Lost Sheep Ministry News – July 2016--

The Great Commission: Matthew 28: 18 - 20 is a commission for all Christians to go, make Disciples, and teach them to OBEY all that I have commanded you. LSM is dedicated to evangelizing the lost and making disciples of Christ that make Disciples of Christ according to II Timothy 2:2.

Notes from Brother Bob: I am blessed to be able to write this after Carol and I have gone through 4 months of illness. On Super Bowl Sunday, I received a message while in the Philippines to call home. I did and was informed that Carol was in the hospital. Carol came down with Guillain-Barré syndrome a rare inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the peripheral nerves. These are the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord. Guillain-Barré is characterized by numbness, tingling, weakness, or paralysis in the legs, arms, breathing muscles, and

face. It can affect all ages. This began a 4-week journey of hospitalization at Methodist ICU unit. Complete paralysis in her legs. Than 4 weeks in rehab hospital, 4 weeks of home physical therapy and now 4 weeks of outpatient p.t. Thanks to all our prayers, Carol is walking again with a walker or cane. She still has pain so please keep praying. In May, Carol and I travelled to Michigan to our nephew’s wedding and I had a heart attack while there. I did not know it until we got home on Monday May 16 and went into the emergency room. Blood test confirmed I had a heart attack but the doctor told me it was while we were in Michigan. I went into the hospital twice and received three stents. I received permission to travel again on June 23rd and do not

have to return until Jan 6, 2017. Carol & I have had quite a journey experiencing these illnesses, BUT our God is able and has healed us for further service to His glory. Again

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I celebrated my 74th birthday on June 27. Carol didn’t have a number 4 so she put a 7 with a 3 plus 1

to come up with 74. It

thanks to all my face book friends around the world that continued to pray to Jehovah Rapha for our healing.

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I am writing this on Wednesday the 6th of July after returning from a weekend trip to Mexico. I travelled with Robert Lemley to Lockhart, Texas to the home of Mark &

Elspeth George where we switched over to Mark’s truck. I had a lot of clothing donated to us from San Leon Community Church in San Leon, TX. Thanks to Pastor Steve Hamm and all the members there for their continued prayers and support.

We arrived in Eagle Pass, TX

on the International border across from Piedras Negras, Mexico at about 4:00 p.m. We went directly to meet with Pastor Frank Banda who works extensively in Piedras Negras and has a re-sale shop in Eagle Pass to help provide funds for ministry. When Pastor Frank saw Robert who is about 6’8” tall and a really big man, he ran into his shop and came out with a pair of size 19 shoes. Robert tried them on and they fit Okay. Frank said he has had these shoes for more than two years but could not find a Mexican who wore size 19 shoes.

We unloaded the truck and then went to get some dinner before crossing into Mexico. I called an old friend Enrique Gonzalez who I have known since my first trip to Mexico on February 14 (Valentine’s Day) 1994. I had the honor to lead Enrique & his wife Olga and his son & daughter to the Lord. We then traveled into Mexico to Bethesda (a home for special needs residents). I had some adult diapers for the patients and Mark had a

new sewing machine for Gerberta (Pastor Paulino’s wife). There are about 30 there with 16 bedridden patients. I am always

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humbled by the love this couple has for these special folks that God has entrusted into their care.

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We then travelled to Morelos about 25 miles to Casa de Hogar Bethesda. LSM has provided prayer and financial report to this ministry for than 20 years. I was with John & Paulina when they sketched out their vision on a brown paper bag from the grocery store. Today it is a reality with more than 10 buildings on its campus. The latest building being a dormitory for visiting mission teams.

There is room for 60 with appropriate number of showers, toilet facilities and a large meeting room in the center with a

large kitchen. It is my hope to begin bringing teams back to Piedras Negras again. We stopped monthly trips 6 years ago because of the drug cartels. Lazarus Vargas, however, continued to bring support pretty much on a monthly basis.

So, if you have a group that would like to do a short-term mission trip please contact me and we can arrange it for your group.

Mark & Elspeth & Robert & I travelled back to Piedras Negras from Morelos on Sunday to meet with Pastor Ed Banda in a newly built colony. We had clothes to distribute and then will show the film God is Not Dead when it gets dark. The colony was nearby where I had started ministry in Piedras Negras on Valentine’s day 1996.

LSM helped Pastor Victor Vasquez by erecting two large army tents to begin services. I would bring the men from Stand Down Homes (our ministry to homeless veterans) and over the years two churches were constructed. I asked Mark to drive me over there to check it out. Pastor Victor’s wife had died about 7 years ago and shortly after he left and I do not know where he has moved to. The buildings were there but no Dios es Amor

(God is Love) signs. I remembered a home across the street where we had put a new roof on that home. I went there and out came Vicki (68-year-old

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lady) shouting and crying and she ran to me and hugged me. I learned that she has never stopped praying for me and the members of LSM.

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The church building were given to the community and are still being used for programs to families & children. I was really honored and am thankful for prayers warriors across the globe.

On Monday 11 July 2016, I had the privilege, through Lost Sheep Ministry, to license John Overton & John Dainwood to the Preaching Ministry at the Bay Area Recovery Center (BARC) where they minister each Monday night.

John Dainwood is a born-again Christian as a result of the faithful prayers of his Mom while in prison for over 35 years. He and John Overton work as a team teaching and preaching Christian Discipleship at BARC. God has given John D. a vision of

a ministry of Hope in an area of Houston where there is little or no hope. The vision God provided is to start a Recreation/Vocational Center in the Inner-city Houston. It is to be called, "The Neutral Zone" with a sign painted by the best graffiti artists of rival gangs, which says "The Neutral Zone: Leave Your Colors and Hatred at the Door!!!"

John O. is retired and he and his wife Dot (Mammy) have developed a discipleship process for students. It is called Equipping Students (ES) to Change the World. Their new web is at www.equippingstudents.com.

Lost Sheep Ministries (LSM) was founded in February of 1992 by Evangelist Bob Gibson. Our primary goal is to demonstrate our obedience to the Great Commandment by our obedience to the Great Commission. Brother Bob may be reached at brobobatlsm @gmail.com This monthly newsletter will be forwarded by email only.

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