hehe...

wow!

ive had quite an eventful weekend... : )

my heart was broken...more...and i dont think i can ever get over what i saw..in short, we were in belfast helping the homeless. saw lots, hurt lots, cried lots, prayed lots. Decided to speak in church about it...so i did and well, got great response from the congregation. a wee old lady gave me the money she would have spent on the church christmas dinner...she decided not to go because she thought it was a disgrace how much it cost when there are people living on the streets who have nothing. so, she gave me her money (£27) and told me to buy food for the homeless next time i was out. but i think the next bit is...well its someting else. as i was thanking her and telling her that God loves her worship, she interrupted me...last year her husband died..she told me that she still has all of his old clothes and underwear and stuff. with tears in her eyes this lady (who i think is still completely broken over her husbands death) told me that she wanted to give me the clothes. every single last garment so i could give the homeless some new clothes to wear. she actually cried and as i hugged her i realised the depth of her giving...this is what worship is all about. sacrificial giving.

that wee lady is truly amazing and she doesnt realise how amazing her gift is!

As i prayed over the congregation on sunday morning begging God to break the hearts of the people sitting in their pews, it hit me. this is what its all about. raising awareness, telling the Church to go just as JC himself commanded. i reckon the Church needs alot of motivation. alot. so i encourage you, if theres ever anything on your heart and it just feels like youre gonna explode, tell your church. seriously. that explosion is a sign from the Holy Spirit that God wants to use what youve gotta say. Even if people ridicule you afterwards, even if no one seems to care, just remember this: God has worked in you, he has planted a seed in the hearts of those people and someday they will see something and it will hit them like a ton of bricks. the flower will blossom and God will begin something in them!

It says this in Jeremiah 20:7...

"The words are fire in my belly, a burning in my bones. I'm worn out trying to hold it in. I can't do it any longer!"

So thats one story : P