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May is Missionary Awareness Month!
In this post, Al and Ruth share about their friend bill and how he's learning from our Father to be a father for his family.
Friends,
Bill will soon be driving the church van to pick up people for the various events at our church. He had been praying for a way to serve others that would fit this time in his life.
Years ago this could hardly have been a task Bill would have signed up for. His life was filled with everything other than the things of God.
Bill was a boxer. He says his nose was broken over twenty times. He has been shot five times, spent six months in the hospital and time in prison. This is Bill’s past.
But what has caused him the greatest pain is the loss of his kids. His wife left him with their young children thirty years ago. When speaking about it he will quickly add that he is not sure which of the children are really his.
Yet Bill found Christ some years ago. Added to his relationship to Jesus has been the addition of family. His daughters have been returning to him, seeking relationship. Bill has something to offer them now, not only as a father, but as one who can direct them to the Heavenly Father. He claims each one as His own.
On a recent Friday we had a men’s barbecue and a time of fellowship. The guest speaker shared what it meant to be a man of God. During prayer time Bill shared with me the pain of his past, how he never had a clue what it meant to be a man of God.
Soon his daughter is getting married to a fellow who never had a father. He asked Bill how to be a father—Bill said he had no idea but he would try to learn with him.
The city is filled with the broken men who can only be healed as they come to Christ and then find a home in the church where their faith can be nurtured. We anticipate many coming out of prison like Bill. They have discovered the love of God and want to be used to further His Kingdom.
Bill has found his church job for the moment. The van will be well protected by this former boxer. We know God has much more for Bill in the years to come. Join with us as we pray for an army of men like him. They are the ones to reach the millions that are lost.
Yours in Christ,
Al and Ruth Ewert
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