MARDI GRAS 2009

GLENN

These were taken in the Iberville projects on Saturday. Every year we go bring Jesus to each one who will listen. We bring food for the bodies and souls of the young and old. We see old friends and make new. This year i met Glenn Fields. He was playing chess with a friend. He has been in and out of prison. He is 29 and wants a Godly wife. He has seen the devil in prison and was blamed for an accidental death in there. He said the man was possessed and just banged his head against the bars til he killed himself. All the while smiling over at Glenn saying "watch this." Crazy? Well, i got to thinking about the way demons inhabited the bodies of people in the scripture, how these people would seemingly cast themselves into fire or water. And these days we are in are perilous times. i believer Glenn. He preached the word to us as we listened to him. He knows God, he knows the word and i think at times Jesus knows him too. i believer Glenn needs prayer for total victory over sin and death. His friends, Derrell and Calvin say he keeps them straight, gives them the word, keeps them sober and sane in the crazy place they live. God bless them and give them victory.

ELTHEA

Elthea has been here a long time. Wanted prayer for her and her granddaughter. We prayed with her. Most women and children here do not come out much. When we come they feel safe. They hear gunshots every night, they suffer loss beyond most of our grasp to understand. But they have a faith that is alive and they hold on to it for dear life.

SYLVIA

Sylvia has nothing, no support of any kind, and wants to share prayer and the word with others. i hooked her up with Billy Mac and he is going to try and find other women of faith in the project and get them together. These praying women can change the face of this place, i believe.

THE CHILDREN

The little boy's name is Issac. He was the most affectionate of the bunch of kids i was honored to spend about 20 minutes with, as my brothers were setting up. i was squatting down and he just plopped himself on my knee and held on. Just us talking about Jesus and my camera.. These kids are facing great challenges in their future. A future where evil is intensifying as Jesus gets ready to return. They need prayer. Just pray for all the children in the Iberville project.

Iberville, there is a rumor that they will be shutting down Iberville. Where will these people go? i do not know.