August, for the last 3 years, has been the busiest times but the most rewarding times for us. We had a team here for the first time from Danville Arkansas working in Ocean View, and Overlake Christian Church (photo) from Seattle Washington returned working in Overcome Heights. Both of these churches were such a blessing to the people of these communities and to us at Living Hope. They came with people ready to be obedient to whatever God had for them and He really gave them more than they could ask or imagine. We had numerous people accept Christ over the last couple of weeks and thankful for these 2 churches because they are helping to build relationships between the local churches and Living Hope. When international churches come along side local churches it is a win, win for both. When someone says yes that they want to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior the local church then follows up with discipleship and encouragement. The international church connects with local people through door to door evangelism and invites them to the local church for the community celebration. On the day of the celebration, which is the last day the team has outreach, we have various testing’s including HIV, plus games and crafts. This past Thursday, we had over 150 tested for HIV. This is one of the many things we enjoy about our ministry, watching God at work through all the volunteers that come to Living Hope.
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