Saturday, March 19, 2011
Meeting Francis and Harrison Olan'g
A chance meeting in a Best Buy store in New Orleans turned into a wonderful 2 days for Steve and I.
As those of you who know Steve know, he likes to talk! (slight under exaggeration lol)
He struck up a conversation with a young man in the store and through this gift of gab found out this man was from Tanzania and knows one of our friends who had been a missionary in Tanzania for many years.
We found out later that Francis' father, Harrison Olan'g, would be in the area ( flying in from Tanzania) soon so Steve asked if they would like to come up and stay with us, come to our Monday night Bible Study and then go see Roger Swann, their missionary friend. They agreed. What we didn't know at the time of the invitation, but God did, was that Roger would be recovering from unexpected bypass surgery.
When Steve took them to Rogers house he said it was so sweet to see the old friends reminisce. The "chance" meeting was for them, Harrison and Francis Olan'g and Roger Swann, we just got a blessing from it as well.
Monday night at Bible Study at Harvest, Harrison spoke on the Samaritan women. He told us that Jesus looked passed the fact that she was an adulteress and saw her heart, the heart of an evangelist. We need to look passed the outward appearance and see the potential that Christ see's. And we need to love others enough to tell them about Jesus.
Because of my husbands willingness to speak to EVERYONE ALL THE TIME we now have new friends. Pray for Harrison as he returns to Tanzania. He is a pastor and is president of the Seminary there. The seminary was Southern Baptist but just recently has become non-denominational. Pray for Francis and his family. He has finished his masters at New Orleans Baptist Seminary and is wanting to get a green card so that they can move to and stay in Texas. He works as a mental health counselor and wishes to be able to send help back to Tanzania and arrange mission trips to this same area.
The link above I hope will give you a little more information about the Olan'gs. It is a bit old but might be helpful. Go to NEWER POSTS to find the link
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Its time for a new post!
Do not forget that we still have the worship service the 2nd Saturday evening of each month in the prison in Angie.
They skipped us in Feb. but in March we will be back on schedule.
Also, as many of you know, we sent out letters asking for our volunteers to step up and help with the outreach in May. We are still in need of specific volunteers and help with the funds to pull it off. We are about half way there!
God is good !
Steve will be leaving April 22nd again for India. This time he will be traveling with a man from the Atlanta area, Chris Sanchez. Please keep them both in your prayers.
Over the past couple months we have been making plans and raising money for the people in India. We have now helped them build a chicken coop and purchase chicks to raise in order to have eggs to eat and eventually chickens to eat as well.
The ministry there seems to be growing.
Steve will stay with Williams for one week then will travel a short distance to visit with 2 other pastors.
Harvest ministries is also doing well! God has blessed us more than we could ask or think. We have a Bible study there in the cabin by the lake every Monday night at 6:30pm. We are currently discussing our way through the book of Genesis. We also teach a Bible Study on Sunday mornings at the Microtel Hotel in Columbia. We begin around 9am and end ...whenever :) If you need to leave for church you just get up and go. Some need to leave around 10:30 and others like to stay and continue the discussion of the scriptures until 11 or so.
Remember you can follow us on facebook and now also on twitter @harvestcamp @stevegray and @gigiathome
If you have never been to the prison with us and would like to go you need to fill out an application and then it will take 2 weeks to get your approval, so plan ahead.
We love you all
Cheryl Gray
Matt. 24:14
They skipped us in Feb. but in March we will be back on schedule.
Also, as many of you know, we sent out letters asking for our volunteers to step up and help with the outreach in May. We are still in need of specific volunteers and help with the funds to pull it off. We are about half way there!
God is good !
Steve will be leaving April 22nd again for India. This time he will be traveling with a man from the Atlanta area, Chris Sanchez. Please keep them both in your prayers.
Over the past couple months we have been making plans and raising money for the people in India. We have now helped them build a chicken coop and purchase chicks to raise in order to have eggs to eat and eventually chickens to eat as well.
The ministry there seems to be growing.
Steve will stay with Williams for one week then will travel a short distance to visit with 2 other pastors.
Harvest ministries is also doing well! God has blessed us more than we could ask or think. We have a Bible study there in the cabin by the lake every Monday night at 6:30pm. We are currently discussing our way through the book of Genesis. We also teach a Bible Study on Sunday mornings at the Microtel Hotel in Columbia. We begin around 9am and end ...whenever :) If you need to leave for church you just get up and go. Some need to leave around 10:30 and others like to stay and continue the discussion of the scriptures until 11 or so.
Remember you can follow us on facebook and now also on twitter @harvestcamp @stevegray and @gigiathome
If you have never been to the prison with us and would like to go you need to fill out an application and then it will take 2 weeks to get your approval, so plan ahead.
We love you all
Cheryl Gray
Matt. 24:14
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