June 2011

Greetings in the name of Jesus,

A couple of years ago I was humbled by my appointment as the Prayer Advocate for the South Georgia Conference of United Methodist Men. The Upper Room Living Prayer Center is supported and funded by UMM. The center operates from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm (CST) (800-251-2468).  You can visit the website at www.upperroom.org/prayer. Lifeline’s prayer request can be made at www.lifelineministries.com.  This is updated daily.

I do not know of anyone who has been a greater beneficiary of answered prayer than me and my family.  I could literally write a book on the supernatural miracles God has allowed me to experience through answered prayers. Several months ago I wrote an article about Christ directing us to pray without ceasing.  Luke 18:1 Christ states that “men ought always to pray, and not faint.”  A literal translation would be to pray until an answer comes.  Christ assures us in Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you”. I am asking you as a friend of Lifeline to pray for the ministry.  We have not had the response we need for our building projects.

Gene Trulock will be leaving with a team for Guaymas, Mexico May 29th.  We are currently short on funds for Gene’s mission trip. As I have stated in several newsletters, this is the first time in almost twenty years that Mexican Methodists have asked Lifeline to assist them in planting and building churches. By faith I am personally funding this project.  We have postponed it twice because of lack of money. I am asking you to pray in faith that God will meet our needs.

Failure is not an option for Lifeline.  There was a man in 1831 who failed in business. He was defeated in a run for the Legislature in 1832, he again failed in business in 1833, his sweetheart died in 1835, he suffered a nervous breakdown in 1836, he was defeated for Speaker in 1838, he was defeated for Elector in 1840, he was defeated for Congress in 1848, he was defeated for Senate in 1855, he was defeated for Vice President in 1856, he was again defeated for Senate in 1858, he was elected President of the United States in 1860!

Surely Abraham Lincoln prayed without ceasing, he did not give up, failure was not an option, and God’s plan for him was to become President of the United States.

We would appreciate your financial support but we need your prayers.

in His service

Griff

PS. I collect air miles on my Advantage credit card for which I use to buy tickets for mission trips. If you have access to American Airlines bonus points then you have the privilege of sharing them with Lifeline.  A.A. allows us this opportunity and as we are a 501(c)(3), we will give you a tax deduction for your contribution. (10 miles is $10.00)