November 9, 2009
Lord, You have answered every prayer ever put here.
But, according to your leading, I will not publish our needs here so that when they are met , those watching this ministry will see that only you, supplied all that was needed to accomplish your heart’s desire to not only deliver these children, but to have them lead your nation of Trinidad and the world. We will no longer have a way to donate on the home page and forgive me for ever putting it there. -Lee
August 13, 2009
Father, A mission team is forming here in the US, but there is no responsible group to receive them in Trinidad. I do not pray for what I want, but I know you want to set the children free so they will know you are the Lord their God. I am praying all of Ezekiel Chapter 18. Here is some of it.
Lord , do not let the children not recieve the help you are sending just because there are no adults in Trinidad to receive your help in their behalf. Lord, glorify yourself by bringing praise and recognition from the next generation. Raise them up as your people. Do not let them grow up to live in the same misery they were born into of no fault of their own. Lord, we need a connection with your body there. Glorify yourself. Your servant is waiting.
..’The fathers eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge…..Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live. 20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.” …
July 24,2009
Lord, Things are happening fast. I need your wisdom. When I meet Sunday night with the 15 or so who want to go on a mission trip of child evangelism to Trinidad, you be in charge. I don’t have the wisdom to match the complexities of their expectations with the needs you want met in Trinidad. These things are not of this world, but of your spirit. Lord, bring forth responsible persons in ministry in Trinidad who would make the most of such a mission team. I need your help. Provide people there whoare business minded and responsible to take care of your business. In whatever form they may be, I will look for your hand in this and accept whatever you give. This is your ministry. I pray because you hear cries when they are lifted up and you come to rescue. I cry out for your children. These are ministry details in this prayer, but each child is not a detail, but made in your image, the object of your love and more precious than I. Make this work for them, so they may know the truth about you, that they may not be led into a life of lies and disappointment. Set them free. Use us. Use those who are willing. Bring forth your workers, organize them, do not let them stumble over themselves, their own wisdom or the difficulties of this world. Lord, I know you have answered many prayers before they area even finished and many within hours or days, exactly as you have led them to be prayed. I praise you. It is in your hands.
July 7, 2009
Praise to the Lord for these answered prayers.
– Ewtonville Baptist Church wants me to have several meetings to prepare several members to go on an evangelistic Mission trip to the children of Trinidad. I have been praying for the Lord to send help.
– The Lord provided money for shipping and large print bibles to be sent later for child evangleislm.
Lord, The barrel sent to Pastor Andy has not arrived and is over week later than any before. It is filled with valuable things brought to us as specifically answered prayers. Lord, those are your things. Please get them to that church, so they can be better equipped to minster to the children.
June 24,2009
Praise to you for all these prayers that have been answered in your wisdom and your way.
– Some Large print Bibles were donated
– A barrel is on it’s way to Carson Field Pentecostal
– I have told the story of the ministry to two church groups in America. The reaction was very positive. I can see why you sent to those exact places.
It is written, “We do not recieve because we do not ask.” So I ask.
– We need money to ship the barrels. Lord place it upon the hearts of those you want to bless to give to your purpose.
– I need your help with all the correspsondance and constant needs of the minstry. Give me time to balance your work.
– Choose the churches in Trinidad after Carson Field Pentecostal who you know are right for this purpose. Connect them with me so I might build them up and they build up your body with children.
– Build this ministry with your people: The children, The adults, the churches, the ones you want to bless. I am willing, but I ask that you bring them to me.
May 17, 2009
Lord, I pray that through this ministry, many more will bow down to you and recognize you as Lord of everything, for all eternity. Lord build you kingdom through children I may never get to meet until later.
May 16, 2009
Oh Lord,
Thank you that you have held off the Churches in Trinidad from wanting too much from me too soon. Now several churches are getting ready to continue this work of child evangelism on their own and many more will join. You are also preparing me to do my part form here.
– We need money to pay for shipping the barrels
– We need Large print Bibles. the children cannot read and the adults do not have glasses.
– When we run low on gifts, we will need more, but now the problem is that we have a lot of gifts waiting to be shipped and no money to ship them
– I need places to tell about the ministry. If just one believer wants me to come and tell and show pictures, I will come. You Lord, make the connections to put me in front of your chosen ones who will hear and understand.
I praise you Lord for you being the leader and coming up with all this, Lee
May 7,2009
Lord, Thank you for your assurance that my next step is simply to present this story to as many Churches as will hear. I pray that I will be asked.
