Nightlight Report – May 2017
Linzie Cobain, Golden Mile team leader at Nightlight
As I sat in the service station on the M1 recently, I watched people coming and
going, asking directions, looking at signs.
I glanced up and saw a sign in front of me. It read, ‘Looking for somewhere a bit
quieter?” My mind began to think about Jesus and the upper room where he spent
time with His disciples. This was a quiet place where they could be alone with God –
there was enough seats for everyone and no one had to go upstairs. In Nightlight
one of our main focuses is spending time with Jesus in prayer and devotions before
we go out onto the streets of the city, observing and reflecting the quiet place of
prayer.
Prayer has the power to change lives and situations and it’s so sad to think that
today people neglect this great weapon of power. We can be a link in the chain of
someone coming to know Christ as their personal saviour by praying for them.
Throughout the Golden Mile and Odyssey Arena areas of Belfast, the Nightlight team
has been transforming lives with your support, both through prayers and financial
donations.
‘C’ is a bouncer at one of the clubs. We met him last year, and through chats with
him and conversations he has heard while keeping an eye at the tea table, he has
come to faith. He is a Catholic who hasn’t been to Mass for 15 years. He told a team
member that he wishes he had surrendered to God years ago. He now notices a
difference with himself; he is more in control of his temper.
‘D’ is a young drug addict we met in the city centre. He is now in the care of Teen
Challenge, and we are kept updated.
‘T’ is an alcoholic and lives in the area. He has been coming to the table for years.
Every time he’s there we have another conversation about God. He believes, but
hasn’t as yet taken that step.
‘A’ is a 24-year-old girl with a lot of issues and difficulties in her life. She has lost a lot
of people she cares about, some of whom were homeless. Her aunt is one of the
‘disappeared’; she is so bitter towards all paramilitaries because no one is telling the
family where her aunt is buried.
‘A’ is struggling to believe in God because of all that has happened in her life. The
team has the challenge of telling a person like that that God loves them.
Pray for the follow-up conversations that take place during the days between
weekends. These conversations are vital. Pray for those who are close to taking a
step in faith, as well as those who have recently come to faith and the team who are
discipling them.