Leiters Ford Outreach Update

Hi Friends and Brothers and Sisters in Christ!


The Community Outreach at Leiters Ford, IN, IN was totally incredible!!
The weather was great, a little hazy with a nice breeze, it was perfect!








Rich and Debbie Rennier along with the whole team down in Leiters-Ford put a lot of work and effort into this. Rich and Debbie along with Bro. John Cowens, live in Leiters-Ford. They definitely have a burden for the people in their local area. Debbie and Rich have an ongoing food-bank for the community and God has opened many door for them to minister Jesus! This community outreach is a blessing and every year it gets better. There is even some talk of having another one in the fall!! Praise God!!


There was grilled food with all the salads and deserts you could eat, for free!! Boxes of groceries were also given out for free! As you can see in the pictures, God was awesome in providing a whole bunch of groceries. Many of the people here live in sub-standard housing and it is very difficult time for many. Every person in need was allowed to take as much as they needed to the glory of God! The people were very thankful and Debbie will be following up as always sharing Jesus!!










The band ‘PS150’ ministered in music! These guys are awesome! Not only are they gifted musicians and singers but also they have the sweet presence of the Holy Spirit. These people are the real-deal, they love Jesus and desire to see people set free, delivered and saved!! Anyone looking for an awesome Christian Band for any type of event, outreach, or Church service I highly recommend them. You can reach them at this email ps150rocks@yahoo.com Also, here’s there website to check out: http://www.freewebs.com/ps150rocks/index.htm





We had games for the kids!!

Of course we had the opportunity to minister the Word and preach the Gospel! Amen!!
"For it pleases God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe" (1 Corinthians 1:21)

Here are some more random pictures from the day:

Dad-Mom-Me-Jodi-Al-Jennifer

Bro. Rob came down from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Bro. John Cowens

Pastor Bob of Mnt. Hope ministering to a family
Families enjoying the food!!
'PS 150'
'PS 150'
The Kids love the face painting

I love this pic!!... I think Jodi and Jennifer are telling someone to REPENT!!.. Amen


Thanks everyone for your support and prayers. Many live were touched today and God is doing a great thing in Leiters-Ford, IN

God bless you!!

-Steve

JAIL MINISTRY UPDATE

Here’s a Jail Ministry Update From Wednesday July 18

Bro Rich Rennier and I went in again to cell block 2, to minister the uncompromised Word of God. Jesus is the solution to these men’s problems. So many of these guys want to be set free and delivered from their vices and strongholds they just don’t know how. Many have tried man’s solutions and the work of the flesh but that never lasts it will only be fleeting and temporary at best. Only Jesus and faith in the resurrected King can bring true freedom that these men desire. Our prayer as always, as we enter this cell, is to be lead of the Spirit of God, for Him to lead us to the right individuals to share this life changing Gospel.

This particular cell block, along with the whole jail, is way over crowded. Men are laying on mats in the living areas just waiting for a bunk to open up in the individual cells. This cell block has 20 individual cells in it, each cells has 2 bunks. So 40 is capacity in this block and I’d estimated 70 to 80 guys were in this cell block. Many-many of these men are repeat offenders. There is constant turn over in the jail, many get locked up for short term sentences, others are waiting sentencing to then be moved to a state facility, in any regard the harvest is truly plentiful and yes- the laborers are very few.

As we walk into the cell block many are playing cards, the TV is on, guys are grouped together some are doing push-ups and pull-ups, others are taking showers or on the phone, some are just sitting aimlessly looking at the ceiling, some are crashed in their individual cells reading or talking to one another. Usually ever head turns and everyone is checking out who just walked in. We enter in and begin to greet the guys and start engaging them in conversation.

Rich grouped up with a few guys at one table and I went and found Josh, the guy who I had prayed with last week who surrendered his life to the Lord. I joined Josh and two other guys, John and Ron at a table and I began talking and ministering to them.

Ron shared how he recently came back to the Lord, as he was into drugs and rebellion running from God and his problems. He believes that God is using this time in jail as a “wake-up” call to get his attention. I believe he is right on and we discussed that in detail.

Josh shared his struggle with his thought life. He knows he has accepted Jesus and Lord and he still is puzzled why he has evil and even ungodly thoughts. I shared with him how it is not uncommon at all to have evil and ungodly thoughts. But, I shared from the Word, on what God has to say about how were to think and our role in regards to casting evil thought down. (2 Cor. 10:4,5) We discussed that for quit a while.

John, the third guy at the table, was lost and away from God. He shared after much listening to us, how his Grandma always is telling him to get his life right with the Lord. This was Johns fourth time locked up. He shared with us how he desires to change and be set free from the drugs and bondage's in his life.

I took the next hour and half sharing with John the Good news of the Gospel and eternal Judgment to come. I shared what it really means to receive Jesus, how receiving Jesus is more than an “add-on” it not a “get your ticket punched, now I’ll go live like hell.” No –No it’s a serious thing with a cost involved. (Luke 14:28-33) So I shared and the Holy Spirit drew John to saving faith in Jesus!! We prayed and John accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior!! Praise God!! Please keep these guys in your prayers well, really, keep all of these men in your prayers.

Rich said he had an awesome time ministering to the guys at his table. One thing he kept noticing was the number of guys would come by and look like that wanted to join in to the group or want to ask something, but would then walk off. This tells me that there is a enormous hunger going on with these inmates to hear the truth and be delivered. Many would linger by slowly and listen to us as we ministered.

Please, please pray for these guys and if you desire to get involved in Jail ministry please call me. We could have easily had several groups minister in just this one cell block.

