Red Sheild Appeal.

The Red Sheild Appeal..... I love it...
whether it be standing at the shops collecting or door knocking .... I love it.

This year i have only door knocked. However i had an awesome time....
I'll tell you why i love doing the door knock for the red sheild.
You see the Red Sheild door knock gives you an opportunity to prayer walk the streets, to walk around the streets praising God and also you have opportunity to share God's love with people, if you are looking for the opportunity.

I want to tell you a story from my collecting experiences this weekend sharing how God used me to touch someone's life, and as an answer to prayer....
Well i was door knocking in my first block for the day, and at this particular house they had a screen door that you couldn't see through from the outside. I explained who i was to the lady who answered the door, and asked if she would like to give a donation. The lady said that she wasn't able to give, that she was a pensioner in a wheelchair. i felt prompted to ask her if there was any thing she wanted me to pray for, and she said yes, so she unlocked the screen door and i prayed with her...she was in tears. Then i had another prompting from the Holy Spirit to ask if there was anything else that i could do to help. Her response after a few minutes of quietness, was that she asked if i could pour coffee that she had made and heated in a saucepan on the stove, into a thermos so that it would stay warm and also so that she could pour it properly when she wanted some... Her hands were too shaky to do this her self...
Afterwards, she shared that part of the reason she was in tears when i knocked on the door was because she couldn't put the coffee into the thermos.... and that the timing of me coming was like that of an angel - So i praise God for using me and allowing me to have the privledge of taking part in His work..
She also said that she had been praying for an angel, someone to help here a little around the place, and also to take her for a walk...
So next time you have to knock on doors for the Red sheild appeal, or standing collecting somewhere, be open to the promptings of the Spirit and be obedient, see where God will lead you.

Lux