Dear friends,
I am so thankful for the opportunities God has given to us. It’s amazing to see how God been using us to share His love with people that we are serving and also with our volunteers.
Ephesians 2:13says:
“You who once were far off have ben brought near by the blood of Christ.”
Today I will be sharing this wonderful praise report from Captain Sylvia Scruggs from Nampa Corps, Idaho
Here is what Captain Sylvia says:
Covid-19 has been a challenging season for us all. We all have been burning on both ends, but we serve a Mighty God. He is Mighty to save! A couple of months ago, a young 17 year old male came in to work his community service hours off. Little did Ramses know what he was really getting into. Ramses has been helping in our food pantry by getting boxes ready for our clients and hand delivering them to their cars. He is the last point of contact, meaning he is the last person that our clients see before getting in their cars and driving off. The last person of contact usually sees the tears in their eyes when a client is so grateful at the blessing of food they just received. Ramses gets to hear the “Thank you’s” from the clients as they smile from the heart.
During Covid-19, we were working on a very limited and skeleton crew. Only people we had been working with before Covis-19 hit were allowed to be part of our crew. We served lunch to the staff and volunteers as to keep their contact (and ours) limited. We were blessed to have everyone break bread together and pray and get to know one another. We also offered Friday morning Bible Study and Ramses was attending. When we found out he did not have a Bible, Captain Ricky quickly returned to the study with a brand new Bible for Ramses. Ramses was quick to volunteer to read scripture and was very confident as he read it. He has attended two Sunday services in a row and has brought his girlfriend, Olivia each time. Ramses read scripture yesterday during our sharing time of scripture and questions and is soaking up the Word of God like a Champion.
Today, he and Captain Ricky went out to deliver food boxes to the needy in our community. What an amazing way to serve, especially people in our community that are not expecting this kind of blessing. Ramses witnessed warm smiles all day. This is not the norm for his personal life. Ramses shared that his father just got out of prison and that his uncle was in a gang related altercation in Portland and lost his eye in the fight. Ramses is starting to see a different life outside of what he knows. I pray that what he sees in and around The Salvation Army Food Pantry, Family Shelter and Sunday Service are a reflection of what it is like to serve the Lord and that what we do is pleasing to God.
Let’s pray:
Dear heavenly Father, we love you and we are grateful for the opportunities that we have to serve you. Thank you for all our Corps and Social Services programs that are working hard to provide the needs of your people. Tonight we want to pray for Captains Ricky and Sylvia Scruggs and also their Corps, community , staff and volunteers. Lord how wonderful it is to see the transformation of people’s hearts . Father we pray for this young men in Nampa Corps. Please protect and guide Ramses as he walks through this life. May the Holy Spirit give him wisdom and discernment. May he choose to become a follower of Christ .
Thanks again for the assurance that we have that you will never leave us. In Jesus name we pray,
Amen,
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