LTW Update: GA Tech Outreach This Thurs.

Georgia Tech Campus Outreach
Come and participate in the Georgia Tech Apologetics Table Outreach

When: Thursday, December 1st
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Where: Georgia Tech Student Center

This will be an opportunity to share the gospel and interact with students while giving sound, Christian, apologetic answers with materials to students with various worldviews.

If you are interested in participating in this outreach, please contact us.

e-mail- jrosser@john-lee-ministries.org
http://www.john-lee-ministries.org/

LTW Update: Feeding the Homeless on Thanksgiving

God bless Dan and the team. They fed the homeless a hot Thanksgiving meal at Hermosa Beach. I wish I could have been with them.



LTW Update: Rio Grande Valley

from Curt & Janie Rolf
leaders, Rio Grnde Valley

Though every slot was filled with a booth, shoppers didn’t really start showing up in full force until around 10:00.  It was such a beautiful, cool morning.  For the first time, a Jehovah’s Witness young man was drawn to the table by the Evolution or Creation booklet (Chapel Library). Though we disagree on who Jesus Christ is, neither could argue against the beauty of God’s creation.

Simultaneously, as she discovered all of the materials were free, a lady started taking books.  We requested she limit herself to two. After taking our last copy of Out of India, she took Deceived on Purpose and asked if she could also take Who’s Driving the Purpose Driven Church.  We gave her all three books.

A very soft-spoken, Spanish speaking gentleman saw the Bibles and asked for one for his‘hija’ (daughter). I gave him the NlRV version in Spanish. He then asked for an English Bible for a friend, choosing the King James version. When I showed him the bilingual New Testament, .his eyes lit up, and  I said, “Para ti” (for you)!  Another return visitor had it in mind to check out materials on Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism. His wife is Hispanic, so we were grateful to have most of those materials in English and Spanish. A couple of teenage gals whizzed by the table and grabbed a Spanish CBH Devotional.

Anthony likes to color and also was interested in the Nov.-Dec. CBH devotional. I encouraged his mom to take “The Most Important Story Ever Told” for Anthony and his older brother. The live music was loud, but I think Anthony’s dad was wanting him to go to church. They left before we could pursue that topic.

Our color page today was on a tract, “Pick’n Pumpkins,” explaining that when God created pumpkins, no two were alike, just like snowflakes.  "YOU ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND!"  All of our English toddler booklets, Would You Like to Know Jesus? were taken, as well as all of our English tracts, “The Most Important Story Ever Told."   (We are pleased that we now have this booklet in Spanish.)

On the lighter side, I had a lot of fun watching, listening, and talking to a group of high school orchestra members, who performed at my request. I couldn’t figure out why a young man stood in front of the three members playing violins and was NOT about to move. I positioned myself to capture the three violinists on a photo. It finally occurred to me that he had their music pinned to his back! :-). They were very good!

Relying on Him as “He Directs Our Paths” (Prov. 16:9),
Curt and Janie

Why I Love to Fast

I was asked to write a testimonial for fasting for a Christian web site. Here it is:

Jesus calls Himself the “Bread of Life,” and we have a blessing like no other on earth as Christians when we feast on Him. Thank you for your web site! It fills up my heart with inspiration as I read the testimonies posted of how God heals through fasting both physically and spiritually.

I am someone who loves to fast, but I find myself misunderstood often among Christians for fasting. This is paradoxical, because Jesus did not say “if you fast,” but “when you fast,” as He taught us how to pray. I feel convicted that if I cannot control my flesh enough to fast and pray, I am really not in a position to be self-controlled in other areas. It is a litmus test to me in that regard. Of course, we don’t fast to have a relationship with God; our relationship with Him is not based on works (Eph. 2:8-9). We fast to “put to death the deeds of the flesh” as we “deny ourselves” and draw nearer to the Lord in prayer. Nowhere do we find in the Bible that God wants us to have what we want whenever we want it. The amazing thing is that as I deny myself, He changes my desires to make them more like His: He changes me to make me better. What could be a greater reward?

