FALL 2004

Dear Friends,

Few things in life are more rewarding that being used by God to lead people out of spiritual bondage into freedom in Christ! Last time, we reported on Dave and Diane who are leaving the Watchtower after 27 years of involvement. Dave is continuing to take huge steps of faith in his new walk in Christ, and it is exciting to see his spiritual growth. However, progress is slow with Diane who is struggling with significant fear over leaving the Watchtower. Continued prayers for them and their family are appreciated.

This summer, in addition to ministering to Dave and others leaving the Watchtower, I had the privilege of seeing the Holy Spirit lead Susan and her husband Mitch (who had been involved in Mormonism for several years) to the Lord. While Susan had embraced Mormonism from childhood, Mitch had converted to it at the beginning of their marriage but had left on his own after researching its discrepancies on the Internet.

For five years, Susan and Mitch struggled over the topic of religion. Mitch wanted to associate with evangelical Christian circles, while Susan struggled with the fact that to join a different church would require her to deny the basic tenants of Mormonism. God intervened when Susan met my Christian friend Kathy who reached out to her in love. Eventually, Susan agreed to meet with me and to look at our research on Mormonism. After two meetings in which Susan was able to see discrepancies in their own books, she decided to leave her faith. Together she and her husband Mitch prayed and confessed their sins and turned to the true Jesus of the Bible. We now meet weekly for Bible study along with their two children Geoffrey and Magen, who actively participate in our discussions. God is so good!

In August, I spoke at an ex-Jehovah’s Witness conference in San Francisco, California. It was an encouraging time of fellowship with Christian and ex-Jehovah’s Witness friends who are reaching out to their loved ones still in the Watchtower. I was blessed by the presence of my Christian friends Dewey and Pat who I’ve been helping over email to enlighten their Jehovah’s Witness son, Mike. Together we shared at the conference how God is using five simple questions to get Mike thinking.

These questions are posted on our site at:
http://www.witforjesus.org/jehovahs_witness/online/5qfaithworks.php

MINISTRY NEEDS:

Thanks to our God and your generosity, I am now full-time with the ministry! Your extra gifts have significantly helped in getting our financial base to the level where I could leave my outside job. However, we are still in need of monthly financial partners to meet the budget for this year. Currently, we are at 67% of our budget in monthly pledge commitments. Your financial support as the Lord leads is greatly appreciated.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Christian growth for ex-LDS Mitch and Susan and salvation for their kids Geoffrey, Magen and LDS family.
2. Ex-JW Dave’s Christian growth and salvation for Dave’s JW wife Diane and their children Katia and Daniel.
3. Ex-JW Echo and her boyfriend Alton who just accepted Christ.
4. Wisdom for Christian Brenda sharing her faith with her husband Shawn who almost converted to the JWs.
5. Wisdom for Christian Dewey and Pat reaching their JW son Mike and his wife Miriam and their children, Daniel, Camille and Ariana.
6. Salvation for Mormon elders Anderson and Goodman who we witnessed to in September.
   

May the Lord bless you in all your endeavors as you live for Him!

In His Grace,

Christy Harvey
Director of Witnesses for Jesus Inc.

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