TEXAS THOROUGHBRED
LIFE ESTATES
MAINLINE MINISTRIES, INC
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Romans 4:20 KJV
THE ADVENTURES IN GOD
Dear Co-Laborers in Christ,
I hope and pray that all is well with you and your family, and that you too are seeing the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. I give thanks to God for your lives and for your testimony. Thanks for being such a blessing to so many people, and to me personally. May your hearts take courage today! God is faithful and he is excited about you. Your best days are still ahead of you. For we have a trail to blaze!!!
For the past twelve months, I have been working with men as they work through their addictions. This was very different from what I have been doing. The age range was from 18 to 68, both singles and married men. I must admit that I saw more miracles during this time than I have in a few years. This work is very taxing, both mentally, physically and emotionally and spiritually, this is a very draining ministry! This was a very intense time walking with these men. During this time, I met some amazing people, both family members and residents of these ministries. I feel like this is another one of those opportunities for ministry that is in such need of laborers. I truly praise God for all those that work on the front lines for the people that are being ‘discovered through recovery’!
I made a quick trip to Holmes County, Ohio, to be with a dear brother and to meet his fiancé for the first time. She is from Hungary. We had an incredible visit. We also talked about some options in regards to my coming to their wedding, in Budapest. Since that visit, we have been working on the details about that trip. What would be some ministry opportunities that I could take part in, apart from the wedding? Within hours, through Messenger, I was able to connect with a brother that does street ministry in Budapest and trains the team all the while. The Lord willing, I will be hanging with him and his team, both before and after the wedding. THE ADVENTURES IN GOD! This is just the beginning of such trips. I have been keeping in touch with the brethren there in Budapest. They are very excited about my coming and he has a few people that I should meet. Knowing me, I will probably want to bring someone back with me! Blessed be God forever!
Another dear son invited me to his engagement party in Columbus, Texas; I felt that I should attend. Therefore, I then booked a flight and reserved a rental car for Houston, Texas. Prior to my arrival, he told me that I should meet a brother that’s part of a house church, which also meets in his house. He also has a number of guys living there being disciples all the while. I was very excited to see how God is moving in Bryan, TX. WOW! What a timely encounter indeed. After spending the night at EJ’s home, I got up excited about ‘House Church’! I loaded up all my stuff because I felt like I would not be returning. I then arrived at the house at 9:45! Greeted by a few brothers and sisters in the Lord. I then for a few minutes was able to visit with Joseph, the owner and disciple of these mighty men of God. At the top of the hour, people started to arrive! Families with their children, and many young adults! All ages and multicultural to say the least! WOW WOW WOW!
Brother Wayland started the Bible study / teaching! A series he has been doing for a while now! There were about 60+ people present including children. During this time, people shared their spiritual songs and words of exaltation and words of encouragement! To say the least, I just adopted a whole house of godly men and others!! I also shared with the group what I was sensing and Jay presented me as well being from Tennessee! The presence of God was thick, rich and tangible. WOW! This a two and a half-hour of taking in the presence of God. I met many amazing people! We then fellowship for a bit before going out to lunch – a barbecue restaurant! About 40-50 of us went out for lunch: lots of chatting, laughing, praying and just simply enjoying each other’s company! What an honor! I was blessed beyond measure, encouraged, refreshed and of course welcomed to join with them at any time! Even for an extended period! The Lord definitely set me up for this one! In addition, I am so glad, speechless and very anxious to see where this will go, both with this ministry and my new found brothers and amazing friend and co-labour Joseph Tate. By the way, I ended up spending the entire day with these amazing brothers! I was able to sleep for a few hours before leaving for Houston to catch my flight – I left their house about 1:35 am! Feeling very relaxed, refreshed and ready for a return trip! Having experienced all of this, my head and heart have not ceased spinning, thinking, wondering and planning. Jesus, help me! This is definitely a CALL FOR PRAYER! How can I be in this