Making a difference update, from the recovery field – September / October 2025 edition. Below are the highlights that happened in the Life Issues ministry over the last couple of months.
I. Benevolence
· We helped one of our students to help another student recently; one needed to get rid of some furniture and another needed some furniture on 9-16 – see pic.
· Purchased personal hygiene items for a lady going to treatment on 9-21
· Helped a man with gas to get to his Dr appointment on 9-23
· Helped a man with a week in a motel on 10-10
· We worked with one of HBF’s deacons to help fix a lady’s clothes drier on 10-22
· We gave Walmart gift cards to a lady in need on 10-26
· We helped a former student with some Walmart gift cards on 10-27, so that she could buy some items before her knee surgery on 10-28
· We Helped father & son with emergency housing / motel on 10-28
· A friend of our ministry has been donating gift cards to one of our couples in need, it has been sweet to see how God provides from different places, at just the right time.
· We purchased food for food boxes on 10-31, so we now have several emergency boxes ready to distribute as needed.
II. Jail update
· We sent money to a couple of inmates recently for phone time and stamps
· Jim S. dropped off another box of Bibles at Cass County Jail recently.
· I picked up another person to write to in Prison, who had gotten saved earlier this year through our ministry, but is now back in prison. I’m currently writing to 4 individual men, who all seem to be serving our Lord behind prison walls.
· We purchased 7 giant print Bibles on 10-10 for the folks who come our way that need the larger font Bibles, to be able to read God’s words.
· We just put in an order with Word First Bible Publishing Ministry, for 400 more Life Issues Bibles, we have gone through nearly 300 Bibles in 1 year, hallelujah!
III. Church
· Joel W. got baptized on 10-12 – see pic.
· Several of our students and leaders are involved in discipleship:
o D1: These folks are in our one-on-one discipleship material –Tracy W. is with Pam J. (lesson #9), Julie S. is with Mary W. (lesson #8), T.J. C. is with Pat L. (lesson #6), Joel W. is with Steve F. (lesson #4)
o D2 (classroom teaching that focuses on the Word and Work of ministry): Kelly T.
o HBI (our 4-year Bible Institute): Pam J., Caleb L, and Mary W. are taking classes in HBI.
o TJH (The Journey Home): Kevin W. with Pat L. (lesson #3), Jeff W. with Pat L. (Lesson #4)
· We’ve hired a couple of students recently to help paint at church and do odd jobs, and also offered community service hours for a lady.
· Dottie's husband, Mark, became a member on 9-21; we’re so happy for them!
IV. Recovery
· One of our men will be starting SATOP classes soon, please pray for him.
· We’ve been driving a lady to her PO appointments and back home.
· We gave box of Bibles to Karanita for counselling ministry on 10-10, for her to give to clients.
· We gave 2 boxes of Bibles to Tommy McGee on 10-15, for him to distribute to customers at his Recovery Auto dealership in Independence MO.
· I will be awarding milestone tags soon, to two men who each have 1 year sober, and a 4 years clean tag to another man.
V. Events
· We visited a Mental Health event hosted by NAMI called “Sing out the Stigma”. It was a great night and some of our folks participated in Karaoke on 9-6 – see group pic.
· I got to speak at the Harrisonville Rotary about addiction recovery, with Charles on October 1st – see pic.
· I don’t have any pictures from the Harvest Party that HBF had on 10-25, but we were blessed to see several of our Life Issues leaders and students participating as volunteers, or simply coming and bringing their kids or others, Angie and I were thankful to witness this.
· Thanksgiving dinner – If you or a loved one doesn’t have any place to go for Thanksgiving, or if you’re ministering to someone who needs Christ, please consider coming to our event on 11-21, to be fed and hear testimonies and a gospel presentation, see attached flier for details.
VI. People
· Our friend Kevin Morgan gave a great testimony on 9-26 (see pic), so please check it out at this link (at about the 8 minute mark): 20250926 Life Issues Ministry
· Caroline Cooper gave a great testimony and message on Halloween (10-31), so please check it out at this link (at about the 30 minute mark): 20251031 Life Issues Ministry
· My wife and I were blessed to have attended Chris and Abi Newby’s wedding last Saturday (11-8) and we look forward to being a part of their lives together – see pic.
· Chris C. got to lead a man to Christ last night (11-14), who has been coming to meetings for a few weeks, PTL!
· We’ve been having new guests each week it seems, so our group is growing right now; some are getting sobriety, some salvation, some benevolence, and some are just getting new friends and fellowship.
VII. Praises and Prayer requests
· My friend had his wife come back to him on 9-16, after much prayer, this was a miracle!
· Many people are needing many things this time of year, we were able to help the lady who wrote this to me yesterday, “I don’t have anywhere to move my furniture or a way to move it. It will be my son and I and two big dogs living in a car soon, with no brakes.”
· Please pray for God to use us mightily in the remainder of 2025, for without him we can do nothing, but through Him we can do all things! Sincerely, Steve Fleshman – Life Issues pastor and founder, Proverbs 4:23…
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