Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Finding the Faithful




Matthew 25:34-36 Then the King will say to those on His right, "Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take your inheritance, the Kingdom prepared for you from the founding of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger (international student) and you made me your guest, I needed clothes and you provided them, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.
One of the blessings of our travels is to meet God's faithful children. So it was as we met Jean. A precious sister in Christ, she stated that her 30 years of teaching elemmentary school prepared her for ministry to international students. She began with one on one tutoring in English for children after retiring. Then her pastor challenged her to begin a class for adults. With amazing perseverence she set up class every week for one year in the library before the first adult student came. Then 1 became 2, and 2 became 4 and "the rest is history". She currently teaches 4 nights of classes in her home; 3 ESL nights & 1 Bible study night. On ESL nights she makes dinner for her class.
Over the years Jean and her husband have loved internationals by helping them learn English, shop, navigate American culture and by being a friend. In her Bible study they have prayed and seen miraculous healing, pregnancies and recovery of lost things. She has led 40 internationals to the Lord.
What a joy for us to witness this humble, faithful ministry of miracles and to be able to come along side to lend a helping hand.