This morning in a conversation with one of the moms from ECA, she was asking me to pray for her elementary aged son who has suddenly begun having severe anxiety and she didn't know what was causing it. As we talked, she was also telling me about some recent things that had been happening in their ministry. They are a family whose primarily ministry is teaching English to Spaniards, hosting English camps and leading Bible studies with seekers and new believers. She told me of one couple in particular where the wife was a believer but her husband was not and he had been having an affair on her. They had shown the movie Fireproof several weeks ago and 2 weeks after seeing it, the husband repented and returned to his wife and has now accepted Jesus. In his own words, "If I had not seen the movie, I would not have had any hope for reconciliation."
That is just one example among several where the power of the Holy Spirit is working through the missionaries in our community. It is so exciting to be a part of His work here. At the same time, though, this dear friend has been seeing what we believe to be attacks on her children by the enemy, who is furious at the ground he is losing. I told her about other situations I know of where those in ministry have experienced spiritual warfare, specifically in the lives of their children, and how effective the enemy can be when he gets to our children because he knows that is where a mother's heart is.
Please join us in praying for the children in our school, children of missionaries who have seen and are experiencing spiritual warfare. There is a very evident battle, but we rest assured that the Lord has the last move.