He heals me emotionally and makes me less hungry as I fast. Fasting is an excellent discipline to enjoy as Christian. I don’t have to; I get to! When God is all I have, He is all I need. (Not eating definitely makes me feel as if God is all I have in problem solving, and that is a very sweet, authentic, needy place for me to be as I pray for His wisdom in situations.)

The power in fasting is just yet another example of how God humbles us as we humble ourselves through prayer and fasting. Some things only come through prayer and fasting—some things like self control, a more mature life, a better perspective on “problems,” clearer thinking and self destructive patterns of strongholds broken. It is not just about avoiding food but being able to see why so many feelings and insecurities need to be stuffed in the first place.

As I fast, I am taught in a more intense way to “wait” on God. This waiting is not passive. It helps me better manage my time and frees me up to journal, to read and study more and take walks as I pray. It also frees me from distraction to enjoy the reward of seeing projects come to fruition as I see goals accomplished I set for myself and work. When I am not feeding my physical appetite, I can let God feed my spiritual needs and fill me up to overflowing with happiness and contentment in Him. It is supernatural the way the Holy Spirit meets us in such a place of surrender to give us peace that no one can take away. Suddenly fears become more present, fears that God can heal. Anxieties surface for God to heal them as we turn to God to fill us up and not food. I love how it gives me confidence and energy, clears up my skin and mind and makes me need God every hour when I am hungry in my soul for what only He can satisfy.

Feeling good about myself is better than any food tastes. Fasting destroys food addictions and helps me stay a size 0 to 2, which is the perfect size for me. It also gives me confidence—a confidence the enemy of my soul cannot destroy. There is a strength that God gives me as He lets me see situations more from His perspective. It is healing to me like nothing else on earth. I love to fast. After the first day or two it is not as hard. I feel my being is in more of an emotional and spiritual state than a physical one as I walk through days of physical denial, letting my mind and body clear from the world’s decay. I know of no better way to handle stress. Fasting on fresh vegetable and fruit juices and eating nothing with much prayer has become my favorite way of handling stress.

It is only by God’s grace that I can fast for any length of time. I see every day and night of fasting as a gift from God. The ability to fast is an answered prayer for me, and I know of no greater blessing with God to experience as a Christian. Especially in the midst of stress or sadness, it is transforming as the Lord fills us up with His peace and love. Food is a weak idol in comparison to the euphoria of feeling close to God and feeling good about myself.

With a Savior who satisfies my soul,

Dwayna Litz
http://www.lightingthewayworldwide.org/
http://www.lightingtheway.blogspot.com/

http://www.bygodsgrace.org/ 

Giving Many Thanks Today Unto God

I can't express what a blessing it has been for me to journal daily about God's blessings. I love my new diary, and it keeps me in an attitude of praise. I realize that God does not give us everything we want; He wants to mature us and make us rely more on Him. He also teaches us to wait by not giving us everything we want. I am learning afresh that such a time of "waiting" is not meant to be passive as we are growing more in the Lord. He is teaching us new things daily as we obey and wait, changing us to make us more like Him.

I got this email from a pastor, and I am also thankful for this encouragement today.

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Good for you, Dwayna! Great website!

A freind of mine has been sucked up into the Hebrew Roots movement. It's been tragic to watch. He used to teach at our local church camp, and we've had to ban him from the campgrounds. We've had multiple kids go home from the camp, crying (and that's a lot for a high school student) because they are not righteous enough to follow God or smart enough to know all of these obscure Hebrew laws that they need to follow.

I've been trying to work with him in a one-on-one bible study to explain to him why his theology is so amiss, but he won`t listen. I'm a preacher and a bible college professor, and in his home learning from online "rabbi's" he thinks that he has just as much authority to teach with his lack of anything other than hometeaching as I do with a couple of Christian degrees and teachings from qualified PhD's and bonifide scholars of the Bible.

It's frustrating, and there's not enough online material to combat this ridiculous threat to the faith. I'm grateful for your website. Really very good.

If you have any other resources to help, I would be grateful. His reliance on some of the Ray VanderLaan's more esoteric teachings is easy to shoot down, but there's not a lot online about Brad Scott's crazier theology.

