Showing posts with label giving. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 22, 2013

LOOK What YOUR Support Has DONE!

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-
BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE" 
I Corinthians 13:13

Every day I am encountering people in crisis, often with great needs. When you live out of your vehicle, the whole world becomes your pulpit from which you can share the exciting message of  Jesus and His love with others. 

You are "out there," among the people in the world on a regular basis. The lost and suffering are everywhere around me. And they desperately need to experience being loved with God's love and compassion through His people.


-Rail-riders, Rainbow kids and the homeless need our love everywhere-

Every day I pray for God to lead me to the people He wants me to meet and minister to...and He does.


Today, I received a phone call from a very special person, Paul of Bozeman. Paul suffers from that tragic background of being forced by parents into mind control programs, including the government's secretive MONTAUK PROJECT and other horrific programs as well. His father was quite abusive to him as a child, as well as his mother.

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/montauk/esp_montauk.htm

Paul suffers from epilepsy and seizures to this day because of his experiences from youth. Paul was also diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome as well. His case goes even further. He is consider one of the original "indigo children" through such mind programming.

The wonderful thing is that since those traumatic years, Paul has come to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, and is striving to follow Jesus Christ. Jesus reached out His hands of mercy to save him from all his sins and his past. And everyday Paul knows that Jesus loves him and is with him.

Because of his seizures and other problems, he is considered disabled and on disability. He cannot even drive because of his seizures, and so has no car.

I was talking to Paul on the phone today, and he mentioned something sad: he had run out of food, and would have no food stamps again until the 5th of September. I asked him what he had left in his kitchen. The reply was, essentially nothing really to sustain him until the 5th. He was very discouraged and depressed. No one there was really willing to help him.

Truthfully, some of the underlying reasons for his feeling sad, were also because of his recent experiences with other Christians. When he went to several churches for help, even to get his laundry done, no one would help him. 

When he went to a church fellowship, and afterwards tried to join people at a table, he admitted they all left that table after he told them he suffered from Asperger's syndrome. He was left to feel very rejected and alone. 

He was invited to one church's  wedding reception for a couple...and then uninvited at the last minute while everyone else got to go.

The never-ending quest to find LOVE in churches of today

In Paul's lonely mind, all of this said one sad thing to him: REJECTION. He actually wondered if today's generation of Christians really know how to love and care anymore. He suffered from earliest years from rejection by his father and his mother. That is what brought him to the Church and to Jesus for salvation. While Jesus was there to receive and love him, he often wondered if Christians would be there for him too.

I was deeply moved after I heard all this. Many people finally turn away from God and the Church altogether after being disappointed or hurt repeatedly. I did not want Paul to do this. In spite of the  failures of God's people at times, God cannot fail and Jesus is with us always. Never turn away from God because of the perceived failures of His people.

I told Paul that I had received a miracle of financial support from one reader this very day, and that it would be enough to buy some food for him today. 

One gracious supporter had sent me $100.00. And here before me was Paul, a man on the outside but a sad little lamb, hurting and hungry on the inside. Wondering if anyone really cared. Somehow I didn't think my  supporter would mind if I did what Jesus would do, and minister to this hurting Christian!

And so I went online, and located a grocery store in Bozeman that would perform home deliveries and accept orders over the phone. Paul was so excited! He gave me a list of the foods he needed to survive until the 5th, and I placed the order immediately. 

Paul even began to cry over the phone. He told me how rejected he had felt at times from the Body of Christ, and therefore how much this really meant to him at this time.

I simply told Paul to make sure he thanked Jesus His Savior for every bite, because every cent came from HIM through my precious readers. And through tears, he promised he would do that.

When the grocery store called me back following shopping for all the food Paul wanted, the amount was $80.00 for food and delivery. Perfect! That is exactly how much money I had left. 

Because last night, I had spent $20 dollars buying food for a young man called Shay, the son of a pastor with a church in Ohio. I have spent time ministering to Shay here, even talking to his very concerned parents by phone. 

Shay admitted he had nothing to eat since yesterday afternoon. And of course, I met him at the local grocery store and spent $20 dollars purchasing the food he needed. Shay was so thankful...and I made sure he was thankful to the Lord God Almighty, and not to human flesh. God's mercy provided what he needed, and so did my kind readers as well.

This is how God can work through each one of us to minister to the homeless and the hurting. I may need the money for my upcoming journey and my trailer purchase, BUT....it was clear that these two hurting and needy lambs needed this money more than I did. And whenever we obey God, He is faithful to supply our needs as well.

And the Word of God promises that His word will never return VOID, but accomplish the purpose for which it was sent forth.

Whenever we act in faith and obedience mingled with true love and compassion for others, great things will always happen for His glory! Halleluia!

