Prophetic word spoken

This past summer I was once again at SoulFest and entered the prophetic prayer tent. This is a special place for me as words have been prophesied over me that have been right on the mark. This year the word spoken over me was that I was going to be meeting with city officials to share our ministry and how it can help our city and that I would be talking to other city officials from other locations.

I always leave times  like this wondering what these things mean. I am beginning to see what this prophecy meant. Today we were at our outreach location with Elise and Shari and we had some amazing conversations. Each person we talked to shared how much they desire and need a ministry like ours in the middle of their housing project.


One of the ladies we met told us that she wanted us to have a building right in the middle of their area. She then told me that I needed to talk with local city officials about having them help us to provide a location. She then added that her uncle was one of the city council members and that she would try to set up a meeting for us to talk together. 


Another of the moms talked to us at length about the challenges being faced, and the help they are desperate for. She walked away to do something and then came by again to thank us for doing what we were doing. The answer for poverty is not to put people experiencing poverty together, as it becomes overwhelming  and hopeless. People in poverty need to know that there are people that want to be involved in helping them get out of this vicious cycle.

We met a mom the first day we went to Hawkins. Today we met again and she opened up even more about her sadness of losing her relationship with her daughter. This was caused due to the challenges of living in poverty. Where there is poverty there is depression. Depression leads to hopelessness. Depression leads to drugs and alcoholism and chaos in general. When you place many people in the same situation it is hard for people to rise above the challenges. Families give up on having rules and boundaries and that is not good for neighbours. 


A teen from one family has no rules and their teens can do whatever they want, they think it is freedom. You have another parent that tries to give structure and teens rebel because those around them can do whatever they want. Behaviors are changed for the negative, and parents fight another battle that adds to their depression and hope.Can you sense the despair living in this situation.


There is hope. We can make a difference, God can make a bigger difference. Pray with us that God gives us opportunity to meet with city officials and have favor from them. We have been placed strategically by God in Hawkins St. and we are going to impact this area for Him! He cares!