Jason Brandon
Pleasant Hill Christian Church, Murphsyboro IL
Morthland College, West Frankfort, IL

Dead Sea Scrolls Online

What a great resource for study--Check out the Digital Dead Sea Scrolls here.

Update from Jerusalem Outreach

from Rami
November 23, 2011

I want to share with you about Mr. Rita, who just accepted the Lord Jesus a few days ago.  Sister Rita has been learning the Word of God, also.  Please pray for her to continue studying the Bible without ceasing, so she can grow to be more like Jesus and to be a blessing to her family.

Today I met a guy called Ibrahim,  who found a brochure on the ground next to his house. This was because the guys of our team from Bethlehem put it where he could find it.  I can share with you this wonderful story of God's love to this person, as he came to me and told me the way he accepted God's message to his life.  He read Accept Jesus As Savior of Your Life, which was the brochure left by our team.  We spent time together praying and have started to study the Bible.  He asked me to study the Bible in his house with his family, so they can be the children of God and share His kingdom.  Please pray for Ibrahim and his family and also for the preaching service team.

C M A  Table Ministry

P.O BOX 50

Jerusalem 91000

Israel

Update

I have had such a great day. I am really ready for this move to happen, BUT, as God would have it in His perfect timing, I have written a song called "America, Come Home" and have spent my time recording it and researching avenues to get it involved in the presidential campaign for the last week here in Atlanta. I've worked with a very talented producer and co-writer of mine, Jayne Olderman, and I am so thankful God gave me this idea before leaving Atlanta. Jayne and I now wish we had been working together the whole time I have been living here!

I have been either packing, working on LTW web site edits and updates or researching ways to earn revenue for myself and for LTW via my new song about America. There is a lot of opportunity for independent artists, but it takes a  lot of work. I feel the Lord close to me, encouraging me, and I have been reading Psalm 121 daily. It is such a sweet time with God, as I am moving to NYC holding His hand. I have no idea what lies in store and feel concerned that my rent is so high. It is making me turn to the only thing I have been trained to do to make money, and that is music. If my song about America could be heard and touch people it would be an answer to my prayers on many levels, and the funds would be used to sustain and support Lighting the Way,

“...giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins."

Colossians 1:12-14

We are ALL commanded to "do the work of an evangelist" (2 Timothy 4:5)

I believe that [in] each generation God has “called” enough men and women to evangelize all the yet unreached tribes of the earth…everywhere I go, I constantly meet with men and women who say to me, “When I was young, I wanted to be a missionary, but I got married instead.” Or, “My parents dissuaded me,” or some such thing. No, it is not God who does not call. It is man who will not respond!

–Isobel Kuhn

(Missionary with the China Inland Mission)   

My Verse for this Season of my Life

"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains. From where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip. He who keeps you will not slumber...The Lord is your Keeper. The Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will protect you from all evil. He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever."

Psalm 121

Jerusalem Table Ministry Birthday

From Rami & Evette
November 16, 2011

Today is the birthday of our table ministry of evangelism in Jersualem.  We have been telling people about Jesus in the streets of Jerusalem for five years.  Our ministry started on Nov. 16, 2007.  Thank you for your prayers, and please continue to pray for us.

Pray for the ministry needs.
Pray for Rami.

Pray for everyone who needs to know our Savior, Jesus!
Pray for Sharef to have a strong relationship with Jesus and to be able to share his faith with others.
Pray for support for our family.  100% of Rami's time is given to this ministry.
Pray for wisdom, strength, protection, and faith for spiritual seekers.
Pray for faithful, Arabic-speaking volunteers from local churches.
Pray for pocket money for food and travel for volunteers.

P.O BOX . 50

Jerusalem 91000

Israel

www.facebook.com/cmajerusalem tableministry

Editing New LTW Web Site

I have been editing the new LTW web site. Only I can edit it, because there is so much that only I can decide about. It is so much work. It really makes me thankful for all God has done since the outreach began in 2002.

I am happy to announce that I am almost TOTALLY  packed for my move to NYC.

Soon to come: photos and summaries and prayer requests from our new outreach to the homeless in Atlanta.