Please pray therefore for Paul Price in Bozeman, and Shay the son of a pastor in Ohio. Pray for Paul to be healed completely of the horrible effects of mind control programming and the resultant epilepsy. And pray that he will be led to genuine disciples of Jesus who will embrace him in fellowship and prayer and support there in Bozeman, MT.
Rail-riding is dangerous in today's world

Please pray for Shay to dedicate his life completely to Jesus Christ and to come back home at last. His lifestyle is very dangerous, riding the rails and mingling at times with unsavory or dangerous people including drug addicts that can present temptations to him. His parents are very concerned for him, and were so happy I have bought him food more than once, and ministered to him at the same time.


And thank you kind readers for helping to make such missions of mercy possible to those in need!!!

And the good news doesn't stop there...

Your support has enabled me to feed more people besides Shay and Paul. And even to provide a backpack for one young man in crisis, who was a Christian but felt no one cared in his life. (Yes, Christians can suffer and be homeless too.)

He too had no family left and no home to go home to. His only backpack was falling apart before my eyes, even as he tried in vain to repair it with a needle and thread. "Pepper" shared his life's story with me, and I knew immediately God had sent me to him. 

"Pepper" left this city with a brand new backpack, several new t-shirts, a pocket New Testament (which his friends told me they saw him reading every morning before he left) and several other things. He cried as he gave me a quick hug, thanking me so deeply. Again, I told him it all came from Jesus and His people, and it did. He then slowly disappeared into the night, walking towards the rail yards to hop the next freight train to Seattle, WA.

You know, we all have our needs in life. Obviously, I do too. 

But as a follower of Jesus, I have made it a point in my life to always be willing to help another person in crisis, whenever possible. I know when God sends people to me to minister to. And even though I never do such things with the motive of receiving from God, but rather out of  LOVE AND COMPASSION, I also know that the Word of God promises He WILL reward our love and obedience.


Furthermore, the Bible tells us that "FAITH WORKS BY LOVE." It is not enough to simply say, "Oh, God bless you" and "I will pray about it." God asks us sometimes to do more, and to go beyond. These young people I have encountered will never forget these acts of kindness, and they KNOW that it was God the Father through Jesus Christ and His mercy that made it all possible. Every act of love in His name, brings others closer to God and receiving His salvation. After all, it was LOVE that drew us to Jesus!


Thank you for caring.
Lives are now being  touched for eternity. 
None of this would have been possible WITHOUT YOU.


-Pamela Rae Schuffert-

Monday, July 29, 2013

God's Amazing Ways!

Ministry to the Youth on the Streets of America

No sooner did I write an article about ministering to the lost and the street kids in Asheville, NC, then God leads me to several HERE...who came from that very region!
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By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-


Every day I begin with prayer and praise to God through Jesus Christ. I always add, "Heavenly Father, lead me to the people You want me to meet...." God is the Master of predestining His people and leading them to His purposes in our world today.

As I wrote in my previous article, I later went to various outdoor events to seek the people God wanted me to minister to. And, lo! I encountered a group of 4 people, young teens, dressed the typical Asheville/rainbow people style, with backpacks and dogs. 
They are found all across America

They were sitting on their backpacks on the sidewalk, enjoying the warm summer sun. One was fastidiously sewing up a rip in his overly worn backpack. 

I remember feeling pain inside as I realized how young and how vulnerable these young teens were. I parked my vehicle and went to talk with them. When I mentioned "Asheville," several mentioned they were from that area! I realized that here were some mother's children, now riding the rails or hitch-hiking across America. 
Hitchhiking down the highway to hell without Jesus

Their skin was dark from the inevitable dust and dirt the country roads disperse as they walk down them. Showers are not always available in their environment.

I gazed at their shoes. A motley assortment of boots, old and recent,  in various degrees of condition, came into view. Their clothes were reminiscent of the legendary gypsies romanticized in the  Old World. One even had a guitar.
Typical group of young homeless travelers

As I looked at them and realized how young they were, I began to wonder. How many of these had worried mothers back home, praying for their children and crying, wondering where they were now...or if they were even alive? There were two young men and two young women sitting there. Suddenly I knew that THEY were my project for today, and my answer to prayer.

I went over to one and asked, "Hey, gang! How are things going? How ya doing for food and other stuff?" Their eyes lighted up as they looked at one another. Here was someone not looking at them with disdain, but someone who cared. How could I not care?They were young enough to be my grandchildren...IF I had been married with children and grandchildren, that is. I have been a single woman for God and His purposes, for 42 years now.
How lonely life on the streets would be, without man's best friend!