**Remember the outreach Saturday, July 28th with band PS-150, we will be ministering to the people and giving free groceries out!! Please pray and if you would like to be part of this contact me.

God bless!
Steve Ignowski
Life Line Outreach Ministries

Web: http://lifelineoutreach.blogspot.com/
Email: Outreach_lifeline@yahoo.com
Home: 574-264-9907
Cell: 574-612-0555

JAIL UPDATE: AWESOME TESTIMONY!!

Last night at the County Jail was incredible! A team of us went in and shared the love of Jesus. Debbie Rennier, Bethann Darling, Bro John Cownes, Donavan McCormick and myself. This was Bethann’s first time ministering in the ladies cells and her and Debbie had a great time. It’s an awesome thing to see how God can move when we step out, even with the fears and anxiety, God dose great things when we just make ourselves available that is really what He is looking for our availability.

We guys headed right to cell block #2 to minister and on the way in I seen Jim in a holding cell. Jim was a man I met last week on the street in Elkhart while we were street ministering. This was quite the set-up meeting this guy twice within two weeks. God is really reaching out to this man. I stopped and ministered to Jim while Bro. john and Donavan went to the cell block. Please keep Jim in your prayers as he has many issues especially with his wife as both got locked up two days ago. I ministered the Word with Jim. I really stressed to him how it wasn’t by happen stance that I met him twice in two weeks and how God is really after you. He agreed and we talked and prayed.

I then went and hooked up in the cell block #2 with Donavan and Bro. John. They were both busy ministering to different men and sharing the Word. When I walked in one of the first guys I seen was a man who God led me too the last time I was in the Jail. A young man named Josh. I knew right when I first seen him that God had something in store for him tonight. We greeted each other, he remembered me from two weeks ago and I started sharing the Word with him.

Ten minutes into our time together I asked Josh if he was ready to really commit his life to Jesus and lay down all this mess. He said he was “real close”. I kept ministering and sharing the Word. Josh was receiving and taking it all in. God move on me to tell him that many are going to be at the Great Judgment that were “real close” but they never totally surrendered their live to Jesus. “Real close” doesn’t get you in to heaven. You need to lay it all down and receive Jesus and allow Him to change you!

I discerned that Josh had this mind set like so many, that we need to clean ourselves up first, then we can come to Jesus. I stressed with Josh that we cant clean ourselves up!! That only Jesus can clean us up! Josh prayed right there in the Jail cell and received Jesus, trusting in Him as Lord and Savior! PRAISE GOD!! Josh laid it all down. He laid down all the drugs- alcohol, all the rebellion. I serve a God who still saves the down and out’s---- PRAISE JESUS!!!

I spent the remainder of the time digging into the Word with Josh explaining to him some basics of Bible reading, prayer, Christian fellowship and how God lead’s us through the Holy Spirit. I really stressed with him how God’s kingdom is 100% opposite of the worlds kingdom and we learn God’s way through His word.

Josh goes to sentencing in two weeks. He is facing 4 years. He’s hoping for house arrest. Were definitely going to keep in touch, I plan on visiting him a couple of times before his sentencing and I plan on keeping in touch through the mail. Please pray for Josh. Pray that God’s will be done on the sentencing and that God will help him and teach him the way of the kingdom, God’s kingdom!!

God is doing great things!! If anyone would desire to come in with us or want more information please contact me. Also, please pray for us and we continue to minister on the Streets, Juvenile Centers and the Jails. God Bless

-Steve Ignowski

574-612-0555

OUTREACH AT HICKORY VILLAGE APARTMENTS

We Teamed up with Al & Jennifer Sabin (Visions Of Praise Ministries) and had an awesome time of witnessing Jesus and ministry to the people at Hickory Village Apartments in Mishawka, IN.

Once a year at this apartment complex they have a free food appreciation picnic for the tenants of Hickory Village apartments. Al Sabin is one of the staff maintenance men for the complex plus he & his wife Jennifer are ministers of the Gospel with a passion to see souls saved!!



We set up a table of Free Bibles and tracts to give away. We estimate that 25 Bibles were handed out and at least two hundred tracts and Gosples of John. PRAISE GOD!!



Jodi witnessed to this man for yearly and hour. Sharing the Gospel with him and encouraging him to get right with God! ..Were standing on the Word that says (Isa 55:11..God's Word shall not return void, but it shall accomplish that which I please..)

I ministered to Roy for about 1/2 hour. This man is right on the verge of giving his heart to Jesus! Please keep praying for Him. God is really drawing him.

Al and Jennifer minister to another resident and share Jesus with him!!

Al gets into a good discussion with this man. Jesus is the only way to heaven and people need to be confronted with this Gospel truth. It is the truth that will set people free!!

We had a great day sharing Jesus and the truth of the Gospel. Many people were blessed and we sowed God's word into many lives today!

God bless
-Steve

Juvenile Facility Update

"If any man be in Christ he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 cor. 5:17) This was the message we ministered tonight at the Juvenile Center in South Bend . The Spirit of God moved and many of the young were broken before God.

(Jodi with Bro. John)

Brother John Cowens from Rochester ministered with Jodi and I; we had a great time sharing the Word with the eleven young men that attended the meeting. Many were asking questions and eager to know the truth! At the end of the meeting we had an awesome time of prayer and many stayed after to talk to us personally and get additional prayer.

(Steve & Bro. John)

Please keep these young men in South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility in prayer as they struggle with temptations and many bondage’s.
God bless
-Igy