MY FAITHFUL GOD

I am sitting here printing off pictures to send with a thank you note to all of the sponsors we had for our golf tournament last weekend. The golf tournament and the sponsors who gave money and sponsored a hole are what raised most of the money for the mission trip/cultural exchange to France possible. There are those who don't want to look at this trip as a mission trip, but that is okay. Jesus went out among the people teaching, preaching and just being. His life was our example. The relationships we are building with those children/young adults are important, they have been developed because of church and they continue to grow. There have been baptisms and lives changed because we have given of ourselves on both sides of the world. God is good and He is in this, we raised our airfare and spending money in a very short time and that was money for 10 to go. That my friend is GOD. He is faithful and when we dare to believe Him, we can see first hand all the mighty things He can do. I know that God is on the move, He wants to accomplish much in these last days and He is willing to use who and whatever necessary to see that accomplished. I for one am saying, I am willing Lord use me. Please be in prayer for this trip, pray that God will be in the center of it and that we will continue to develop lasting relationships across the globe. Pray that we will have a safe trip to and from France and that the 13 coming back with us will be blessed while they are here, and they will have a safe journey back home. I love you Lord and I thank you for your faithfulness.

DO IT LORD, BE GLORIFIED - BECAUSE YOU ARE THE I AM

I wanted to write and say that my heart is full, it is full of love and it is full of compassion. My heart hurts when I see others hurting, struggling, and standing again against another attack of sickness and disease. I know how that is and to feel like you are so overwhelmed is a hard thing. You know all the right things to say and do, you even know the word of God to put on it, yet at times it is hard to apply it. That is where we can step in, hold up the arms of those we love and stand with them and for them. Together we are a force to be reckoned with, alone, cut off, we are easy prey. I know God is going to be glorified in any situation that we give to Him, anything we lay down and let Him deal with. I just pray that it doesn't take my sisters and others as long as it took me to figure it out. I pray instead of dealing with the mountain over and over again, they will rise up in the name of Jesus and tell it to move and see it done! God is good and is taking us to a new level, a new place in Him and I am so joyful. Praise the Lord and remember, pray in the Spirit, God is touching someone or some situation as you are faithful to pray. Love you and God Bless You!

MY MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON - FOR GOOD OR EVIL

I am trusting God that in believing Him I can get rid of the most dangerous weapon that I have in my possession. That is the tongue! We all have one and lets be honest we use it on those we know and love way more than on the enemy. The bible study really slammed me, I need to personally do more than repent about the way I use my tongue, I need to renounce it being used for anything other than the purposes of God. Now that is a tall order, however the word says I have self-control, nothing is impossible with God. I want to inhale His words and as I speak I want to exhale His words. We believe therefore we speak. Renouncing it means I am speaking it, telling it to GET OFF and STAY OFF, I am verbally removing all attachment to it. This is my desire. The only time I would like to use my weapon and be armed and dangerous is when I am wielding it against the enemy. I believe that I can speak the words of God and I can speak life and not death. I know that it will be hard and I know it goes against our nature, but that is the fleshly nature and no longer my nature. Does anyone else fight this? I feel as though I have a forked tongue and I am really seeing a vision of each side of my tongue rising up in my mouth and having it out, going to war, like a thumb fight in there, I believe the godly side is gonna win, how about you? The word says, Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely (Ps 138:4) How encouraging, Lord this is my prayer, help it to be so and help my sisters and friends to have victory in this area also. God Bless and Good Luck!

Sun starting down in Shirley 

Our tree in our backyard 

STRIKE YEAR

Well this year is a strike year and guess what, they are on strike. Ed has been in this occupation for 18 or 19 years and we have never went on strike. It is a stretch to say the least. I had prayed and prayed, I was in agreement with others and yet on strike we are. My nature is to worry I am sorry to say and I guess I need to take this as an opportunity to have my faith stretched and to grow in the things of God, He has shown me so many things that I guess another leap of faith on my part is to be expected. I want so much to please Him and to TRUST Him in every aspect of my life, I find that easier to do when there is a paycheck coming in every week. Like they say it is easy to believe when you are NOT having to believe for anything. Finances is definately a stretch for me as I know the Lord is well aware of. I was so excited to have a job again so we would have two incomes again and yet God says whoa, girl, we aren't done yet. I am now going to trust and see what this mile brings along the journey of my faith and sing His praises while walking and when all is said and done, but please pray for me and others who have now found ourselves in this situation, work is hard to come by these days and we appreciate the jobs God has provided for us. Ed is not a worrier (praise the Lord) and he is ever willing to work, so I know that if this drags out, he will find some work-some where. I hope you all have a great evening and a great rest of the week. God Bless You!