Update from George and Goldie at Cal State University Northridge

From George and Goldie Shaw
November 9, 2011

Dear Intercessors,
As with the previous week, we questioned going to CSUN on Nov.9, with a forecast of strong winds.  Early that morning, the Lord showed each of us that we have a "GO."  George opened his Bible to  2Chronicles 11:23, which has the word, "distribute."  Goldie read from Colossians 2:6, "Walk in Him," which meant action to us.  What followed was an extremely fruitful distribution day.

Things blew off the table at times, but we have our box of little rocks to hold down the Word.  George took a long time to find parking, because of the students coming in for classes.  Goldie was overwhelmed with giving out bookmarks, Bibles, CD-ROM's, and DVD's, a good problem.  After thirty minutes, George returned.  We both kept busy, as your prayers worked, and we gave all of the above away by 1:00 P.M., plus Where Do We Go From Here booklets and Pure Gold booklets, plus many more extras that the Evangelical Sisters of Mary in Arizona sent us.

We have picked only a few of the long list of beautiful students to tell you about.  Saba, a dark-eyed Persian, young lady, asked for something in Farsi.  George gave her a Gospel of John in Farsi, and her friend, also Persian, wanted a Magdalena DVD, the story of Mary Magdalene and the Life of Jesus Christ DVD; both have Farsi on them.  Adriana came before we could set up and asked questions.  She took materials and said she hoped to be a missionary, since she recently came back from Honduras.  Luz, Alex, Chanel, Jasmine, and Genesis came for Bibles, etc.  Elizabeth, a pretty Jewish student, saw our signs and wanted a Hebrew/English Tanakh; she was willing to take the Hebrew New Covenant, also.  Later, she came again to get two more Tanakhim, one for her mother and one for a friend.  She told us that she knew Jesus was Jewish, but that He was not the Messiah whom she expects to come someday.  She stayed to choose several Jewish things from the table.  Elizabeth saw that only one Hebrew Tanakh was left, and she hovered over it and called on her cell for her classmate to come.  She waited on the grass across from us for a long time.  Finally, Gabriela came, and the Bible was still there for her.  Please pray that they will both see the Davidic lineage in Matthew and the birth of Messiah in Luke.  Suzanne took one of five VMC Spanish whole Bibles.  Terrifico!  Isaac came to give us ministry cards from their Christian Club on campus, called The Vine.  We did.  How glad we are to see two such clubs on compus now!  When on the first day we ever saw this campus, in 1999, signs along the free speech zones advertised sororities and fraternities.  During the morning, we met several believers who were going to one of these clubs, like Felipe, who did not have a Bible.  It was his first time at the club.  When he saw our table, he said to his friend, "God provides."  At the very end, three bright young ladies came to chat and offered to help us pack up.  That's a first for this campus. 

"If that isn't love, the ocean is dry; 

There's no star in the sky,

And the sparrow can't fly. . ."  by Dottie Rambo

Thank you for going before us in prayer.

George and Goldie Shaw

Email:  ivrit@juno.com

LTW Update: Campus Outreach in the Philippines

“ROCK (Reaching Out for Christ’s Kingdom) campus ministry of Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) Batangas held a Free Movie event on November 11-12, 2011. The movie event was held in SHL Bldg. Case Room 202 and was attend by students of the Criminology Department headed by Mrs. Rowena Mojares (Department chair and R.O.C.K. adviser)…Aside from the movie, Aaron (the campus ministry president), Mheann (the secretary) and some youngsters of Good Shepherd Baptist Church set up a table outreach (courtesy of Lighting the Way Ministries) where they place booklets, magazines, and tracts, not only for those who will attend the movie, but for students passing by. As for me, I was able to share the Gospel with  a group of students. Elaine (a dean’s lister) and her buddies’ listened attentively, as I show them how sinful we are by God’s standard (the 10 commandments) and how Christ paid the penalty for sin…” --Nitoy

LTW Update: University of TN Campus Outreach

Claudette Litz, leader
November 8, 2011

I am praising God, as I write about the wonderful day in ministry that God gave us on the campus of the University of TN.  LTW joined with a team from Words of Life ministry to reach students for the glory of Jesus Christ.  I invite you to go to the web site for Words of Life to see the effective work this ministry is doing.  It was such a blessing to watch Royce DeVault and Ed Hester engaging with the students and handing out over 1000 tracts.  Also, I want to thank Tom Duvall, who continues to secure our permit.  Tom was our faithful leader last year, and without the permit, we could not set up our outreach.

