Saturday, September 15, 2012

Summer Review

               Recap of Prison Ministry in Virginia, North and South Carolina

This summer was busy with women's prison ministry seminars in June and August, along with local prison ministry in Massachusetts.  We were blessed to return to Virginia in June, returning to Virginia Correctional Center for Women and Fluvanna Correctional.  We also visited Deerfield Work Camp, a new facility for the ministry.  Our seminars reached 287 women and we saw powerful God-moments as the Holy Spirit liberated women, despite their environment.  We shared a special time with a small group of intercessors at Fluvanna, where we taught on the prayer strategy of "loosing" and the power such prayers could have for the facility, for families, and for communities.  It was met with great acceptance and enthusiasm.

After leading two Sunday Worship Services at MCI-Framingham, Faith Seeds then headed to North and South Carolina in August.  We attended the COPE Conference in North Carolina and heard some powerful speakers.  Our prison ministry included seminars at Southern Correctional, Goodman Correctional, and Leath Correctional.  We also led a Prayer Seminar for the women at Tabitha Ministry.  Ministry through those seminars reached 73 women and included many spiritual challenges - which led up to a tremendous breakthrough at the program at Leath.  Women were desperate for Jesus, His word, and His spiritual weapons for their battles.  He delivered "execedingly abundantly."  We watched as women wept, shouted, praised and proclaimed - walking out of the gym victorious in Christ! 

We are so thankful to the team of volunteers, intercessors, and donors who support the ministry.  We are blessed to operate under the spiritual covering of the Vineyard Church of Hopkinton.  We remain excited to see what the Lord has planned for the remainder of 2012!