Thankful

We received a call today from a friend who just received our support letter. She was just calling to let us know she was praying for us and wanted to let us know how exciting our news was. Heather called me and left me a message recapping the conversation. When I listened to this message I was just so thankful for our friends support. This message came at a time that I had been feeling down. It is just awesome that God knows exactly what we need and when we need it. We serve a God that is so big yet cares about needs. What a mighty God we serve !

Our first newsletter!

We finally got our first family newsletter mailed this week. After much time and editing, it has been released on the masses. Our prayer is that God will use this letter to bring supporters by our side to cover us in prayer. Also if it be the Lord's will, we pray that those receiving this letter will be led by the spirit to consider supporting us financially. What ever the Lord brings our way we know that if his hand is not in it, we are laboring in vein. And no matter what he calls us too, he will equip us with what ever is needed to follow his will. It will not always be easy, in fact if we are in his will it might be really hard, but we know we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength.

Please continued to pray for our family as God unveils his plan for us. Thanks in advance for your prayers and support!

People we are praying for....

I would like to share a few things about people we are praying for so you can pray too!  Micah and Kara Mills are missionaries to Uganda from our home church, Grace Community Church.  They are truly a blessing to many.  Here is a snip-it of their recent blog pos.

"Though I know that many people around this globe live in such hostile, unsafe environments, my thoughts are not often turned to their situation. Recently however, that has hit much closer to home. The world is unstable, full of strife and calamity, full of evil and hatred, full of persecution. My heart has been turned in compassion towards husbands who are separated from their wives and children, sons or daughters who are imprisoned or killed at the hands of their fathers, mothers, sisters or brothers, and my heart weeps.

Far too often, I am concerned with the petty things in my life — what will I make for dinner, or how frustrated I am that the laundry isn’t dry…again, or the pesky ants that think my kitchen is their hotel — instead of things of eternal value. Far too often I am more concerned with my temporal and earthly safety and comfort rather than focusing on the One who can provide eternal peace and safety that is beyond comprehension."

You can see that the Lord is at work in their ministry and life!  To read the entire blog entry click here.

Another group we pray for is Vision Beyond Borders.  This organization works to take the gospel to people all over the earth.  As mentioned in previous blog entries, we partner with them in flannel graph ministry.  But we also pray for them and get their regular newsletter.  In the most recent update the lead story was about the how Moses and Aaron were called to be a part of God's plan to free His people.  While it was God's power and mercy that freed His people from Egypt, He gave Moses and Aaron the tools they needed to be a part of this awesome work!  The point being when God calls us, He will provide all we need if we will just rest in Him and look to Him for support.  Click here to read their entire newsletter.

Thank you in advance for joining us in prayer for these two ministry partners!

Courageous

Yesterday I got to attend the movie Courageous with my Father.  This movie is put on by the same producers as did the movie Fire Proof and several others.  The movie was particularly about Men and their roles as Fathers and heads of the home. It was a very strong statement about what the bible has to say about the Father's role and the importance of it.  The movie is about a group of men (primarily police officers) who are all at different places in their Chrisitian walk and lives.  Because of a tragedy, one Dad completely reexamines his role as Dad and head of his home.  Over the remainder of the movie, these men work at becoming better Dad's and leaders. They face trials and are tested in many ways.

The movie was really good.  It had many elements of a good movie such as humor, drama, and good christian morals to name a few.  It was also very neat to be spending this time with my Dad.  It was cool to think back over my life and realize the impact he has had on me.  I am also so thankful that he has been committed to following the Lord and setting such a good example for me. I am also hopeful that I can do half as good as he did.

It was also very cool to see a nearly packed theatre.  I also read that the movie has already grossed more than it cost.  This is a good thing and should ensure they produce another positive movie. In this day and age it is great that there is a company making positive Christian movies.