Good Coming From Bad

Last night when I talked to my husband, he shared some exciting news!!! Now, if you are keeping up with our blog, you know Gerson is in Bolivia awaiting his interview for his visa and I am in the United States getting medical care for the baby and me. This has been the toughest thing our marriage has had to endure! Although it has challenged us, it has been a time of tremendous growth for our marriage as well as spiritual growth as we learn to depend on God as we never have before.

Last night as I talked to Gerson, he shared with me another way God is bringing good from our less-than-desirable situation. Yesterday afternoon at soccer practice, Gerson was feeling ill. He too is struggling with high blood pressure (do you suppose it's empathy for me??) and has had to go to the doctor for some testing. Anyway, he was not feeling well, but felt the Holy Spirit tell him to go ahead and do the devotional with the boys rather than ask his father to do it.

The devotional came from Romans --- I believe it was "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." When he finished reading the devotional, Gerson asked the boys (there were about 25 of them) if they were to die that day, would they go to heaven? They all raised their hands. Gerson asked them HOW they knew and went on to explain that good works, going to church, etc., do not guarantee entrance to heaven ---- Jesus is the ONLY way. Then he asked the boys who would like to accept Jesus as their Savior, recognizing that He is the ONLY way to the Father and eternal life.

He waited for a few moments as the boys took it all in. Then, one boy raised his hand. The next thing he knew, 12 or 13 boys had their hands in the air!!!!!!! He prayed with them and they accepted Jesus as their Savior! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!

Now Gerson has a huge responsibility as he plugs these boys into small groups and church before he leaves so they can get the discipleship they need. Please pray for these boys and for Gerson and his dad as they continue to work with them in the next few weeks.

To be honest, I hate that Gerson and I are so far apart. HOWEVER, what he shared with me made me realize that God's not done with Gerson and that ministry yet. God is still using my husband to bring souls into His Kingdom. That makes all this that we are going through WORTH IT. Praise the Lord with us today. He's so much bigger than we can imagine!