Victorious Jesus

One year ago I visited a group in Monson, MA consisting of one adult male and a total of six people. Last Saturday our Lord Jesus gave me the opportunity to visit this same group again. One dozen people, six of them new converts, and a even proportion of men. They are converted, baptized, Bible reading, gospel preaching, enthusiastically worshiping brethren who blew me away with their testimonies of how God had changed their lives, and that of others. (A number of others besides the six I met have received Christ, including one the day before.)One woman, who had experienced chronic pain in an arm, received prayer one night, went to sleep, woke up, began ironing clothes, and suddenly realized at the third garment that she had no more pain. God had healed her. She ran down weeping to her husband's home office, holding her arm up in the air, which she had not been able to do for years. How exhilarating to hear this and other testimonies.
As I spoke with Sanford, the man who, with his wife Deb, had founded the group, I discovered several catalysts. The first is that he is one of the most humble brothers I have ever met. Secondly, he left a well paying, high stress job when he felt God lead him to do so, which produced an availability to reach out to those who don't know Christ. He & Deb trusted God and persevered in prayer. Then they focused on their affinity group, Deb's large extended family that lives in the area.
I recall praying with them for her cousin Mark, whom they were going to see at a family picnic last summer. He was the first that God called. Jesus then used him to reach both his family, including three young adult children, and his own brother & his wife. This led to the conversion of their oldest son & his fiancee. And it won't stop there. I left there flying in the Spirit. Thanks for letting me hear your stories.
On Sunday drove to S. Hadley to gather with Wayne, Charlene and the saints. Had an opportunity to share along the lines of my last post, (Matthew 9:35ff) Thankful for their response. God will work mightily through us if we respond to the Holy Spirit.
Am excited about what God is doing in this region (New England)& eager to follow Him.