Tuesday Mid-Day Banana Outreach

We want to thank our produce partner, "Watson's Produce" for donating bananas to the ministry today. Bananas to the tune of 400-500 pounds. This produce company gives us all types of vegetables, fruit, milk, cheese and other items which open the door to be able to minster the Word of God to people.

Today, Eileen, Donna (from RAVEN EastCoast), and I set out to distribute the bananas. We have a number of regular neighborhoods that we hit on a regular basis. We have made friends which we talk with and pray for and always meet new people. Some of these people are very elderly and love to see us show up just so they have someone to talk to.

After going to two of the regular neighborhoods we were led to check out a project area. There were not very many people around as we started passing out the bananas. All of a sudden more and more kids showed up and as we ran out of the bananas they kids were still coming. We were holding back a case to use for an upcoming event that we are having but we had to break it out seeing the disappointed little faces. Many of the kids ate them as soon as they had them in their hands. It is heartbreaking to run out of food and not have enough for everyone. We told them that we will come back next week and do a cookout. We will take grilled cheese, hot dogs, polish sausage and the works to do a full blown outreach for them. It will be very special to bless these people. If there is anyone in the Daytona area that would like to join us contact me at 492-7826.

We had some awesome ministry with a 22 year old guy named Melvin. Eileen was ministering with him while Donna and I were talking with others then we joined her. He shared with Eileen that he loves Jesus but he has some things that he was caught up in. We shared with him that if he loved Jesus he would follow his commands. He agreed with us and then we asked him when he was going to turn his life over to Jesus. He asked us to pray for him and I told him that we did not have a magic prayer to pray over him. I told him that it was going to take him repenting of his sinful life and living for Jesus. I told him that the women, drugs, alcohol and whatever else he was involved in would have to stop. He then said that he was not ready to accept Jesus into his life. He said that he needed to take time to think about it and I told him that none of us are promised tomorrow. I told him that when he started loving Jesus more than he loves his sin then he will live for Him. Melvin was very respectful but also very lost!!! Please pray for him to get his life right with Jesus.