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Michelle and her children

Psalm 19-21 NIV

But you, O LORD, be not far off;
       O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

20 Deliver my life from the sword,
       my precious life from the power of the dogs.

21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;
       save  me from the horns of the wild oxen

Meet Precious; yes this young pup’s name is Precious. Precious was with us this past Saturday at Central Avenue for Saturday morning grocery distribution and prayer time.

All our lives our precious, whether we believe it or not. I for one am continuing to learn how precious my life is. More importantly, I have come to learn how precious Jesus sees me as.  As the Care-A-Van team and volunteers shared of God’s love on Saturday, we saw and heard of many hurts and pains. We heard the cries of many wondering where they were going to get their strength from and who in the world could save them from all they were going through.

Terrible things had happened to them, many are caught up in bondages of life with different addictions, hurting wounds of past abuse and much more. Care-A-Van continues to go forth each Saturday to bring the good news of our saving Jesus. He can deliver their “life from the power of the dogs”.

Our hearts were touched late in the morning as a grandmother of 10 arrived. As she looked through the clothing donations, she shared of her concerns for her grandchildren. She was especially concerned for one grandson who is 13 years old. She asked for prayer. The volunteers all gathered around her and Elder Ron prayed for her grandchildren.

The Lord fed 34 precious families with 73 precious family members.

Last Thursday when the bus was out on in the city, we had a young father with 3 children come on in need of food and prayer.

He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. (Psalm 72:14)

Yes, Jesus uses you and Care-A-Van Ministries to help rescue the precious lives here in the city of Batavia. We cannot save them, but Jesus can. However, we can go forth and share that God cares and they are precious in his sight.

A special thanks to Sacred Heart for the donation of food they dropped off at the bus Saturday morning. Thank you to all of you for your continued support of prayer, finances and sharing of your time to make a difference in these precious lives.

 On Thursday evening the bus will be out for the mobile movie and coffee night.

On Saturday, October 17th we will be at 193 South Main Street Apartment complex for grocery distribution, 10:30-Noon.

 ( Well, some of us will be, this PR director will be busy moving to her new apartment that God has blessed her with, oh and inside scoop .. Bridget is an awesome interior designer as well!  She was busy tonight rearranging some things at my new home)

On Monday, October 19th we have been invited to be down town Batavia at Mane Attraction for Ladies Night Out!

You are all awesome! I also just want to say thank you for your words of encouragement when you see us out and about! Bright!

Have a Blessed Week and Keep that Light Burnin