Hi Newport Church Family,
We hope you’re doing well and experiencing great grace and favor.
It’s Miracle May and we are praying for Miracles in our house, our neighbors house and God’s house.
As we ask in faith and believe for miracles, each one of us also has the God given opportunity and privilege of being used by God to be the answer to someone else’s prayer for a miracle.
Whether it’s showing up at the precise moment someone needs to be rescued, being present during a time of great distress or being the provision for any kind of need, we can be the answer to someone’s miracle.
This year we have been present in the lives of children, in the most difficult of circumstances in India, through our partnership with Vision Rescue.
This week we received a report on what our support has made possible.
Here is Aayan’s story which is just one of the many stories of those who’s cry for a miracle was answered.
Our staff quickly connected Aayan to a partner hospital, and the doctors diagnosed him with tuberculosis. Aayan’s health was deteriorating fast. He was kept on a liquid diet.
Strong and determined, Aayan recovered from his illness and is now back home. Our team continued to support his recovery even after he left the hospital.
Aayan lives in one the poorest slum communities in Mumbai with his father, mother, step-mother and two siblings. When Aayan came to our Beacon Learning Centre, he didn’t know much about healthy hygiene practices. He was routinely covered in dirt from playing with his friends on the street, and he used to come to class that way.
Over time, our community workers were able to counsel Aayan’s parents on the importance of personal hygiene, and they started sending him to school neat and clean.
Gradually, Aayan became everyone’s favourite and he became one of the most active students in class.
His mother too grew in civic awareness along with him. She joined our focus group meetings for parents and participated in our medical camps.
When the pandemic hit, Aayan’s education came to a halt. All face-to-face classes at Vision Rescue were stalled, and Aayan’s family didn’t own a smartphone for him to study online. With his father’s job gone, they were struggling to even put food on the table.
That’s when you stepped in with emergency help. Groceries were sent to Aayan’s family every month from our office and an education representative was sent to teach Aayan at home.
Today, he’s so glad to be healthy, happy and studying again.
Thank You for Reaching out with Love to Aayan and his family!
Miracle Offering June 6th
Our Miracle Offering on June 6th will give us an opportunity to continue to be a hub of hope and faith for our community and beyond.
Please pray with us as we all prepare our hearts to give in this important offering.
Your contribution makes it possible for us to be the answer to someone else’s miracle and to sow a seed that God Himself promises to multiply supernaturally back to us.
Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown.
2 Corinthians 9:10 NKJV
Weekly Devotional
Make sure to check out our weekly Miracle May video with a faith filled message to fuel our expectation for Miracles this month!
You can find it on our Website, Instagram or newportchurch.com/miraclemay
We Look Forward to Seeing you Tomorrow!
Pastor Di will be bringing a faith filled message tomorrow and we are believing for a great Sunday with a powerful sense of God’s presence.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God
Romans 10:17
We very much look forward to seeing you in person or on our YouTube channel if you are watching online!
Your presence makes all the difference!
We love and appreciate you all greatly,
Pastor Jonathan & Dianne Wilson
Senior Pastors