Students with many belief systems came to the table.  The first student who came over was an atheist.  While I unpacked the items for him to view, Royce shared Jesus with him.  Their conversation lasted for over an hour.  Although the student wanted to debate the lack of absolute truth in Christianity, Royce kept taking him back to John 14:6 were Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father, except through me."  After their lengthy conversation, this student took How Can I Know the Bible Is the Word of God? and a DVD, God of Wonders.  

A student from Nigeria was interested in comparing the teachings of Christianity with other religions.  I gave him a card referring him to the apologetics LTW web site Dwayna created for this purpose, http://www.bygodsgrace.org/  He seemed to think he wanted to be a Christian but wanted to postpone making that decision until he had studied all other worldviews.  He left with several materials from the table, after I shared with him how there is only one way to God and eternal life.  The foundation of Christianity is the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ.  That makes the Christian faith very different from any other belief system.  I tried to convey the importance of a personal relationship with Jesus and how he could experience this only by receiving His Gospel.

One student from China was excited about receiving the DVD of the film, Jesus (The Greatest Gift),  especially since it was in the Mandarin language.  Other students came by who were interested in sharing materials with their roommates and friends about the Islamic faith.  Copies of the Gospel of John in both Arabic and English, as well as the tract, Dear Muslim Friend, were available for them.  It was encouraging to be thanked by students for having the presence of LTW on campus, and they appreciated the selection of literature displayed, especially the booklets, DVDs, CDs, and magazines relating to evolution.  Two students were interested in Buddhism and took the tract, Euro Karma,  which looked like legal tender from the Dalai Lama.  On the back, however, was the gospel and the website of the publisher at http://www.eurokarma.com/

God blessed us with sunshine and warm weather, but most of all, He gave us a special sense of the presence of the Holy Spirit.  Our team prayed together before we arrived on campus and ended the day with prayer for each student that received materials and those that interacted with us. 

Today at the University of TN Outreach

The Lord blessed with a new, strong team for evangelism on the campus of U.T. I only wish I could have been there with them. I called my grandmother to pray with her over the phone for the team while they were doing outreach. We will have an update posted soon, along with photos. I got this encouraging email tonight. (I post this, not to bring glory to ourselves, but to remind us that the Lord can bless a little effort on our part to make a huge difference in His Kingdom to reach the hearts of people. The team just gave a few hours this afternoon, but we know through our talks and distribution of literature about how to be saved through Jesus, that this afternoon in mission work had an eternal impact. How nice of this man, John, to take the time to write to encourage us. How sweet of the Lord to allow us to be used by Him to tell someone the Good News of Jesus. There is no greater honor in the world.)

Hello, Dwayna,

I was encouraged by talking to your mom today on the University of Tennessee's campus. She was at a table displaying lots of Christian literature of sorts. I approached the table and ended up talking to your mom for a while before leaving with several books and a cd. Your mom also gave me your card for organization you started. After checking that out I am encouraged and inspired by God's work in your life. As a fellow believer in Christ, I was am encouraged and uplifted by talking with your mom, receiving the free books (what a blessing!), and checking out your website. Keep up the great work and thank you very much!

God Bless,

John Randolph

Georgia Tech Campus Outreach

 

John Rosser, Leader

 

 

 

 

    Come and participate in the Georgia Tech Apologetics Table
    Outreach

    When:  Thursday, November 10, 2011

    Time:  7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

    Where:  Georgia Tech Student Center

    This will be an opportunity to share the Gospel and interact
    with students, while giving sound, Christian apologetic   
    answers to questions, with free materials to students with   
    various world views. 

    If you are interested in participating in this outreach,
    please contact us. 

    e-mail:  jrosser@john-lee-ministries.org

    www.john-lee-ministries.org

My Hiding Place

"You are my Hiding Place. You shall preserve me from trouble...and surround me with songs of deliverance." Psalm 32:7

Research on C.S. Lewis

One of my best friends and fellow researcher, Charisse, sent me these links today. I wanted to publish it on the blog for anyone who wants to do more research on the true beliefs of C.S. Lewis.