Saturday April 25, 2009
Lord, You are always in control. This ministry is not something I thought up and wanted, but something you powerfully revealed to me that you wanted. I do this for you and for the children. I will do whatever you ask, but I cannot do anything without you. I do not look to people for support or understanding, but to you. I can only pray and wait.
Two incredible praises in one day!.
1-Saturday Pastor Andy called me about many things. One of the questions he asked was if I had a printer to send with the computer I am sending to him. Today friends brought many donations to my house to be shipped. One of the items was a brand new printer in an unopened box. We pray constantly about all these things in general but I didn’t specifically pray for the printer, but the Lord knew Andy’s need. Andy only asked 3 days ago and here it is.
2-I was asked to do repairs on a house and manage larger work being done in addition to getting paid to do the hourly work myself. I told the client that I did not want to earn money too easily, but the client insisted that I was earning the money for managing the project in addition to paying my hourly wages. The additional management fee is almost exactly the cost of the debt I have been carrying from the trip in March. I spent that money in faith to get everything ready as the Lord instructed me and all the things He told me to buy to do what He told me. I trusted him in faith, even though it has been a hardship on my family and now He has made it up to me. It is inexcusable to doubt Him to provide for anything.
3- A praise in advance. Lord, I know in the wisdom of your timing, you will provide the cost for shipping the mountain of things that are piling up in my house and are needed by those you love in Trinidad. I love you and I praise you. ~ Lee
Light on Spiritual Warfare
Lord,
You have told me the first and most important thing I must do is to ship the one container for Pastor Andy once I have finished getting the computer ready. The wireless microphone, clothes toys and large print Bibles are all ready to be packed and shipped. You have made it clear that you want me to equip pastor Andy so he can continue your ministry to the children. My basement is full of even more things to ship and more are coming in, but no money to pay to ship even the one $200 container to pastor Andy. You have told me to not to continue to use money from my family , but pray and wait until the $200 arrives from the body of Christ. I will pray and obey. Lee
Lord Jesus,
I’m still praying for the things you told me to pray for;
– $200 to ship each container. Just one for Andy as soon as possible. More later for other children.
– For TT government registration fees, Attorneys fees and CPA fees
– $60 a month for Website and Phone bills
– $1000 to pay for the last trip before we can plan another one
– Internet in Andy’s Home so We can stay connected to minister to the children
Thanks for the prayers answered in the last 6 days;
– Computer for Andy
– Wireless Microphone
– Ten larger Print Bibles and one really big one for the Pastor who needs glasses but can’t afford them
– A sewing machine to be shared by those who make clothes for the children
I love you Lord. Your servant in prayer, Lee
Thursday April 2, 2009
Lord,
Thank you for the strange flyer that came in the mail. Mail I would rarely get. At first I thought the last thing I need to buy is stage equipment for live music. Why are they even sending this to me? Then I remembered my prayer of 3-27-09 about the wireless mic for Andy’s Church. I was going to throw the flyer away. I try to let you guide my every step, so I’m glad you had me look inside. The wireless mics all started at $400 and up, There was one on sale that came with2 microphones and the transmitter for only $55 with shipping. I called and they only had a few left. You told me to buy it, it’s your money and you would make it up and my family would not suffer, so I ordered it and it’s in the way. It is the only price I or Andy could come close to affording, it is new and you really answered this strange prayer request quickly, like in a few days. I’m still praying for all the other things you told me to pray for. I know if you tell me to pray for things, it means you want them, but I still have to pray. If I know you want them, I still wonder why I have to pray. You tell me because of the separation. Ask anything in your name Jesus and it shall be given. Even a wireless microphone. I praise you Lord. – Lee
Wednesday April 1, 2009
Lord,
Thank you for the donation of a really huge Bible with really huge Print. It is a valuable and expensive Bible that will be used from the pulpit by a Pastor who needs glasses. You know glasses are luxury most cannot afford in Trinidad, especially your servants who give all they have to others. I’m still praying for all the other things we need. -Lee
Tuesday March 31,2009 Answer to prayer of 3-27-09
Lord,
Thank you for the Bibles you led me to that were larger print and on closeout. I found out from the trip that although the 1000 Bibles that were sent will be cherished, most of the children can’t read and the adults don’t have glasses so they asked for large print Bibles. I found 10 Bibles with larger print marked down from $10 to only $2 each and bought them all to send to Pastor Andy for the children. The real large print Bibles started at $10 each so I need you to provide the money or another way to get Bibles they can use. I’m still praying for all the other things we need. – Lee
Friday March 27,2009 After the trip.
