RAVINA PARK OUTREACH RECAP

The Ravina Park Outreach in South Bend was great!

It was a great Outreach!

There is just something about the inner city outreaches that are so exciting. I guess, because you never know who might wander in, or who shows up. Plus, believe it or not, most of the people you meet  are very open to hear what you have to say. They realize that we are there to bless them and help them, so they open up and many of them stay the whole time to fellowship and dialog.

Today’s ministry team was from several different area Churches and Ministries, and we all flowed together marvelously. The reason this is possible is because of the common goal: JESUS!... That is the goal, to minister Jesus! It is sharing Christ! To love people who don’t get much love. Amen. This is why this works, and this is why it is effective.

A few of my  highlights from this day- a man I met named Marlin, he had the most awesome smile and he was very friendly, he received a flyer last week and remembered it this morning. He told me how recently he was injured and missed a lot of work and stopped going to Church. He admitted he needed to get back into a fellowship. We talked for a while he brought his brother with him. I was able to minister and pray for him. He made arrangements to connect with Christian Center Church (one of the local Churches attending the event.)  Praise God!

Another cool highlight was a lady who showed up with her two daughters. They just relocated from Florida, and the oldest daughter named Kristen, desired to get involved in church and a youth group.  They stayed for a while and were ministered to.

Another whole family that came, I met them as we went out inviting people to the Park after we set up. This was a large family, as there were around ten of them, the cool thing is we almost walked by them. But I saw them out of the corner of my eye as they were by the side of their house. This really was a God appointment as all of them came to the Park. I personally had some real effective ministry with the two boys, both of them struggling with drugs, rejection, and depression. Many in that family were planning on attending church.

The Teen Challenge guys who came out with us had a incredible time. They all got to share their testimonies publicly and even did some street ministry. I love their hearts and passion to serve and pray for people.

Pastor Joel  and his Church, a Spanish ministering Church named Divine Touch, did a great job. They connected with a few Spanish families that showed up at the outreach and plans were in place for them to attend their Church which is just a few blocks away from Ravina Park.

A big shout of thanks to all who served!  Thank you as well to everyone who prayed and gave toward this outreach.  The biggest shout of praise to the Lord Jesus Christ who gets all the glory for all the good that went forth this day!!!... Praise You Lord!!!

Check out the Pic’s below… God bless.

Steve Ignowski

Life Line Outreach Ministries

574-612-0555

Free Food Ministry

 

Teen Challenge Testimonies

Free Clothing Ministry

Face Painting Ministry

 Free Food Boxes

One On One Ministry

Pastor Joel (Divine Touch Church)

BASHOR HOME MINISTRY UPDATE

A Big shout of thanks to those of you who have been praying for the Bashor Home ministry. We had a real good ministry time with the students at Bashor last Tuesday.

The first two meetings at Bashor didn’t go so well. There is no need to get into that but only to say it was "hard ground" the last two times at Bashor. But this last Tuesday was different, there was much more openness from the students toward us. They seemed more eager to talk to us and engage in dialog. The Lord is softening hearts.

We had two teams go in, one group went into one cottage and played board games and taught guitar with the students.

The team I was with, we played an intense three on three basketball game and also threw a football around.

Relationship building. This is how the Lord is leading us at Bashor. After the basketball game a couple of the students sat at the picnic table and engaged in a short Bible Study. And as we left all the students received prayer and they seemed genuinely thankful that we were there.

We feel like a trust is building at Bashor and we are gaining some confidence with the students. We are still praying on the timing of this, but the plan is to have a Chapel service with the students; where we having live worship music and message from Bible along with prayer and altar time.

Many if not all of these young people have walls up. We feel like some of these walls are coming down, Praise God! I am anxious to see how the Lord continues this outreach. Please pray for the students at Bashor, pray the Lord touch them with His presence and they experience His love.

A big shout of thanks to Pastor Scott and his family, Daniel and the TC guys for their efforts and their hearts to show the love of Christ in a tangible way! Thanks again for the prayers and I will keep you all updated. Our next visit to Bashor is October 16^th.

Thanks for reading and God bless you all!

Steve Ignowski

Life Line Outreach Ministries

574-612-0555

FINAL BLOCK PARTY OF THE YEAR COMING UP OCTOBER 20TH AT RAVINA PARK

The last block party outreach of the year is coming up this October 20^th at Ravina Park in South Bend. (Sorry about the date changes…This is a confirmed date & time now.)

We will be teaming up with a few other Churches and Ministries in that area. It’s going to a great time. Those reading this e-mail please feel invited to attend.

Ravina Park is an area we targeted two years ago. It is in a very urban down town area of South Bend. It is located near the intersection of Miami and Indiana streets. There will teams going out on Friday October 12th and Friday the 19th prior to the Ravina Park Outreach, in order to hand out flyers & evangelize in the surrounding area. *Anyone interested in assisting with that please contact me.

The day of the outreach…there are several ministry opportunities for you to assist in:
- Children workers (face painting, games)
- Food workers (grilling, serving, clean-up)
- Prayer warriors (praying for the sick, deliverance, for God to touch lives)
- People to minister (loving on people, sharing the Gospel, testifying)

When: October 20^th
Time: Noon-3 p.m. (10 am if helping set up)
Location: Ravina Park in South Bend. (Corner of East Indiana and Lebanon St. (between Miami and S. Michigan Streets, off of Indiana)

Thanks so much for reading this and your prayers & support.

Please pray for God to draw the backsliders and sinners during this outreach

Contact me if you are planning on attending or need more info.

God bless

Steve Ignowski

Life Line Outreach Ministries

574-612-0555