A soul saved on a beautiful night of ministry

Teresa, an LIA volunteer sings "Jesus Loves You" to a man who just gave his life to Jesus.

When the bus pulled into the Dothan bus station tonight we immediately noticed it was full. Some nights there are just a handful of people on the buses and other times the bus is half full. Tonight, it was totally full. There was no room for new passengers.

We started scooping hot soup into the cups and putting more food bags together. As the people walked off the bus, our volunteers warmly greeted them on this cool night. As the people walked over to the serving table our volunteers served up the love of Jesus with a side of soup. Many people were prayed for as they told us their prayer requests.

Prior to the bus arriving, a young man was dropped off at the bus station. There was a lot going on in his life and a lot of hurts. My great brother Rick Denney and I talked with him. The young man's name is Roy, and he decided he was ready to give Jesus a try. We prayed with him and encouraged him to follow Jesus from this point. We told him when he gets to his destination to find a good church and get involved, and the more he followed Jesus the more his life would be restored.

After we prayed, one of our volunteers, Teresa, told me the Lord wanted her to sing a song to Roy. Teresa hadn't planned to volunteer tonight, but the Lord put it on her heart to come, and at this point she knew why.

As she sang "Jesus Loves You" to Roy, tears streamed down his face. It was a beautiful moment. God touched Roy tonight, and he was blown away by the love shown him.

This is what we do every Tuesday night, Saturday morning and Saturday night. This outreach is simple and very effective. If you would like to join us, please come on out every Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Roy was just one person who experienced the love of Jesus tonight. They were all thankful and encouraged. Those of us doing the serving were blessed as well. That's just how God works. He blesses everyone involved. God is so awesome.

Thank you volunteers for coming out on this cool night tonight. Many seeds were planted and God even allowed us to see a harvest reaped. Praise God!