Michael John Beasley's new book uncovering the very dangerous ideas of C.S. Lewis that are contrary to Scripture

The Legacy of Lewis

Work Today

We are preparing for our first day back in outreach at the University of TN next week with a new team. We have had to wait on His provision, since our former leader, Tom, can no longer lead the outreach. We are hoping for good weather next week, because the team still has to set up outside on campus. It is exciting!

My goals today include finishing packing up all my kitchen. (Though my place has been small here in Atlanta, I have had a lot of cabinet space in my kitchen, and my cabinets have been full of ministry materials, so it has been quite a job packing it all.)

I'm going to continue to proof the new LTW web site.

I have to type up a book proposal for Broadman and Holman publishers on the longshot that they will be interested in my book of quotes from our founding fathers called 'America Come Home.' I am also writing a song with that title to be pitched to the Herman Cain campaign.

I'm looking forward to not turning on the TV for the next few weeks. Whenever I am going through times of stress I find that TV makes it worse. I just want to read and pray and listen to sermons, keeping a quiet heart and focused mind before God as I continue to make this (expensive) move to New York. Television can be such a waste of time. I asked the cable company to disconnect it, but they were going to charge more for me to have only the Internet than my basic channels and the Internet, so I'm keeping it--just the basic channels and no cable-- until the end of the month. I have always admired people who go for seasons without watching TV because of all they get accomplished. When I stayed with a Christian family in England, they had no TV. They knew they would be watching it all of the time, and it would be a waste of time. They spent time together playing music and singing around the piano and lots of time reading. It made a lasting impression on me of a godly, sober and focused life.

I will start a new LTW e-newsletter today and get it out this weekend.

In His faithfulness,

Dwayna

Update from Jerusalem Table Outreach

In the last months, we met many people around Jerusalem, and we spoke with them about Jesus.  Some of them received Him with tears in their eyes.  Some, however, did not want Him, and they started to hit us.  We prayed with the people who wanted salvation through Jesus.  One of them has died, and now he is with our Lord.

Today, we prayed with a person at the Bethlehem checkpoint.  In a two week period, we printed 1000 tracts about the salvation message, and we gave them to believers who helped us distribute them to the unbelievers around the Holy Land.  Some people have called us, because they wanted to know more about Jesus.  The Lord blessed us with another table ministry in the Bible college in Bethlehem.  We spoke with the Muslim people who came to the college to take courses.

Please pray for the Jerusalem table ministry in the Holy Land, and ask God to send us volunteers to help.  Also, pray for Rami.

C M A

P.O. BOX 50

Jerusalem 91000

Israel

LTW Work, etc.

In addition to all of my packing, we have been working hard to get these goals accomplished:

We are sending a shiment of materials to Rami for table outreach in Jerusalem. (This will be at least 50.00 in shipping costs, using a flat rate international box.)

We have sent the program director of Salem Radio my Christian music CD with the prayer it will get some air play. I have it all registered with ASCAP, and I am so in need of funds now, so I pray the program director will listen. I was told by the nice receptionist that they often play unknown artists if they like the original music. I have sent them "My Prize." If they play it on the air, I will get royalties, which will go to help pay my bills in NYC and fund Lighting the Way. I also sent an mp3 of the song to the FISH Christian radio station here in Atlanta, but I have not heard back from the program director.

I am working more at music, because it is the only thing I have been trained to do to earn income. Since I am working full time in "non-profit" and donations are down, how I pray that the Lord will bless my efforts to support myself and pay my basic living expenses to put less of a burden on Lighting the Way.

I plan to get an e-newsletter sent out this week. I am in the music studio tomorrow recording a song I have written, which I hope to profit from in 2012. I am also calling Christian book publishers about my book idea called 'America Come Home'--a book of quotes from our founding fathers and past presidents and original precepts from Yale and Princeton to show we were once a a Judeo-Christian culture in America,

I am also proofing the new LTW web site.

Life for me is busy and rich in God's faithfulness, as tight times financially certainly serve to make me lean more on Him.

Dwayna