There is no Johnny's Pizza in Fort Mac like there is in North Louisiana. There is no Calhoun's restaurant in Fort Mac like there is in Knoxville, There is no Dreamland BBQ lin Fort Mac like there is in Tuscaloosa. There is no Catfish Junction in Fort Mac like there is in Leesville, and unfortunatly there is no Simply Burger like there is in Euless. However, we do have my house, and I seem to be doing a lot of cooking around here.
Why? Well the restaurants here are way understaffed due to the fact that no one wants to work at a restaurant making $14 an hour when they can work in the oil or construction industry and make a minimum of $25 an hour. So the service in the restaurants is poor, the food is undercooked, and the prices are high. Think $11 for a burger and fries. So when you get invited over to somebody's home to eat, people tend to be more apt to accpet the offer. Last Sunday, these four guys accepted my free food offer. I made homeade pita bread, greek salad, corn, hummus, chicken, beef, and cookies. They devoured it and enjoyed getting to know each other.
Before they left I got a chance to pray for each of these four guys out loud.
If there is one thing that being in Fort Mac has reminded me it is that prayer works and is crucial to survival here in the spiritually dark Fort Mac. So I am asking that you please pray for these four men this week. Pray that Terry would come to Christ. Pray that Nick would be comforted by God. Pray that Dan would put God first in his life. Pray that Michael would find his significance in Christ. Also please pray for more meals like this one where people come together and share their hurts, struggles, and victories and allow the Holy Spirit to work on them.
Why? Well the restaurants here are way understaffed due to the fact that no one wants to work at a restaurant making $14 an hour when they can work in the oil or construction industry and make a minimum of $25 an hour. So the service in the restaurants is poor, the food is undercooked, and the prices are high. Think $11 for a burger and fries. So when you get invited over to somebody's home to eat, people tend to be more apt to accpet the offer. Last Sunday, these four guys accepted my free food offer. I made homeade pita bread, greek salad, corn, hummus, chicken, beef, and cookies. They devoured it and enjoyed getting to know each other.
Before they left I got a chance to pray for each of these four guys out loud.
If there is one thing that being in Fort Mac has reminded me it is that prayer works and is crucial to survival here in the spiritually dark Fort Mac. So I am asking that you please pray for these four men this week. Pray that Terry would come to Christ. Pray that Nick would be comforted by God. Pray that Dan would put God first in his life. Pray that Michael would find his significance in Christ. Also please pray for more meals like this one where people come together and share their hurts, struggles, and victories and allow the Holy Spirit to work on them.
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