One young man spoke up. "Well...we are all out of dog food for our dogs...." And another said, "We need SOCKS! Ours are all worn out." A young lady admitted they needed cans of food for their road trip and when riding the rails. Honestly, they all looked so frail and so pathetic, coated with dust and rag-tag clothes, their dirt-caked dogs happily wagging their tails as they looked at this stranger.

"Okay, guys. Let's go to the grocery store and get some things you need!" One young lady jumped at the offer and accompanied me as we walked across the street to the local market. Just a child, I thought sadly to myself. She took me down several aisles, carefully picking out canned foods for them, and finally a bag of dog food for the several dogs.
I insisted on going to the candy aisle, and told her to pick out whatever she and her friends would like.  She was so excited...just like a child. Break my heart. I purchased the items and we carried them back to her friends. They were so thankful for what God provided for them that day. 

I emphasized to them that they were not to thank ME. I am nothing. I told them to look up to heaven and instead thank GOD and Jesus Christ that HE cared enough to provide this desperately needed food for them. I may be able to provide a few bags of food, BUT HE is the only One who can save them! Therefore, their focus MUST be upon HIM.

Across the street from where they were sitting in Whitefish, Montana, there is a frozen yogurt shop owned by Christian friends of mine, Reed and Kelli. They are powerful Christian witnesses in Whitefish, and they use their shop for the toddler's ministry for their unique church there. Everyone loves them, and their tiny son Ezra is the delight of all the customers who come in. He is adorable!
Reed and Kelli of RED CABOOSE
Whitefish, Montana

Kelli and precious baby Ezra

Golly, I thought as I looked at these kids on that hot summer day. If I were their mom, I would sure love to treat them to some ice cream! 

And so I said, "Hey, c'mon! Let's go over to the ice cream shop and get something good for everyone!" They jumped up and followed me over to THE RED CABOOSE for a special summer treat. How excited they were as they grabbed self-serve bowls and helped themselves to frozen yogurt and delicious toppings.
Lots of yummy treats at the RED CABOOSE in Whitefish, Montana!

Again, watching their child-like excitement as they poured topping after topping onto their frozen treat, my heart broke inside for these young people. 
"Riding the rails"...dangerously

For in reality they WERE children, alone in this world, traveling in packs like dogs, fighting to survive on a daily basis, riding the rails or hitchhiking, eating cold food out of cans, and wearing old and patched up clothes. Many with no real mother or father, and no real home to go home to. I felt such love for them.

After I paid for their frozen yummies, they rushed across the street to show the others what they got to share with everyone. Finally they asked for one more thing. "All of our socks are worn out and have holes, and we really need more socks..." said one.

No problem! I drove down to the local Army surplus store, and got a value pack with six pairs, enough for all of them. Even with something as mundane as socks, these young people were excited and thankful to receive them. 

I drove by where they were sitting on the sidewalk, rolled down my window and waved the bag of socks. One young woman rushed over to grab them. Her eyes lit up as she looked at the nice new socks, and she ran over to show the others. I finally waved goodbye as I then drove off in the traffic that evening.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. 

And yes, as I sat with them earlier, I had shared Jesus with them. And hopefully, I can locate them again today and share even MORE about Jesus and His wonderful love for each one of them.

How beautiful is the LOVE OF GOD! His love did not care how dirty their clothes were, or how poor they were. OF COURSE NOT! Jesus loved them right where they were at. "For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which is lost," Jesus declared. 

And since He must work through us in this world, we are prayerfully to see out those who are lost, and to minister His salvation to them as well.

And young homeless wanderers like this are ALL OVER AMERICA, and they all are in need of OUR love, compassion and prayers as well.
DHS/FEMA camps under martial law

Think about it: what will happen to these, the homeless of America under martial law?

I was informed by one ex-CIA source that the government had actually seized homeless in California and used them to "practice" in their termination camps, to make sure they "worked." And of course, the CIA would know. Because the CIA is in part a  product of Nazi fascist influence and Nazis coming into America through "OPERATION PAPERCLIP." The CIA is very much a part of the NWO agenda for America.

The homeless make the perfect candidates for this, because they have no home, most have no records or anything else that can be used to track down their disappearance.

They are considered "useless eaters" by the NWO. We can understand this from history and see what the Nazis previously did to nomadic travelers such as the Gypsies.
Nazi NWO Fascists hate the homeless.

They forget that Hitler as a youth 
was homeless,
living in homeless shelters
and eating at charity soup kitchens.

What did Hitler do to the traveling Gypsies, or Romani people??? These Gypsies were rounded up and sent to death camps, or forced into ghettos previously occupied by terminated Jews, and executed by SS Einsatzgruppen. They were rounded up and executed as just another group of "sub-humans" and useless eaters. This is all that they are in the minds of the heartless NWO.

But in the sight of Almighty God, these people are infinitely precious. 

