Follow up on yesterday’s post.

“Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you…The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 14:13,14

When the people of Israel were faced with Pharaoh’s great army at the Red Sea, Moses directed them to look to God to fight the powerful enemies pursuing them.

As we face the daunting challenges here of official opposition and bureaucratic labyrinths, folks at home have been praying for God to fight for us. And the Living God, the Lord of Hosts, has been powerfully answering their prayers, giving progress on a number of fronts. Giving a waterfall of blessings. It’s a fulfillment of Psalm 37:3 “Trust in the Lord and do good, so shall you dwell in the land and truly you will be fed.”(KJV)

Here are a few examples, all related to the foundation we’ve been working to set up. It has been shackled for several months by opposition from various authorities and a lack of competent help. The Lord has used these difficulties to “prune” our plans so they fit what He wants, and then began setting us free to work. He accomplished this by:

· clearing up the police investigation against us.

· giving us an accountant who is well versed in how to handle customs matters for foundations

· giving us an experienced man who could advise us on what to do and what to avoid.

· giving us two new board members and providing a cooperative spirit among all the board members (a nice change from previous infighting).

· Most wonderfully, God is changing the heart of the woman in the government who has opposed us strongly, the woman I mentioned a couple of days ago, the one we’d been praying for God to bless. She wrote a letter asking us to help a man with TB of the bone. We are sure this is a “test” for us (we will definitely help this man) and see it as a possible breakthrough.

Folks interceded, God answered. Partnership successful. We are thankful for those who “prayed” their part.

Prayer: “Lord, today help me to believe that you are at work when I can see no answers to my prayers, to fear you, not people or events, to stand in awe of you before you answer. Help me to remember the truth of your Word: ‘The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them’ (Ps. 34:7). Amen.”