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Dear Ones,
Thank you so much to everyone who helped me (Rita) celebrate my
70th birthday whether in person or otherwise. I am very grateful to
the Lord first of all for the many exciting years He has given me
as one of His children, and to each of you who have/are enriching
my life in so many ways! A BIG THANK YOU to all!
GRACELIFE:
As you can see, I was also celebrated by the church with flowers
and chocolate as well as a beautiful birthday song led by Hetta.
We have been having “full house” (as full as we can while still
respecting the social distancing regulations) every Sunday since we
reopened.
People are stepping forward for prayer,
The little ones are being trained up in the way they should
go,
and our dream team is faithful to pitch up early in order to set up
and prepare for everyone—after a word of prayer, etc. and to stay
back and help clean up before leaving.
FOOD BANK SIR LOWRY'S PASS:
This month the Sir Lowry’s Pass Food Bank was restocked. Many
families are still struggling, as many have been laid off and
some never having work to begin with.
This is part of our faithful team presently handling the Food Bank
on our behalf.We couldn't do it without an amazing network of
people all around. Together we are having a great impact and being
a force for good!
PIZZA BASES, SLICED BREAD, ETC:
Again a HUGE THANK YOU to Lion’s Gordon’s Bay who this month at
times called us up to three times a week to load us up with pizza
bases, sliced bread, croutons, cereal, etc, for distribution.
We currently have eight distribution points, seven in Sir Lowry’s
Pass and one in Nomzamo. Here we are delivering to the "Light
House" soup kitchen in Sir Lowry's Pass!
When seeing the delivery in Nomzamo, (photo above) some
children from the street immediately started queuing outside
the center in eager anticipation before we had even left! (photo
below).
SUPPLIES FOR JOYCE'S SOUP KITCHEN:
 Top photo: A generous supply of samp, beans
rice, weet-Bix etc. was contributed by Lion's Club GB and
force4Good Second photo: Here approx. 50 sacks of fresh pizza bases
are being delivered to the Joyce’s Soup Kitchen! Third photo: We
thank Woolworth's for their faithful support of the impoverish
village of Sir Lowry's Pass.
EMILY'S PLAY SCHOOL:
Emily’s Play School is one of our distribution centers from which
not only the families of the children attending, but also the
nearby Rasta Camp dwellers, and surrounding neighbors are assisted
with bread for them and their families.
The screen (seen in the background) was donated also and is a big
blessing at Emily’s Play School!
SOUP HOUSES:
The “Soup Houses” which started out being only for the children now
also assist many adults. Again the bread, pizza bases, etc are very
much appreciated. Again we THANK our donors.
WEET-BIX AND MILK:
 
Six boxes of Weet-Bix and 100 liters of milk was also
distributed between various places in Sir Lowry's Pass and Nomzamo.
REACHING BEYOND:
 International
Aid: This month we were called upon to help not only locally, but
abroad as well. We sent aid to Malawi where people were being hit
by hunger and food prices (esp. maize as seen in the sacks here)
skyrocketed; we also assisted someone in Greece, prayed and
ministered over the phone to someone in France, and assisted local
families living outside Sir Lowry’s Pass. Besides assisting
financially and with food, we also helped reload electricity for a
few families. And we were able to help pay the enrollment fee of a
child who otherwise would have not been able to go to school due to
a lack of finances. And we assisted an adult by paying the first
semester of this adults school fees– thank you!
TESTIMONIES:
Healing: Two weeks back A. pulled me aside after the Sunday service
to show me that her whole belly area was very swollen and. She told
me that she was barely able to eat, only very small amounts at a
time, and asked me to please pray for her, which I did. The day
after I went to see how she was doing and she told me that after
getting back from church she had been able to eat a full plate of
food...for the first time in a long while. We also brought her
Scriptures on healing, and encouraged her stand on the promises and
claim her healing. Now, two weeks later all the swelling is
completely gone and she is back to eating normally again, praise
the Lord..
A Friend of our visited and together we ministered over the phone
to three of her relatives in France. The results was that the three
of them received healing in their bodies and the two, that had not
already done so, received the Lord. His Spirit knows no boundaries
and reaches out to all regardless of where they might be.
Eight young men in Sir Lowry’s Pass were led to the Lord this month
as well. Two were met randomly as we were about the Lord’s
business. The other six were an amazing testimony of the Lord’s
love and mercy and showing that He is in charge and can certainly
get the timing right unbeknownst to us. One of the six boys in
particular had caused a lot of trouble, swearing and being very
uncooperative to Emily, who then decided the call the boy’s father.
However things between the two did not develop well and she then
decided the call the police. However, before the police arrived the
young man quickly repented and told Emily that he was very sorry.
Just then the police arrived and when they wanted to take the boy
and Emily to the station Emily said that the issue had been
resolved as the boy had apologized and she had forgiven him. The
boy was literally dumfounded at these words. Emily then called him
in her office to speak to him privately and ended up giving him a
big hug. He responded by literally clinging to her seeming very
love-starved. However Emily had and appointment and by now her ride
arrived and she had to run. Right then Philip and I walked through
the door and all she had time to do was to ask us to please
minister to the boys. We knew nothing about what had just taken
place but were able to lead all of them to the Lord and to being
filled with the Holy Spirit. We are hoping and praying to be able
to further minister to they very needy young men.
In closing we want to thank you for partnering with us in the
ministry. Together we are making a difference and having an impact,
even around the world.
With love and appreciation,
Philip and Rita
PS: For your convenience please find our details as
listed below: Email: force4good.fvs@gmail.com
PayPal: force4good.ministries@gmail.com
And if
you are new to our work and would like to partner with us on a
monthly basis we invite you to please contact us for further
details. We look forward to hearing from you!
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