"For the love of Christ contraineth us." 1 Corinthians 5:14

At MWC it is a challenge not to get so wrapped up in helping with the "physical" needs aspect of ministry that the person's deepest need for Christ gets lost in the conversation. People come to us with "needs" all the time (diapers, rent, etc.), but the greatest need is a heart change that leads to a lifestyle change. We must remind ourselves that pointing people to Christ is the only long-term answer to their problems. Lasting change in a person's life happens when a "spiritual" need is met through the Gospel. Thank you for standing with us as we minister to our clients spiritually as well as physically.

Praises:

• A baby was rescued form abortion through a conversation with the child's father this week.
  
• Baby with hole in her heart is doing well--no problems and future looks good.
  
• A client who we have been praying for and working with for over 8 years finally seems to have gotten her life on track. She has been sober for over 6 months and has a job and is parenting her 3 year old, BIG PRAISE!
  
• Made contact with a woman through e-mail who was in desperate need of help - over 6 months pregnant and she has had no help. Pray for her salvation and for her complicated family situation.
  
• Our client support program materials have been translated into Spanish by a volunteer, so we can continue to have a ministry to our Spanish-speaking clients.
  
• Finances for the month of January held steady, and we received the promised gift of $30,000 for the maternity home. Balance for the home is now over $125,000! One of our supporting churches tripled their financial support, and another increased their support significantly.


• Our blog is up and running.


• From October 1 - December 31 2007, the Gospel was shared 74 times with our clients, and 15 Bibles were distributed.


• Brist Chiropractic will again be sponsoring a fund-raising event for the center, February 18-22, to raise funds for the client assistance fund. Check out the blog next week for more information.