What’s Happening In The North East This Summer
Lots has been happening in the North East Kansas City, Crime is on the rise at least in our zip code of 64123 and we’ve felt it personally. This is just a thin slice of perspective from the “Dawson” house hold, there are others in the North East who’ve had their own adventures I’m sure!
Just a few weeks ago we had our second mini-van stolen. Look here to see the blog on this ! God has been gracious in providing us transportation and two vehicles. The first vehicle was a mini-van and it’s a very very nice van but it didn’t last long and unfortunately the transmission went out on us at the end of the second week of us owning it. Here it sits….
This was our gift, and behind this picture you can see our little home on Scarritt. If you’ve been by our home you might notice something else missing behind the van. In having two cars stolen within two weeks where were are in hopes that God will provide the funding to get a driveway poured so that our cars can sit up near our home. To do this we’ll have to cut a little bit out of the side of the hill, make a retaining wall and then pour from bottom to top up by our home. This will require a lot of cement of which we don’t have the $ for at the time, but perhaps God will see fit to find us a way. Perhaps not, and we’ve purchased a club for when we get another functioning vehicle!
Here was the faithful day of cutting down the tree! Thanks Kevin for the help!
Kevin is standing right about where the van would be in the first picture. As you can see that tree is no longer standing! We kept some of the wood Kevin took some to his home and we’ll be burning up the tree this fall and winter!
This is David H. and Richard, along with Bob and myself in the back ground. We have still been meeting on Thursday evenings at Richard’s home, it’s been a little light lately however we were encouraged and getting excited about being intentional this summer in our focus to reach out specifically to our neighborhoods. To see the gospel go out and to find those whom God is calling to himself! We were rejuvinated this last Thursday when Paul W. came over and shared with us his endeavours with his church to go out door to door and to share the gospel with the lost!
On Tuesday nights Bobby and Clinton and I have been meeting praying about our practical holiness and sanctification, our walk with God, our relationship with God, and the neighborhood. We have taken one Tuesday to do outreach, and Elliot H. joined us. It’s been a time of authentic pouring our hearts out before God asking Him to change our hearts, our minds, our attitudes and conform them to the image of Jesus Christ. I have enjoyed a great deal the authentic and sincere prayer time as well as the transparency and encouragement I have received from these guys!
Every morning we’ve been granted access to the Local Grace Nazarene church were we at one time several people were coming to pray and to study God’s word before work in the morning together, more for accountability than anything else. We study and pray separately and then take off for work. This has been a wonderful way to establish a discipline in our lives and to feed on God’s word in the morning before the day has begun. This has helped our attitude, throughout the day, and our perspective in keeping our minds and hearts on Kingdom things, above adn not below. It’s also been an opportunity for encouragement as we meet daily and stir one another up!
We have also been able to spend time in prayer for our elders, for one another and the neighborhood! This summer I hope and pray that there is more out reach, more opportunities to grow and pray for one another, and to study God’s word. If you live in the North East part of Kansas City, and you’d be interested in showing up to any of these meetings please click on contact and shoot us a note and will tell you where and when to come!!!
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