{#4-Emoni}

i know i missed a couple days...but i HAVE to share this story with y'all :)

so tonight was the second night i helped out at this thing called "mission Utoo". every sunday night, some people in the community get together and grill out burgers and hotdogs and set up and people can come and get a free meal. and tonight we even had soup because it was so cold! last weekend was SO awesome. God gave so many opportunities to pray for people and play with the kids that were there. i left with a full heart...because God was SO there and HIS work is being done through everyone that serves.

well, tonight was pretty awesome, too :) jace, one of the main guys who sets up mission Utoo in Giddings (where i live)...and also one of my bosses!...came up to me and asked if i would be willing to share my testimony as people came through the line. so, he prayed...then gave me the mic and i got to share God's love and forgiveness with the people who were waiting in line. wow. such a gift and privilege! we served SO many people, even though it was cold and wet. at the end, we had pretty much cleaned up everything when 4 people came up and asked if we were still serving. we were able to give them the rest of the soup (which was JUST enough for them) and the hotdogs and hamburgers that were left. they were so thankful. before they left, we asked if we could pray for them. they gladly accepted. wow. i ended up praying for a girl named Emoni. she was probably my age or a bit younger...and she's 6 months pregnant. she was so beautiful and i was so excited to be able to speak life and truth over her and the sweet baby growing inside of her. after we were done praying, i went over to give her a hug. as we hugged, out of my mouth came the words "i love you"...and she just started crying. she said, "i haven't heard those words in quite a while. thank you." oh, my heart. she kept hugging me and God just started giving me more truth to speak over her...that she is precious and loved and treasured and that she is not defined by her circumstances, but her security rests in Christ and His love for her is so perfect...and i could tell she was receiving it.

this was one of the most beautiful moments i've had in quite some time...to God be the glory.