Lord,
You have blessed us by paying the shipping for 8 containers that were sent ahead of the March trip. It costs $200 each to ship more containers. You have made it clear that by equipping the Pastors who took advantage of your plans, they can continue the work you started and I can better serve by returning and supporting them from here. Only by prayer will we have the money to send a container to Pastor Andy first and then to other Pastors. He needs the basics to run the church he has already built according to you plans. This week because of prayer, you quickly already provided a good computer which Andy knows he badly needs, but we need the money to ship it. I praise you. The church did not have one computer until you brought this in a few days because of prayer. Lord while I am asking, Andy did not ask for this, but could you put internet in his home so we can email and do your work more easily. I trust your wisdom in this, so if you say no, I understand.
We need the money to ship the computer to Pastor Andy along with all the things you have already provided for those you allowed me to meet in Trinidad and see how desperately they need them. These things are sitting and waiting in my house to be shipped.
He needs a wireless microphone that we don’t have. Pastor Andy needs it for the church services. Lord, I either need you to show me where a wireless microphone is not being used or provide the money to buy it. He wants to walk among the people in the service as he ministers to them as I did when I preached without a microphone.
To continue to work with many churches and thousands, we need money to continue what you have started in this ministry:
– $500 for registration in TT and legal fees. Once we are registered as a charity we won’t have to pay import fees on the contents we ship in the containers. We need to spend money to save your money, which is the precious blood of Jesus. We do not want to waste it. Lord help us.
– $60 a month for website fees and phone calls between the US and Trinidad
– $500 worth of unpaid bills from the trip you sent me on. Car rental, cards printed, provisions and things we purchased for the needy and to evangelize and bring the message back to the body here
– Lord we need money to buy bibles with large print. Most children there can’t read and the adults have no glasses. These bibles will cost $2 to $4 each. You know how many bibles are needed.
Here in the US put me in front of the church groups, the Sunday school classes or wherever you want me to tell about your ministry and show the pictures. I will make no plans, but let you make it obvious to me. I praise you for already connecting me with the parts of the body of Christ who have already asked to hear testimony about your amazing work from the body in the US to Trinidad.
Lord I need good work and the strength to do it so I can continue to work to support this ministry.
Before the March 2009 Trip
I found this website http://streetkidnews.blogsome.com/category/1/caribbean-streetkid-news/trinidad-tobago-streetkid-news/ that tells about the growing army of street children in Trinidad. If you search “Trinidad Children”, you will find many other websites telling how bad the conditions are and how few resources are available. This ministry cannot even begin to meet all the needs of all these children. At this time, we can only bring them the truth that will set them free and let Jesus Christ do the rest.March 7,2009 Pray for these events. Pray with the power of Christ that nothing hinders the Lord’s plans to save thousands of children. Prayer was answered. The plans and expectations for the trip were exceeded.
Saturday 14- The Apostles’ Ministries, Pastor Kirk Newallo, Longdenville, Chaguanas (Central Trinidad). 9am invitations, 3pm service
Sunday 15- David Dopson whole day.
Monday 16- – Faith Assembly, Pastor Kanhai, Caparo (Central Trinidad). 9am-1pm.
Tuesday 17- Faith Assembly, Pastor Kanhai, Caparo (Central Trinidad). 9am-1pm.
Wednesday 18- Pastor Andy Dharson, Carlson Field, Central Trinidad. Whole Day.David Dopson. Whole day.
Friday 20- Richplain Baptist Church, Diego Martin (North Trinidad). 6pm.
Saturday 21- Chickland Weslyan Children’s Home. Central Trinidad. Whole day.
Sunday 22-David Dopson morning & afternoon.
Thursday 19-
Sunday 23- Kingdom Ministries, Pastor Lloyd Meares, Princes Town (South Trinidad). 4pm.Philips Children’s Home Couva,Central Trinidad… date & time pending.
February 11, 2009
Pray for provisions for the trip in March. Lee will be meeting with and telling thousands of children about Christ with the help of the 10 to 15 churches there who are participating in this ministry. Expenses related to this trip are growing.
February 3, 2009 Today, these are the specific prayer needs
1~ Provisions for renting a mini van in March for 9 days to carry the team and gifts to the many churches and communities
2~ For the Lord to be glorified by the large number of Children who will accept Christ and will have new hope in difficult situations
3~ For the Pastors and 10 to 14 churches in Trinidad who will welcome and receive these children and this ministry
4~ After March, for the Lord to empower the churches to continue to minister to the children after the mission trip is over.
