Day in Lemoa

Today, Lisa reviewed with Cesibel, Cesar and I the classes that we will be doing on sexual education in the communities.  It is a big step, as in the past, as this would have never been welcomed.  The information was requested from some of the congregations and then the material was presented to the health care promoters. They thought the information was valuable and needed.

Lisa, Kemmel and some of the promoters have done the classes in a couple of communities.  Now it is time to move on to some others.  I will keep you posted on the next community that we will be in.

Here is another writing from Daybreak devotional booklet.  It is a collection of writings from different writers from North Carolina.

I Chronicles 4:10

While we do not know a lot about Jabez, we know that he was honorable man and that he prayed.  I think that the majority of Christians would admit that they want a stronger prayer life. We can learn a lot from Jabez. 

Jabez  prayed for four things. He asked that God would bless him, increase his wealth or his territory, that God would continue to be with him, and  that God would keep him from harm or evil. God granted Jabez's requests, as He also answers ours today. Jabez was specific in his prayer.  He did not debate or try to convince God on why his prayer should be granted. His words were simple. He prayed with passion.

Jabez prayed for prosperity in his life.  While many people think that it is not in our best interest to pray for our needs, apparently God approves.  Jabez knew that he needed God in every aspect of his life.  Without God, he knew that he did not have any hope.

True prosperity, is when we focus on eternity.  What drives our requests is important.  Jabez requests were not self-centered, but God centered. 

Jabez wanted to be protected from evil.  Evil lurks at every turn in our life.  When we let our guard down, Satan comes in for the kill.

If our motives are God-centered, we can pray as Jabez. Paul tells us to present our needs before God. (Philipians 4:6)  There is not a list of criteria that our requests need to meet. God is our loving Father and he wants to care, protect and provide for us, as He did for Jabaz......but we need to ask.