Rahab’s Rope Update
Sept. 17, 2006

Wow! Where did the time and summer go? Things have been busy for us; we have done a little traveling stateside and are trying to get settled back to a normal schedule. The store in Maysville is continuing to do well and is gradually getting busier. Word of mouth advertising has been great. We have been given several opportunities over the summer to speak to various women’s groups about Rahab’s Rope and have even had a few combined with fashion shows to exhibit some of the items we carry at the store. It has been a lot of fun while at the same time an effective tool in spreading the word about the ministry and helping to raise funds. If you or anyone you know would be interested in us speaking and/or having a show of the items we sell to fund the ministry please let me know. You that know us, and the ministry, are our most powerful tool in advertising and spreading the word.

We are very excited about our upcoming Christmas trip to India. We currently have a full team of fifteen people. Our Christmas Celebration reaches more women at one time than any other occasion we have all year. Please remember us in prayer as we prepare and plan. On our Christmas team we have a group of ladies that work at Gainesville Care Center, a crisis pregnancy center. I am so excited about this because I have been wanting to get into the government housing for unwed mothers for over a year and have not been allowed. This is a very hopeless place with many of our target group living there. I believe and am trusting God to use this group of ladies, with their experience from the Gainesville Care Center, to get us in the door. This will be our Third Annual Christmas Celebration; if you remember in our first year we had one hundred women, last year we planned for two hundred fifty and over five hundred came. This year we are not sure how many will come but we are expecting it to be a number that only God could deliver. We will have a wonderful buffet for the ladies and each one will receive a new Sari (dress), toiletry items and the Christmas message. The cost, per lady, is approximately ten dollars; if you are interested in making a donation to help any number of these precious women please contact us. We can’t wait to share what God is going to do at the Christmas Celebration.

Things are going well in Bangalore. I shared with you in my last update about Gowramma; she came to us expecting a baby that she didn’t want and now loves dearly. Gowramma has now become a leader and she shares her testimony often with all the new women that come to the center. Some of the new women have been very responsive and they are now praying and learning God’s word on a daily basis and have begun memorizing scripture. We have fifteen new ladies coming for vocational training. Sewing and jewelry making classes are continuing. Some of the women are picking up the trades very well and have been able to obtain jobs related to the vocational training learned at Rahab ’s Rope. I recently received a shipment of pocketbooks and earrings the ladies have made since June. It was so exciting to open up the package and see what they have done. I can see their smiling faces now as they completed each item and were proud that they had made an accomplishment. They are doing an excellent job. I am so excited and proud of them. It is so good to see them feel good about themselves and something they are doing.

Through meeting the physical needs of our women God continues to bless and work out the spiritual to bring glory and honor to Him. Please pray for these special ladies as one by one God is revealing Himself to them. Several have come to know Him throughout the summer. It is so much fun to share with you all the exciting and positive things happening with Rahab’s Rope and we never like to talk about the negative. Of course, the negative is the enemy. The darkness and the spiritual warfare that has to be dealt with in that part of the world is incredible, and maybe more so in our particular target area. These women have so much darkness to overcome, I can’t even imagine. Please remember our staff as daily they must deal with the dark spiritual world as it manifests itself into the physical lives of our ladies. There are always various situations that must be dealt with and I am so thankful God has given us such godly people to work with the women of Rahab’s Rope. We covet your prayers in this area of our work.

Please remember David Dass and his family as his brother-in-law is suffering from the last stages of cancer. Also, remember my family and me as we seek God in moving forward with the ministry of Rahab’s Rope. Please pray for Mr. Halvadar, our landlord at the center, he is an alcoholic and is in the hospital with liver damage. It does not appear that he will live much longer and he is not a Christian. David Dass has shared with him the love of Jesus on many occasions with no response, David request prayer for a miracle for Mr. Halvadar to come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

We are also making our preliminary plans for a medical trip after the first of the year, if you think you are interested please let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you all for all you do for the ministry of Rahab’s Rope. Please come see us at the store in Maysville. We are open Wednesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Don’t forget the Annual Maysville Autumn Leaf Festival coming up Oct. 6-8. The store will be fully stocked in anticipation of the big weekend. Please feel free to call me anytime.

The precious women of Rahab’s Rope send their love and greetings to each of you for your support in helping them.

Our Hope is in Him,
Vicki
770-287-5218 www.rahabsrope.com

Rahab’s Rope, Inc. Storefront:
P.O. Box 907308 9131 Maysville Road
Gainesville, Ga. 30501 Maysville, Ga.