on the weather.
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Thanks.
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Elysa

1 comment:

Christi Bowman said...

Elysa, what is going on in your neck of the woods honey? Satan is there and very present. I sense that. you have seen a lot of tragedy...the freak motorcycle accident of your friend's relative and now this horrible and senseless tragedy...wow...and now storms bad enough to make some of your family evacuate...and you may face power and water outages. I am lifting you up right now...my heart hurts for you. satan wants to stir up confusion in your heart DO NOT LET HIM!! Persevere...and see God...He is in your midst...and fighting for you...I am fighting for you with my prayers.

Love you

Christi