Matthew 9:37-38 Then saith He unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. I’ve often heard Christians say that they are praying to discover God’s will for their lives. It seems to be a mysterious thing that must be sought after and waited on. I believe that discovering God’s will for our lives is a very easy thing to do. In the above scripture, we are instructed to pray that “the Lord of the harvest that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” God is the Lord of the harvest. God is working in the lives of the lost and hurting, orchestrating everything to lead them into a relationship with Him. Are you searching for God’s will? Here it is: we as Christians are instructed to pray that laborers would be sent into the harvest. At Head of the Giant Ministry, we see first hand the expanse of the ripened harvest. Daily, we are called upon to assist the homeless and forsaken. In fact, the harvest is so plenteous that we are unable to help all that are sent our way. At HGM, we need Christians to partner with us to labor in the harvest. In the last month, HGM was able to move the shelter for homeless women with children from a small house that was 2100 sq. feet, to a large 8000 sq. ft. facility. This allowed us to immediately double the number of homeless women and children that we were able to help. In our previous location, we could help no more than four families at a time. This would generally mean four mothers and up to eleven children ranging in ages from newborn to eighteen. Due to the limited space in our old facility, we had seven twin size beds, one small cot, and two cribs. In our new facility we currently have eighteen beds in use (to include cribs). We also have been able to expand our assistance to single women without children. We have ten more beds that can be put in place, but we are in need of finances and volunteers to be able to assist this many more homeless women and children. There is a field for everyone to labor. Jesus made it very clear in the above passage of scripture that He has prepared a field that is ripe with harvest. If you are praying about serving God in some capacity, HGM is a place that offers many areas that you can use your talents and abilities for the Lord. We need volunteers to help in many different areas of the shelter. We need women to come in and assume the authority of the shelter, and to run the daily schedule which will allow our director to take a break. We are in need of some women who can stay over night and be a presence of authority. Most importantly, we are in need of people to partner with us financially. You may not be able to physically volunteer and give of your time, but God has blessed you with the gift of giving. Would you pray and ask God to lay upon your heart a dollar amount to pledge to HGM on a monthly basis? The harvest is truly plenteous, but the laborers are few. Would you please partner with our ministry as we labor in the harvest of the homeless? Author: Renee Reynolds
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AuthorsLavond Reynolds is the executive director/founder of Head of the Giant Ministry, Inc. His desire to serve Christ by meeting the needs of the homeless in the CSRA comes from a compassion for people and personal experience. Archives
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