It has been a corporate labor with the saints for the past week in Vallejo. In total, we gave out 1,300+ tracts and 180+ Bibles. Of the 206 contact cards we received from Bible recipients, a whopping 92% have shown interest to be contacted; 33 of the 206 have been identified as being very open to be contacted again. Praise the Lord for such a rich sowing!

Every morning, we gathered together to pray and touch the Lord. One item we prayed for is that the Lord would gain five solid families in Vallejo. Even though we have not yet seen this as we depart from Vallejo, we are full of faith that the Lord is answering this prayer.

On Saturday, one team went out but no one received a Bible. However, a young man at one of the houses asked the team to come back in the afternoon, saying that his wife might be interested. Not expecting much, the team returned to the house that afternoon. When they met the wife, she turned out to be a very seeking Catholic. This young couple had recently moved from San Francisco to Vallejo and the wife was desirous for a Bible study in her neighborhood!

Another team knocked on the door of a house that was a home care center. At the beginning, the one who answered the door didn’t show any interest in receiving a Recovery Version. But after a sister persistently shared with him some footnotes, his countenance changed and he was willing to receive a gospel tract! Continuing to chat with him, they found out that he was the owner of several home care houses in the neighborhood. Even though he didn’t receive a Bible, we believed that the Lord was expressed and testified through the conversation!

That night, we had a Bible study meeting at a sister’s home. The topic was consecration. One newly saved sister shared that we must first allow the Lord to work in us before we can work for Him. At the end, many spontaneously sang the hymn, “I love my master, and I would not go out free.” Our love for the lord was rekindled and our consecration was renewed! It was such a sweet time and we were shepherded by the Lord. We realized that as we were laboring for the Lord outwardly, He was gaining us inwardly.

It has been a wonderful experience blending with and laboring with the saints in Vallejo. This city has been inscribed on our hearts and we will intercede for the Lord’s testimony here in our prayers. We will pray that the Lord would gather men like a flock for His testimony in Vallejo!

Prayer burdens:

  • Please pray that many of the open contacts will be brought into Bible studies in their neighborhoods and will even be brought into the church life.
  • Please pray that five solid families will be gained for the church in Vallejo this year.