community of believers? This reminds me of the Book of Acts – right before my eyes. It has been a long time since I have had an experience like this one. Since that time, I have been working on how will I be a part of this community. I need people, I need community; I saw that in a way that I had not seen before. You guessed it! I am making plans to live and be a part of the house church community in Bryan, Texas. I am working on that as you are reading this letter. I have seen the hand of God moved in many ways since this transition began. The Lord willing, I plan to be in Bryan by the 1st weekend of May. I would appreciate your prayers, as there are still many details to work out and to work through. One major detail, my one and oldest brother – SuperMax –he is 73 and I am 71, (there were seven brothers and five sisters.) He came down from Ypsilanti, MI to help me with the move to Texas! He arrived on a Wednesday early evening. The next day, we loaded the 26ft Penske truck – just he and I. In addition, on Friday afternoon, we drove to Bryan, Texas, arriving Saturday about 8 am. We had some brothers that morning and other brothers in the afternoon to help us unload into the storage unit. Amazing! This was certainly a preparation trip for the final move in May. During this trip, I was able to take care of a lot of Admin stuff; traveling across the country: This was also a time for my brother and I to have some hang time and to share stories of our journey; He was also able to reconnect with some friends that had moved from Michigan to Texas. We made a stop in Jacksonville, AL / Steel, AL, at Horse Pen 40 – The Chandler Mountain Challenge. This is an annual boulder-climbing event. Sponsored by Climbers for Christ. I have been attending these events to build discipleship relationships among the climbers. This is an all-day event – Saturday! My brother and I camped out in a two-man tent. We never did this as brothers growing up. We definitely made many memories on this trip. My brother was really touched and encouraged by everyone; which gave me many opportunities to share with him the good news of the gospel; from Alabama, we ended up going to our sister’s home in Columbia, SC: to be with our brother-in-law and sister. We spent the night at their home! SuperMax had not seen them in about 10 years and it had been two years for me. An amazing visit to say the least! We left for Tennessee a little past 6 am the next morning and about 7:30 that morning, Howard (SuperMax) accepted Jesus Christ into his heart! Glory to God forever more! SuperMax is very glad that he made the decision to come and help me! He said that so many things would not have happened if he had not come! He is very grateful and thankful! Praise Jesus! Thanks to so many that played a part in his journey. We drove 3,058 miles and stopped in eight states in 11 days. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!! Praise Jesus!
We are simply awestruck at God’s wisdom, grace, and goodness to use us all in His DA for SuperMax!!! So many people had a part in his conversion. We even had a DA that Saturday morning at Jacks: (two customers – a Vietnam Veteran and his grandson. From Blake, (he hosted my brother and me in their home.): “I may have to go back to Jacks one morning and see if Mr. Allan is there. That DA may have even played a part as well”. Yes sir! From Josh: (he hosted my brother and me, he also hosted this event); “So grateful and humbled to know God was gonna bring SuperMax into the Kingdom this way!
To say the least, there are many things pending and there is a lot going on with the ADVENTURES IN GOD! In the meanwhile, I have been doing a lot of one-on-one discipleship, having meals with students both here in Tennessee and Texas. Meeting up with guys, pretty much whenever and wherever. Even cooking some meals here at the house.
I have some friends of mine (Jared & his family) coming down from Indiana to check out Texas! The Lord has been dealing with their hearts a lot lately. Therefore, we are going to meet in Waco on Saturday, the 20th and then drive to Bryan for church Sunday morning at House Church! I will be in Bryan for most of that day! I then fly back to Tennessee on Monday the 22.
Thank you for your continued faithfulness to God to this ministry. There are several ways that you can contribute to this ministry:
- Zelle – By using my email: [email protected]
- Venmo – By using my email: [email protected]
Alternatively, Cell# 330 205 6850
- PayPal – by using: [email protected]
- Mainline Ministries is a Charitable, Tax-exempt, 501(c) (3) organization.
- And of course, you may send a check by US Mail –
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Because Of Him, Leonard Evans
Website: yournamehisword.org
MAINLINE MINISTRIES, INC
PO BOX 3236
BYRAN, TX 77805
My Cell (330) 205 – 6850
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