water bottles

just got back from handing out bottles of water to people in Hindley st.  Hindley street is the street in Adelaide with the majority of pubs and clubs. Adelaide is really bad with binge drinking, and handing out bottles of water is partly an attempt to combat that.  Giving people water, helps people to stay hydrated, and there fore less likely to get as drunk, cause the water would be absorbed byt the body instead of alocohol.  But not only that it was a good chance to go out and chat with people.  Most of the time, people just grabbed water and kept going, and didn't chat, but they experienced the love of God through us... 

I went out with a group from the local corps, ACH, and it was a great time, everyone had a lot of fun... but most importantly, God was there, and led our feet and also our conversations. And gave ideas of improving the concept, and the potential of all that it could happen in Hindley st.

So i praise God, that He is at work in this city, that He is stirring people's hearts to get out of the pews, and that He is using people willing to follow Him, to plant, nuture, and harvest seeds in people's lives here.  God is great.

Lord who provides.

The last couple of days i have felt really tired.... not 100% sure why... and today i just woke up tired... but instead of staying in bed, on a day off... i got up and went down to ACH (Adelaide Congress Hall). They run a coffee and toast morning 5 days a week, which they get a number of people coming along to. Some come in just for breakfast, some hang out there while they are waiting for their ER appointment (to get an appointment, people have to be there at 9am to book in, or they miss out), and others use the place just to catch up with people. I went along today, just to chat with people. I was tired the whole way there, but once i got there and chatting with people, the tiredness disappeared. While there i got to catch up with some people that i haven't seen for a while, including one guy who used to come along to cell, but hasn't been for nearly a year. I was also privileged to meet and talk to 2 other people, and to hear their stories. One had lost his wife and son over the years, and also some of his health. The other person, had recovered from a stroke, she had to learn to talk and walk again... and in that whole process her husband left, and has custody of the kids.
While walking to one of the day centres, for lunch i bumped into 2 guys that i hadn't seen for ages, an got to touch base with them and find out how they have been.
By the time i got home... i was tired again... and fell asleep, for a little bit, before i had to go to work. I praise the Lord cause i know He gave me the energy to go out and chat with people, and also gave me the love i have for these guys. The Lord knew that i needed energy, and He provided it... along with opportunity to share with people and the words to do so. I praise Him for just an awesome day.

dreams.

the other week when i decided that i would not watch tv, or get on the internet, and spend more time with God, reading His word, and other books that i can learn from.

I found that i started to have dreams ... that i remembered more often, which was awesome.  Some of those dreams didn't seem to have a meaning, they were just fun, others did... 

It is awesome that when we take time out for God, He is faithful... He reveals stuff to us, if we are willing to hear.  Not to say that God doesn't talk to us other times... sometimes we become to caught up in the things around us, to pay attention to what God is say... and i am thankful that God doesn't give up on us... no matter how many times we don't listen... He is always right there, when we open our ears to hear, and eyes to see, what Christ wants to tell us.