Where mercy opens the door for the gospel
Dear Friends and Partners,
At Julie’s Heart Cry, we stand in awe of what God has allowed us to accomplish in such a short time. None of it has happened by human strategy or strength. Again and again, the Lord has led us first into mercy ministry, using compassion as the doorway through which the gospel can enter and take root.
When pain speaks louder than words
Many of the women and children we serve carry wounds far deeper than what the eye can see. Some arrive hungry, sick, or abandoned. Others come to us rejected by their families because they were sexually abused. An 8-year-old or an 80-year-old, it makes no difference – the stigma is the same, and the blame often falls on the victim.
The cultural realities surrounding many of these women and girls mean the abused one becomes the discarded one. She is left to survive as best she can, often working tirelessly in homes where her abuse is known and ignored. And yet, even here, God’s love reaches. Even here, hope makes room for truth.
Learning from the ministry of Jesus
I often say I have no formal theological degree and have never stepped foot inside a Bible college. But I do know the ministry of Jesus, and that is where we take our cues.
In John 6, Jesus knew many were looking for Him because they ate of the loaves and were filled. Still, Jesus fed them and preached the gospel to them.
In our outreaches, we find the same to be true. Many come for food or clothing, and we welcome them with open arms. They will be fed, they will be clothed, and they will hear the gospel.
Sometimes faith comes from seeing
For those who have lost all hope, faith sometimes begins not with words but with something they can see. Tangible hope that leads to the possibility of faith in the One who made it possible.
When a mother receives baby clothes and hears, “Jesus loves you so much that He stirred the heart of another mother in the USA to send these to mothers like you,” that act softens the heart, opening a door for the gospel, the true hope.
The gospel becomes touchable.
This kind of hope is not only for the impoverished or the marginalized. Every one of us knows what it feels like to grow weary in waiting. Not the surrender of trusting God’s timing, but the giving up that happens when the heart feels drained, and the horizon looks empty.
We’ve all had moments where our prayers feel unanswered, our strength fails, and instead of looking up, we begin to look down.
But God remains the same.
He is still the One who sees … still the One who meets the hungry before He teaches them … still the One who restores hope when we have reached the end of ourselves.
Why we continue
This is why Julie's Heart Cry continues to minister through compassion and proclamation. Mercy opens doors that pain has slammed shut. It softens the soil of the heart. It shows people, many for the first time in their lives, that they are not forgotten by God.
And when hope becomes visible, the gospel can be heard from a softer and deeper place.
Friends, thank you for standing with us, praying with us, and giving generously so that women, children, and families living in deep suffering can encounter the love of Jesus –both in word and in deed.
Together, we get to share His mercy and His gospel.