Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Fruit Delayed

In ministry, it isn’t always easy to see fruit from your labor. I’ve heard stories about missionaries working ten years before seeing a single person dedicate their life to Christ. But it is so encouraging when God gives you a glimpse of what He is doing and you see the fruit of many prayers—prayers prayed by our support and prayer partners.

When the coffeehouse was still open, we had some friends who worked a couple doors down in an internet cafĂ©. Even then we could see that their marriage was in trouble. We tried several times to share the gospel with them and invite them to church. They really didn’t seem interested at the time. We continued to pray for them. Eventually they went out of business and we lost contact with them. This was over two years ago.

Recently, Vero got in touch with Lluvia and told her that she and Chuy had separated. She related to Lluvia her desire to seek God and she acknowledged that she needed His help. She also said that she has been struggling with depression and that Chuy isn’t helping out with their children’s costs.

Please pray that God continues to use us in her life, and that He will save them and restore their marriage. Pray that God would be glorified in us.