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Tag Archives: Betel of Britain

Back into the darkness :: Update on Jessica

In my last update, I was thrilled to report Jessica’s (not her real name) progress going into the holiday season. My wife and I were honored to join her family for Christmas dinner at Betel’s town center church in Birmingham, England. We drove two hours on Sunday morning, 23 December 2007, and eventually found our [...]

Posted 08 February 2008 § Daily Scribe § Homelessness § Personal § Prayer § Wales § marginalized ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Saying Goodbye to Bondage :: Update on Jessica

Yesterday marked the beginning of six weeks of freedom from Jessica’s struggle with heroin and prostitution. Thanks to every who have been praying for this young woman. Her father drove up to Birmingham on Sunday to see her: the very first visitor she’s been allowed since checking into a Christian residential drug rehab program in [...]

Posted 19 December 2007 § Daily Scribe § Ministry § Prayer Requests § United Kingdom § Victory § Wales § marginalized ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Heroin, prostitution, and Gospel ministry

I spent several hours in Her Majesty's Courts yesterday: my first glimpse into the British system of justice and a very interesting experience in comparison to the American courts. Monday I received a phone call from a desperate mother whose 22-year-old daughter—a serious heroin addict and prostitute—was facing serious charges. A minimum six-month prison sentence [...]

Posted 09 November 2007 § Daily Scribe § Ministry § Missions § Prayer Requests § Relational Christianity ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Want to understand the homeless? Read their blogs…

It seems that a lot of marginalized people have intersected our lives since we moved to Wales, and in almost every case it’s been a good experience for everyone involved. We met Steve, a 32-year-old heroin addict a couple of years ago who had become a Christian but just couldn’t shake the habit. He lived [...]

Posted 16 October 2007 § Homelessness ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,