After all these years and months of praying for all of our challenges, I was talking to a pastor here in Montgomery and came up with this idea for the month of May. I am going to write FOUR weeks of how God is WORKING in Montgomery. I want to encourage you to PRAYERFULLY consider writing what good things you see happening in COMMUNITIES (not inside the church)where God is working!
Prayer for this week: Lord, this week, show me where you are at work. Help me to SEE this area through your eyes, not my own. Help me to set aside the negative and concentrate on what you have been doing here in the place you have sent me.
thought this was an interesting translation of this verse. Read it carefully and understand the implications of it!
Jeremiah 29:7
New Life Version (NLV)
"Work for the well-being of the city where I have sent you to and pray to the Lord for this. For if it is well with the city you live in, it will be well with you".
SCHOOLS: A statistic from the CA Dept of Prisons tells us that most states determine how many beds they are going to need in 10 yrs by looking at the states 3rd grade test scores. That makes sense.....if you can't read, you either get passed along OR drop out from school. Then you might get discouraged because you can't get a job. Then you might get desperate. Then you may commit a crime. Sounds like a vicious cycle to me....
What can Christians in Montgomery do to help our kids succeed in school? Reading is such an essential life skill. Ever thought of helping a kid learn to read or read better? Pray about it. You could be helping that kid stay out of prison. You can help that child learn to read the Bible! You can help that person become a productive citizen. WOW! Look at the possibilities.
Pray about it..........let Lisa Rose know if you would be interesting in helping kids learn to read or read better. 334-271-6794 OR lrose@mgmbaptist.org There are a host of opportunties already established in the Montgomery area for you to be involved in.
Proverbs 18:15 ESV "An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge".