5~ For the Lord to provide for the children who need Jesus and that it be obvious to all that The Lord did this, not man.
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11-27-08 from Lee
Pray for the safe arrival of the 2 barrels to arrive in Trinidad before Dec 6th when Pastor Hosea has invited 150-200 children to Apostles Ministries to receive the contents of the barrels and the 200 bibles that were sent.
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11-12-08 Felina’s prayer requests: pray for people who will volunteer their services to help us in the upcoming medical missions, and also for the distribution process of the barrel items. Pray for councellors to avail themselves to each needy family that becomes part of this program. Pray for direction for us as we continue to write the articles of incorporation and as we get on the way with the registration process. Pray for Jon and I as we seek to please the Lord in every way and that God will direct us to the necessary governmental authorities. Pray for everyone involved in this ministry thus far that the Lord will protect them and guide them and their families. Pray also for all the prayer intercessors who are keeping all these prayer requests in prayer faithfully.
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The Lord has more provisions than we can possibly use. We ask only for prayers, so that none of us may be glorified, but only him, who truly provides all. As prayer requests are posted, I will also post when and how the Lord has answered this prayer.
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August 26, 2008 We praise you Lord for providing not just enough to fill one barrel, but enough to fill 3 or 4 barrels and more is still coming. Lord, here is what the children need;
– Continued funds to pay for shipping the barrels
– Those in Trinidad who are committed to bring your blessings to the children
– Those in America who would understand your vision and would help the children
– Awareness of the needs of the children, so the body of Christ can respond
– We need you to save your children so they will be with you for eternity. We are helpless without you
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written by Lee Greer, July 16th, 2008 A need in prayer for the children.
Please Lord, provide the stuff for the children to be sent in the barrel. They need clothes, toys, books, computers, educational supplies, personal cleaning things like shampoo, tooth paste, shoes, socks, underwear, girl stuff, shorts, clothes for a climate near the equator and things I don’t even know to pray for. Father, answer the needs of these children without a mother and father. You already know what they need. Please provide it before they have to ask. They are not in a position to ask for anything special for themselves and even if they did ask, you are the only one who could supply it. Father, I’m praying for these children who do and don’t pray for themselves. I’m praying for the love of Jesus to be poured out on them. Lord, we’ve got 75 gallons of an empty barrel that you’ve provided to brings things from Chattanooga to Trinidad. Father, put the things in that barrel that each child secretly desires in their heart, things only your know about. Surprise them by your love and let them know Jesus loves them and has more blessings for them than what they receive from the barrel. Let them know you, praise you and bring them to be with you in eternity forever with you. Father it’s not right for us to keep your blessings all to ourselves. Pour them out on these little children. I know how much you love them. You know how much I’m begging. Many of them do not know you. Glorify yourself by your provisions and your love to these helpless little children. We praise you in advance, in the name of our savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen
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A prayer request from Lee- July 10, 2008 The prayer was answered the next day, on July 11, 2008 The Lord sent to provisions through the body of Christ to pay for a barrel and to pay for the shipping. We are looking for the right shipping company to use. Now Jon and Felina and those who visit the children with them will have provisions to bring. Also this will teach us the best way to do many times again. There are so much surplus in the US that could be used by the children. Praise the Lord that he answers prayer so quickly and clearly.
This is the prayer request of July 10th.
Lord, we need just one Barrel. Just one barrel to start.
This is our most important prayer at this time. When Jon and Felina visit the needy children, they often bring others, mostly other children to visit the children’s homes weekly or as often as they can. Their means are extremely limited, so they minister by being there to show they care, but have very little to give to the children. They need provisions to bring to the children. My own children in the US wear clothes that others have given us that their children outgrew. The most economical way to ship things from the US, where we have an abundance of usable, used or extra items, is in Barrels, by ocean going ships already headed to Trinidad. Those helping Jon and Felina can pick the barrel up where the ships come in at Port of Spain. I saw the shipping place when I was there. We want to start with just one successful barrel that Jon and Felina can bring to the needy children.
– Lord give us the contents of just one barrel. The children need clothing, a laptop computer or light weight computers that work, shoes, shorts, medical supplies and hygiene supplies, school supplies, the things you might send to children who have no way to get anything other than what you provide. Lord provide the contents of this one barrel so we will know how to send more.
