September 20, 2021

Outreach to Wagner Hills - Langley, BC

Luke 10: 2-4

2 Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.

Saturday, September 11th we did an outreach to 12 women who are going through rehab at the Wagner Hills Women’s Campus in Langley.

Jesus fulfilled the prophecy in Isaiah 61 when He said in Luke 4 that He came to set the captives free, to heal the brokenhearted, to set people at liberty. This promise is available for anyone who is addicted to anything that is harmful. Jesus, God of mercy, love, and compassion died for each one of us to set us free!

We met 3 of the women who are going through rehab at the Wagner Hills farm. Beautiful women who have taken a step of commitment to leave their past behind and have moved into a season of restoration. Please join us in praying for them.

We gifted a bag full of essential items and treats to cheer them on in their journey of recovery. I am thankful for everyone who donated towards this outreach. Thank you for praying and volunteering time to go to the farm.

To our Newsletter readers, you will notice that the team that goes out on the streets and outreaches are mostly the same missionaries, “boots on the ground”.

We also have a team of people praying, volunteering in other areas of the ministry with work that needs to get done such as administration, accounting, planning, organising, setting up the website (we will go live soon) and serving on the Board. May the Lord add to our team!

We give all glory honour and praise to our Lord Jesus Christ as we continue the work entrusted to us. Hallelujah!

With joy,

Rochelle Soza
Founder
Sound of the Lord Mission

A Time To Be Silent

We are constantly encouraged to communicate, fellowship, and be social, but did you know there are times God wants you to be silent?

Luke 10: 2-4
²Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. ³Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. ⁴Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.

As I read this scripture it intrigued me why Jesus asked the disciples not to greet anyone.

Because He knows our tendency to deviate, digress and lose focus.

He had given them a command. The mission was to heal the sick, to preach the gospel, and to be laborers, bringing in the harvest. The Lord placed such value on this mission that He asked them not even to acknowledge people on the road.

Let’s look at another scripture. In this case, Elisha instructs Gehazi, not to reply, even if someone else greets him on the way.

2 Kings 4:29
Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand and run. Don’t greet anyone you meet, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy’s face.”

Personally, this is an area I struggle in. Saying ‘No’ to the urgent demands of day to day life and saying ‘Yes’ to things that are important in God’s eyes.

Be intentional in completing our Spirit-directed missions first. There are times we must walk with blinders, purposefully, single mindedly with determination and there is no looking back or stopping until your mission is accomplished….on time.

So let’s take a look at our lives and see where our time is being consumed. Are we distracted by shiny objects on our path? The most dangerous place to settle is being busy doing things for His kingdom, thinking we are in His perfect will while not paying attention to that still small voice that’s saying “not that, but this”.

Lord give us divine wisdom to know the difference between the important and the urgent and the courage to turn away from seemingly endless tasks that appear urgent.

In His Service,

Sohani Faria
Director
Sound of the Lord Mission

Operation Christmas Child Outreach

Christmas 2021 is just a few months away!

Sound of the Lord Mission would like to extend an invitation to you, to partner with us in donating 100 shoeboxes to children between 2-14 years of age. We will be doing this through the Samaritans Purse – Operation Christmas Child project.

This outreach is more than just giving a gift to a child, because before they receive your gift, the child is invited to attend a discipleship course where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is shared, and many children accept the Lord. Through this project, we enable the messengers of Christ to take the gospel to these children, and their families.

Romans 10:13-15

For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!”

How we intend to manage this project:

We will give you an empty shoebox/shoeboxes.
You can choose the age and gender of the child/children.
Shop for age and gender-appropriate gifts totaling between $25-$30 per box.
We collect the boxes 1^st week of November, and drop them off at a designated location for pick up by Samaritans Purse.
Alternatively, for anyone living outside of the Richmond – Surrey area if you would like to participate in this outreach, we can do the shopping to buy the gifts. Kindly etransfer to soundofthelordmission@gmail.com $30 per box designating the funds for “Operation Christmas Child Outreach”. We can provide you with a photocopy of the purchase receipts if you request, however, we will not be giving tax receipts for government tax refunds as we are registered as a Non-Profit, not a Charity.

Above all let’s pray that not only will little hands receive these gifts thankfully but may little hearts open joyfully to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.

Please respond to sslfaria@gmail.com by or before October 31st with how many boxes (one or more) you would like to sponsor and consider passing on this Newsletter to your family and friends that may be interested. Thank you.

Samaritans Purse decides which country will receive your gift box. It may go to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, or another country where a child would probably not receive any gift for Christmas.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

In His Service,

Sohani Faria
Director
604 721 0284
Sound of the Lord Mission

We invite you to add your offering to ours so it multiplies and empowers us to go further and help more people.

E-transfer to soundofthelordmission@gmail.com

Cheques in favour of Sound of the Lord Foundation
Mailing address: PO Box 33507 Central City PO Surrey, BC V3T 5R5 Canada

Pre-Authorized Debit Email us at soundofthelordmission@gmail.com
We will contact you to set up the pre-authorised debit with our ministry bank account.

Items If you prefer to donate items that we can distribute, please contact us. Thank you.

Please note that we are registered as a Non-Profit, not a Charity. As such, we cannot provide tax receipts for government refunds at the end of the year.

Be Blessed & Stay Blessed

Let us please pray for:

The church to not compromise but to stand strong, be bold, to speak up and be the salt & light. For unity.
Righteous leaders in every country so that people can live in peace.
Federal Elections in Canada today – a righteous government to be elected.
Sound of the Lord Mission and every ministry that is sharing the Gospel. For a harvest of souls.
The persecuted church.

We would be happy to pray for & with you!

We pray for every person on our Newsletter email list!

Prayer requests can be emailed to
soundofthelordmission@gmail.com

REACH FORWARD this year into your divine destiny!

Redeem the time and maintain a strong prayer life. Stay Blessed!

Rochelle Soza
Founder, Sound of the Lord Mission