Update on Melisa
Fortunately Melisa had no broken bones but she got beat up badly from men kicking her and hitting her with the butts of their guns. Pastor Dan took her to the hospital two days ago and they would not admit her because there was not enough money, so Dan pledged the title to his van by faith in order for them to see her. Melisa was in the hospital for one day, and is now staying at her moms dwelling to rest and heal. I talked with her by phone today. She is so grateful for all of the support from people she has never met before, and she thanks God for each one of you. I pray that some of you will have a chance to meet Melisa one day for her to thank you in person, but I know in my heart that God is pleased with how we joined together to bless one of His faithful servants.
As far as the fundraiser. I'm pleased to announce that we have met the goal of raising $1200, and in fact it has now just past $1300. This will be enough to pay all of Melisa's hospital bill and some left over for her to rest and heal for the next several weeks. I can't tell you how much this has personally blessed my heart because I've seen how hard Melisa has served the Lord over the last several years, feeding and caring for "the least of these". God was so on this. Here is one example: I have a motorhome that I'm personally trying to sell. A couple came over to look at it that I've never met before, and they happened to be believers. The husband and I went for a test drive while his wife waited for us, but unfortunately we got stuck in traffic. I thought I might as well tell him the story of Melisa and he was deeply moved. When we got back to his wife they did not buy the motorhome but he turned to his wife and said, "Honey, right Jim a check for Melisa", and she wrote out a check for $100. Thank You Jesus! People have donated to this ministry for Melisa that I've never met or heard of before.
If you have not had a chance to contribute but would like to do so, you can do this by clicking the link below. As I mentioned before, 100% of the donations you send for Melisa will go directly to her.
God bless you, and thanks so much for answering this call for help. I love the body of Christ loving each other and this is a great example!
Sincerely,
Jim Thornton
Click the "General Funds" tab and write in the notes that this donation is for Melisa!
Thanks so much to all of you who follow and support what we do. For more information on our efforts to feed starving children and to bring Revival to Africa and the USA, please visit our website at RevivalHarvest.Org.
Thank You and God bless you,
Reverend Jim Thornton
