The Poor have the Gospel preached unto them.

Today we went to Thai church we had never been to before. After the service the pastor was telling me about some of the outreaches they are involved in. One group goes to a slum area in the city where the people are very poor. There are many problems there. Some of the parents work at night and there's no where for the children to go. Some of the parents get drunk and fight each other, and the children are caught in the middle. There's many more problems as well, and some too deplorable to write. The good news is that the gospel is being preached to them, and some of the children are believing in Christ, and God is changing their lives. I thought of the Scripture that says "the poor have the gospel preached unto them." Praise God! I asked the pastor how we could be in prayer for his church, and he said that God would provide the funds to build a safe house at the slum area for the children to come to in the evenings when they need somewhere to go. The house parents would help them with their homework, and also teach them the Bible. I was inspired and blessed to see these things today. Praise God! .martin.