MITI groups meet in women’s prisons in 20 states?
“God is bringing hope to women who are painfully separated from their children,” reports Valerie Eaton, MITI Prison Ministry Facilitator for seven years. “Through prayer, He brings healing to women who have lost hope. One inmate had not heard from her children in many years. As she began praying in MITI, God softened her heart. She confessed to her daughter-in-law the anger and dislike she had harbored; the inmate further shared that God wanted her to bless her daughter-in-law and pray Scripture for her children. Her daughter-in-law responded with a card and pictures of the grandbabies, and this inmate is now reconnected with her family. I have the awesome privilege of seeing God’s miracles happen!
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“I often receive requests from inmates who have heard about MITI and want a group for their prison. Some women have been transferred and have taken MITI to the new prison. One prison chaplain requested we start a group at her prison because of the positive changes in behavior she had seen in MITI moms. Inmates are also getting involved in groups upon release, and receive focus, purpose and support that is helping them stay straight.”

From MITI inmates …

“My three children are going to prosper greatly in the loving arms of Jesus. Thank you for helping me place them there.” Nicki

“What a gift to have blessed us with Moms In Touch! Each of our children will be protected and guided and watched over.” Harriet

“Thank you for helping me with the tools I need to be there for my kids.” JoDee

For more information about MITI prison groups, email miti4OR@hotmail.com.

Grandma
In our Grandmas In Touch group we prayed for our grandchildren from Ephesians 2:10 that they would realize they are “God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for them to do.” We prayed that they would have confidence in Christ.

My three and a half-year-old granddaughter lives on the opposite coast, and she can be very shy. At times she will hardly talk with me on the phone. As another grandma and I prayed this verse for Kailee, we prayed that she would know that God was with her in everything she did; that God would make her strong in situations that made her feel shy; and that her shyness would not cause her to shrink inward. We prayed for her parents that they would be able to help her become more outgoing. One of our specific prayer requests was that God would help my son find a good church for the family. Much to my delight, my son phoned a few weeks later. They had found a church only eight miles away and—Kailee got on the phone to tell me how she loved going to church. Thank You, Father! My son said she wasn’t shy there, in fact, she didn’t want to leave. She is learning more and more to interact with others her age. Father, thank You that, though I cannot be with her, You are always with her. For Grandmas In Touch information click here

Special Needs
From Shelly Boeve, Moms In Touch with Special Needs Kids
Do you sometimes feel helpless to meet the challenges of your special needs child? Are you discouraged and wish you had other “special-needs” moms to share with? Do you believe that prayer is the most important thing you can do for your child?

If so, consider joining a group of moms who get together to pray scripturally for their kids. We are a Mom In Touch group with the common bond of special needs kids and our Christian faith. We have been blessed to share each other’s burdens and joys and have made wonderful friends in the process. We would love to meet you and pray with you for your child!

These are the words I penned in 1998 inviting moms to a Moms In Touch group to pray for our special needs children. My daughter, Melissa, born with significant physical and cognitive impairments, was three years old at the time. I remember calling for contact information for a Moms In Touch group for moms with special needs children, but none existed, and I was challenged to form one. Although physically and emotionally overwhelmed in caring for my daughter, my need to connect with other moms in my situation spurred me on. I called two other moms, and we started meeting the following month. We posted the ad above and soon grew to ten moms; for six years we were like sisters. God grew us spiritually and emotionally and gave us the strength to fulfill the task He had given us.

After that original group disbanded, a couple of years went by, and I began noticing that the Lord was calling new moms into the motherhood of His special children all around me. I decided to start a new group, which now has a dozen members. God has been so good in His provision of moms with whom to share our joys, burdens, and victories. God is faithful! For information on MITI special needs groups click here

International
From Mercy Ebong, Nigeria Country Coordinator: My school is doing great and the MITI in my school is doing great also. My daughter, who got married in December, has started a very big MITI group in her husband’s church. There are 386 ladies in that church. They meet every Tuesday to pray. The Lord is good. MITI is now a special course I teach in my husband’s Bible college. It is so that a pastor who graduates must have a good knowledge of MITI to take back to his or her church and school.

From author and speaker Cheri Fuller in Zambia: I have never spoken to a more spiritually hungry and thirsty group of women than the precious women in Zambia. One of the women had read my book, When Mothers Pray, and wanted to start a MITI group. The Lord led me in one of the sessions to go through the Moms In Touch prayer format beginning with Praise, then Silent Confession, Thanksgiving and Intercession. It flowed beautifully. Many women caught a vision for the power and gift of prayer, and were eager to get the MITI booklet and pray in groups.

From Debbie on a mission trip to Jakarta, Indonesia: Our introduction of MITI went very well. It had been estimated that maybe six to eight moms might come, but fourteen moms came, along with two teachers, and the superintendent! The women of this Christian school totally grasped the new concept and were ready to put it into practice. They have a heart for God’s presence and blessing in their school. I believe that MITI will have great success at their school—and God will grow other groups in Jakarta.

From Janell Meister, Santa Barbara Area Coordinator on vacation in the Virgin Islands: Friends had invited us to spend ten days on the beautiful island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. My husband and I were thrilled at the opportunity. Before we left, I tucked three Moms In Touch booklets and some member sheets into my suitcase with a prayer that God would allow me to share Moms In Touch with one mom on the island.

Throughout the first week of our stay, I continued to ask God to show me that mom. I tried not to remind Him that time was running out, when on the seventh day, while shopping in the village of Road Town, I met “my” mom.

At a darling little shop, I saw a shirt I thought my husband might like. Once inside, we were drawn to a stunning quilt depicting an island mother and child. “How much?” I asked the lovely shopkeeper, who turned out to be the one who had made it. She quoted a good price, but more than we had with us. “We’ll come back for it,” I assured her, but the shopkeeper told me she wouldn’t be there the next day.

“You won’t be here because you’ll be in church,” I said, somehow knowing before I asked.

“Yes, I will,” she replied.

“Have you heard about Moms In Touch?” I asked.

“No, tell me about it,” came the invitation I had been praying for.

On Monday I returned with the Moms In Touch materials, and my new friend promised to give them to her pastor’s wife that evening. Tuesday, my husband and I were at the beach when I suddenly realized it was already 4:00 pm. “We have to get back,” I exclaimed, “in case the pastor’s wife phones.” Just as we reached the door, the phone was ringing! Sister Sherril invited me to come and share with their mom’s group—that night. They meet every other Tuesday night, and it just happened to be that Tuesday!

I jumped at the chance. What a delight to be guest speaker for the evening. Seventeen beautiful ladies representing six different schools heard about the four steps of prayer and the great hope we have in praying Scripture for our children. Their enthusiastic response was overwhelming. Please pray for these ladies on the island of Tortola as they begin their Moms In Touch groups.

God answered my prayer in a way I could never have imagined. He loves Moms In Touch, and He loves to send ambassadors to the far corners of the earth.

Postscript: Janell’s MITI group has “adopted” the Tortola moms, remembering to pray for them and for all the schools on the island. They sent a package of MITI booklets, training videos, and other MITI materials.

The Tortola moms