Thursday 27th August 2015

Hi everyone,

It was a very peaceful day with 12 people coming through our doors and attending Bible study. One guy came for the first time but he has been to others things that I run at Edward Eagar Lodge and wanted to attend when he had the chance. Amazingly we had 4 or 5 regulars away today and yet still ended up with 12 people. 

Praise and thanks to God.

Please continue to pray for Tuesday nights and that God will bring people and with that opportunities to encourage them in the Lord.

We are competing with other food vans out there on Tuesday night.

Thanks for your prayers

Michael.

August SHUM Team

Thanks to the August SHUM Team, from the FOCUS Church at UNSW. I know there were some hard weeks for some of you but I hope you found your time at SHUM challenging, learning and encouraging. I hope to see you again another time.
Please pray for us whenever your thoughts shift towards reaching marginalised people.
Thanks again for your participation, support and prayers
Michael

Thursday 20th August

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your prayers. 10 people came and stayed for Bible study with another 2 people coming early and just wanting to catch up and pray together. They could not stay for lunch or Bible study but it was great to see them and pray for them.

Please Pray for:

-a lady who has been attending Thursdays and is now thinking of coming and worshipping with us this Sunday as well.

-another couple of people who have gone into hospital from our group under rehabilitation. pray they will be able to return soon in a better state of mind.

-a couple of disputes that have broken out between people within the group. Please pray that God will give people hearts of forgiveness, patience and understanding.

Thanks your prayers are needed and appreciated

Michael

A Small group? Thursday 6th August2015

Hi everyone,

I was expecting today to be quite a small group as I had at least 4 people who had told me beforehand that they could not attend today.

However that was not the case 12 people passed through our doors today with 1 person not staying but coming to see me to talk and pray. Unfortunately she was too depressed to stay for a lengthy period of time.

Added to the 12 were 3 young people from Melbourne who are staying at Edward Eagar Lodge this week. They are here  to experience and be involved with various ministries in Sydney.

One guy who can get in a particularly bad state of mind was exceptionally well behaved today. Praise the Lord for this. He said he only came for the study and he did. He did not eat any lunch.

SHUM Tuesday nights

Other food vans have set up serving hot food around Central station at similar times to our SHUM group.

Please pray that this will not affect those coming to see us and opportunities to share and encourage people in the Lord.

Thanks for your prayers

Michael

Thursday 30th July 2015

Hi everyone,

Today 12 people came through our doors. People participated during Bible study. However the day was not without event.

One lady who came for the first time today I have been encouraging her to come and particularly talking to her over the  past few days. This is because she had found out on Monday that her mother and brother were both killed in a car accident. She cannot even attend the funeral as the bodies were flown back to turkey where the mother is from. She is pretty shattered. However she came early today but left early because that was all she could handle.

Pray that she will know God’s comfort and love.

Another lady came today because a man I know from the street who brought her with him, to the Thursday group about a month ago, has gone back to prison. However she has been told by the prison when she went to visit him that he has died. They would not reveal any further information. I explained why to her and also advised I will see what I can find out.

After bible study I went to see man in hospital who I have been visiting a couple of times a week as he does not have much time left to live. However praise God he definitely believes in Jesus.

Then a lady later this evening who was supposed to attend Thursday group today rang me anxious and upset. Her sister in law, whom she is very close to, is in hospital with a blood clot in the lung  and now in a coma.  I prayed with her and we chatted and her spirits picked up. Please pray that she finds accommodation as she needs to be out of the place she is in by Sunday.  Pray also for her sister in law’s recovery, God willing.

One lady  was very upset after Bible study today. This was  apparently because of one of our regulars on Tuesday night.  Clearly she wanted attention the attention from the SHUM team and when she thought it was taken away from her by someone else,  well she saw was angry, at the least.

Please pray for her as she gets aggressive and rude and invents a myriad of nasty scenarios about others, when she is like this.

There is indeed a world of pain out there! Please pray for these people and that God will give me wisdom to speak and point them in a loving manner to Jesus.

Please continue to pray for these people who are clearly in need of a loving, comforting and forgiving God.

Please pray also for the Homeless Memorial service I am organising to be held at Shannon’s Reserve in Surry Hills.

This will take place on August the 4^th 2pm and is to remember those who have passed away in the past years who might otherwise leave this world unnoticed.

Thanks for your prayers.

Michael