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December 2013 Dear Friends, The following is a true story, one that depicts the heart of our ministry and hope for every lost and broken person we encounter. “I was hoping that I would find answers here, so far all that I have found is people wanting things from me. It feels like this is the way my life has always been, people taking from me and giving nothing in return. Does anybody really care about me? Does anybody know who I am? Everyone around me thinks I have it all together, I’m young and attractive, I do well in school and I have a promising future. Then why do I feel so lonely and empty? I wear my smile like a mask and have learned to shelf my feelings in a neglected corner of my brain. I do my best to live in the now, but my past haunts me, and my future terrifies me. How much longer I can take this? If one more person touches me I think I will explode! It’s ten in the morning and I have already been bombarded with chaos. The only place I can get alone out here is the port-‐a-‐potty. In front of me are at least 30 of them, which one do I go into? Even the smallest decisions seem to overwhelm me. I guess this one will do fine. I shut and lock the door behind me; not even realizing at the time that the only place I can find solitude is in a disgusting outhouse. I close my eyes in an attempt to forget where I am. With tears running down my face I say a quick prayer. Buddha, Mohammad, Jesus, Allah whoever is out there, please help me! Wiping the tears from my face I leave my moment of seclusion. As I’m walking back to my camp a man gets my attention. Hey you, come over here. I’m somewhat curious because of the prayer I just prayed, so I walked over to him. He said, “You should come inside our tent and receive an encounter.” Why not, I thought to myself, so in I went. I sat down in a circle of chairs with three strangers, they asked me why I came in here, I told them the truth, this guy outside said I should come in a receive an encounter, so that is why I am here. They said some other things but I don’t remember exactly what they said. I do know that one man asked if he could put his hands on my head. I’ve never been asked permission to be touched before; I thought that was kind of nice. Next thing I knew, a calm and peace came all over me. I have never experienced anything like this before. I felt so safe, loved and cared for. My mind is racing, how could this be so? I’ve never met these people and yet I feel so good.
The next thing that happened was the greatest thing that I have ever experienced. The man who had his hands on my head knelt down behind me and wrapped his arms around me; he began to tell me things about my life that only I knew. Then he told be how cherished, loved and adored I was. I began to cry, in fact I don’t remember ever crying that hard in my life. It wasn’t a bad type of crying, it was quite the opposite -‐ the more I cried the more freedom came. It was like my insides were taking a shower. It was priceless! Many more wonderful things happened during that encounter. After it was finished, I sat there in awe. I told them about my prayer and desperation prior to me coming into the tent. They all smiled and one asked me if I would like to know which one answered my prayer. Yes I would like to know. It was Jesus that gave you the greatest encounter of your life. The man that was holding me now asked me if I would like to have this feeling all of my life? Yes, yes, yes! He explained to me how much the Father in heaven loves me and that He gave Jesus His son to die for me and take away all of my sin. I’ve never heard a story like that before. And now, Jesus can live in my heart because God raised Him from the dead. Wow!!! I received Jesus that day and my life will never be the same.” I love giving testimonies of the masses receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior. I’ve been to countless meetings where this has happened, but there is something about when Jesus comes and encounters “the one,” that touches my soul like nothing else. When I held this girl in my arms and Jesus came, answered her prayer and set her free, words are inadequate to describe the encounter that I experienced as well. God is so good!!! As we approach this wonderful season of Christmas, I encourage you to look for the one that Jesus wants to encounter. It may be in the oddest place you could imagine. From our family to yours, have the very best Christmas ever!! We are praying for you. Thank you for praying for us and giving so generously! We are honored to partner with you for Jesus. We love you!!! Merry Christmas!!! Bob & Kimberly
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