Didn't God so love the world, that He sent Jesus? 
Didn't Jesus die for ALL to be saved???

I can never forget a poster that my friend Paul in Bozeman, Montana, had on his food van. Paul is a committed Believer in Jesus, who used his van to feed the homeless every day in Bozeman for many years, summer and winter.
His poster had a depiction of Jesus standing outside, knocking on someone's door.

The words read, "How can you worship a homeless man on Sunday, and ignore the homeless the rest of the week?" 

Very thought provoking.

These homeless street kids are the kinds of people that slip through the church system net in America. Most will never set foot in a church. But that is why we must go to THEM. This is WHY Jesus tells us to go into the highways and byways to seek the lost out. 

Christians, never forget: at one time we were all lost, and thankfully, Jesus sought US out! When we were about to perish, Jesus reached out to lift us from destruction, and to bring us to Himself.
And we as His disciples, need to manifest that same kind of mercy and compassion to the perishing all around us.

God bless you all, dear readers. While it is indeed important to prepare in practical ways for the storm coming to our nation, let us never forget the greater importance of doing the will of God daily, and reaching out to others for His eternal kingdom. 

The unsaved in our nation need our love, our prayers and our practical witness of Jesus in their lives. We are all Jesus has in this world to use to reach them.

And never forget: the MOST IMPORTANT THING you can do to ensure God's mercies and provision 
in the times to come, is to 
OBEY HIS WORD.

Read these eternal guidelines from the Word of God:

"Blessed are the merciful, for THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY."-Matthew 5:7

"Blessed is he that considers the poor, for the Lord shall deliver him in the day of adversity. The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive. And he shall be blessed in the earth, and You will not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him on the bed of languishing, and You will make his bed in all his sickness." -Psalm 41:1

"He that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord, and He shall repay.
-Proverbs 19:17

"Give, and it shall be given unto you, pressed down, shaken together and running over shall men give unto your bosom. For the measure you give, is the measure you shall receive." -Luke 6:38

In James, we are exhorted to love NOT ONLY with our words, but also with our actions.

James 2:14 and other verses encourage us to DO the things that manifest His love to other people in practical ways.

It is for reasons such as this, that I am not afraid to REACH OUT and to share what little I have. It is far more important to obey God's Word, and to minister to others out of what we have, than to hoard it unto ourselves, thinking that by saving it we shall save ourselves.

Many people believe that by PREPPING in numerous ways, they can preserve their lives during MARTIAL LAW in the times to come. And yes, I have exhorted God's people to PREPARE FOR THE TIMES TO COME. "Faith without works is dead."

However, it will take more than the mere efforts of mortal men to bring us all through the perilous future we face. The NWO enemy is fierce, well-armed, brutal and ruthless, armed with 21st century advanced military technology...and driven by Lucifer himself.


ONLY the DIVINE miracle power of the Living God can truly preserve His saints through the times that we face as Christians in North America. 

And as we do the things that please Him and touch the lives of others for Jesus Christ, making His will our priority, His grace will surely be there to bring us through the fire!


"Father, Thy Word is Truth."
~Jesus Christ~
-Pamela Rae Schuffert-
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Your support for this outreach is so appreciated...
and needed!

Just this past weekend, I spent over $200.00 feeding, clothing and assisting the young homeless teens God clearly placed in my path following prayer. 

I am going to visit local thrift shops and locate inexpensive used backpacks, sleeping bags and other items these homeless youth always need, to give away as I minister Jesus' love to them through practical ways.

Also, they are always in need of non-perishable foods to pack and take with them.

Pocket New Testaments are also important in reaching out.

The money I spent ministering to these homeless youth was well spent! One young Christian man's life was so deeply touched, and he let me know it (Steve).

Another was the son of a pastor of a church in Ohio (Shay).
I bought him food, provided transportation to where he needed to go, and shared
more about Jesus and His purposes in our lives as I drove.

After dropping him off, I promptly located and called his parents (Calvary Baptist Church in Ohio). They were so thankful that I had ministered to their son! And happy to know that he was safe.

I plan to order pocket New Testaments for their backpacks, to give away as I travel and minister. Please PRAY that the funds will come in for a small personal cargo trailer, so I can transport these Bibles, backpacks, sleeping bags and Christian literature as I travel to minister and perform my journalism.

Where will the homeless youth of America spend ETERNITY?

America's time of freedom to preach the Gospel is very short. The only thing that ever matters in the end, is the salvation of ONE MORE SOUL for Jesus Christ. Everything else in this world shall someday pass away, as the Bible explains to us.

Thank you for helping me to reach 
ONE MORE SOUL FOR JESUS
 while the opportunity to do so in freedom 
remains in America.
-PRS