We have learned that once you are doing what God wants you to do, Satan will come and try to destroy it. I also learned that you can easily overcome Satan's attempts by keeping focused to the task at hand. Don't get sidetracked, keep praying, and if you doubt your mission, pray for God to show you the way. At one point, we got two disturbing phone calls to different Brownie Moms discouraging them to come and serve the homeless. An unidentified male mentioned how dangerous it was for our children, because these were dealing with sick and dangerous people. They both came to me, and I was for the first time doubting what we were doing. I felt so certain that this was what God wanted us to do, and in a matter of days, the certainty was shattered. That's how Satan works. I immediately prayed for God to show me with clarity if this is what he wanted us to do. I did not want to put our girls in any danger. That was on a Friday. On Monday, my daughter brought home a bible verse she had to learn at school for the week. "Do not be afraid, nor dismayed. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." That was comforting to me, but I wasn't sure if that was the definite sign that I was hoping to receive. On Wednesday, I went into my bible study group, and the lesson for the class was Satan. He attacks by creating doubt and fear. He wins by you quitting the task at hand.

He wants nothing more than to separate you from God. That was amazing to me, because I felt that was a great sign, but I have to admit I was still a little apprehensive. The following day, Thursday, one of my Brownie Mom's called me. I could tell the emotion in her voice, and I thought to myself, "Oh no, another anonymous phone caller reached her". She proceeded to tell me that she was studying for her bible study class, and reading John 4. It was about Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the water well. The Samaritans were society outcasts, but Jesus wanted to meet with them. He walked up to her and asked for water. She seemed surprised that a Jew was even speaking to her, and he told her that if she would drink this water, she would thirst again. But if she would drink the water he could provide, "the living water", she would never thirst again. He used water to talk to her about the Holy Spirit. We both were emotional when we realized that we are living in John 4 every Sunday. The Samaritans are similar to the homeless, they are both society outcasts, no one wants to deal with them. We were lead to bring water and use that as Jesus did as a way to talk to these people about Him, and hopefully lead them to salvation. At that moment, our mission was crystal clear to me. I felt no more fear, no more doubt, and just was flooded with emotion! That is how God works! Awesome!