– Lord, help us find the right shipping company, protect the barrel as it travels, provide the funds to pay the freight.
– Lord, bring those who you have spoken to, would help with this, so that other barrels may follow.
– Lord, cause us to always praise your abundant blessings. We are totally dependent on you. Like those you want us to minister to, we are also your helpless children. Do not let us be prideful in what you have given to us and say we earned it, we deserve to keep it, it is all ours. Lord everything is yours and these things of the world can be gone in an instant or our ability to need them can also be gone. Let us give them of our will to glorify you while we still have them to give. Lord, I praise you for leading me in this prayer. Amen.
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6-15-08 From Lee. This is part of an email sent to me from June 6, 2008. She writes;
“…i have realized how expensive it is to fund a child in Trinidad…one T’shirt cost $100 TT dollars and dresses for girls is over that price and food is off the wall! jon and i do not eat 3 times a day and we do not go to the grocery store…it would cost about $1000TT dollars if we were to feed 1 child 3 proper meals per day to ensure proper nutrition. one US dollar is equal to 6 TT dollars.i visited the home recently with the sunday school kids from my church to teach them about giving to the needy….it was great, the kids are asking to go again to visit the home….thanks for keeping it in prayer.” The home she is referring to is the Weslyan Children’s Home. It is one of only two Christian Orphanages in all of Trinidad and is only able to support less than 20 children.————————————————————————————————————————————————
6-16-08
Jon does whatever the Lord tells him and goes where the Lord tells him. He is being led to a find a job that would allow him to serve the Lord in obedience in continuing his ministry to the children and also provide for the needs of his family. Pray that the Lord will provide the right job for Jon.
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7-8-08
Felina asks for prayer for the many ministry assignments the Lord has given them this summer. They are described on the Current Progress report page. I know from keeping in touch with them that they do not list all the ministry involvements they have related to children. Pray for Jon and Felina, for protection and provisions so they can continue to do the Lord’s work with the Lord’s protection and provisions. They are doing all the work in Trinidad and I can only pray and do what I can from America. They are on the front lines.- Lee
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Should we ask only the Lord for provisions ?
Matthew 7:9-11
9 Or what man is there of you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent? 11If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and advantageous things to those who keep on asking Him!
What is wrong with going ahead and just doing something?
Psalm 37:23-24
23 If the LORD delights in a man’s way,
he makes his steps firm; 24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
Why let the children suffer any longer while we wait on the Lord to answer prayer?
Psalm 5:2-4(New International Version)
2 Listen to my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray. 3 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation. 4 You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil;
with you the wicked cannot dwell.
Now that we have the Lord’s plan, shouldn’t we just run with it?
John 15:4-6(New International Version)
4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5″I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.
If we just pray and wait upon the Lord, is anything happening?( If we pray for the children, the Lord works in all things for good while he is answering the prayers for the children)
Romans 8:28(New International Version)
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,who have been called according to his purpose.———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Matthew 18:19(New American Standard Bible)
19″Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.
2- Pray that the Lord will provide earthly provisions for
Isaiah 61:1(New American Standard Bible)
Exaltation of the Afflicted
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
Because the LORD has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;
3- Pray that the Lord will bring those into this ministry who will fill in the gaps where we are weak.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12(New International Version)
9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work: 10 If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up! 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
1 Corinthians 12:28(New International Version)
28And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues.
5- Communication. Lord, we need good and constant communication between the US and Trinidad. Silence and waiting is a tool of the enemy. We can’t minister for each other or pray for each other if we don’t’ know about the suffering and needs of the body in Trinidad.
1 Corinthians 12:24-26(New International Version)
24But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
6- Pray this verse. This is our situation exactly.
2 Corinthians 8:9-15(New International Version)
9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 10And here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. 11Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. 13Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. 14At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality, 15as it is written: “He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not have too little.”
7- The orphans and needy children will continue to suffer ( verse 17 ) without the message being carried ( verse 2 ). Communication about the needs of the children and the ministry to the children is essential; by the website, cellphone, postal mail, email, the spoken word and revelation through prayer and scripture.
Habakkuk 1:17-2:2(New International Version)
17 Is he to keep on emptying his net,
destroying nations without mercy? Habakkuk 2 1 I will stand at my watch
and station myself on the ramparts;
I will look to see what he will say to me,
and what answer I am to give to this complaint. The LORD’s Answer 2 Then the LORD replied:
“Write down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
so that a herald may run with it.
I pray these things in the power of Christ our sacrifice and savior. Amen.
