Skip to main content

Some Prayers Answered!

I know, I know! God answers all of our prayers but sometimes His answers are, “No” and “wait”. I tend to like the instant or near instant answers. Most recently we’ve been praying for:

  1. The return of one of our families
  2. The possible receipt of a piece of property for our church
  3. English Class at the public school

three Family Return

In a recent update I asked for prayer for one of our families, a mother and three of her sons. They had been forced from our midst suddenly because of a question about baptism. However, before their disappearance we had promised to help them get rid of a couple of their dogs. A nearby store has a Sunday morning puppy fest and give away dogs by the dozens. So, even though our family’s departure was abrupt we had done nothing to provoke it and thus we arrived to give two dogs their first ever van ride to the pet store.

In one way we were hoping that the dogs got donated but on the other hand we knew that if they weren’t it would give us another opportunity to have interaction with the family. After church we returned to the store to find that the dogs were still there. So I prayed for God’s help with the return. As I did a thought came to me. “Why not ask mom if her three boys might still be a part of Bible Club?”

Our club has boys and girls who come each week yet don’t come on Sunday because they have their own churches. I whispered a prayer for God’s protection on my comments and made my suggestion. “I know that the boys are just missing Club SO much so I will suggest this to my husband.”

During the week the rumor was that by Saturday the three would be back in club. And sure enough I arrived to find them all ready and waiting for their ride. João was even allowed to participate in an mini youth rally that we had with Calvary Baptist and we went to Alcir’s afterward. Keep praying with us about this situation. God has given us a ray of hope and it is really exciting.

Land

We’ve heard nothing about this since our Friday visit but it’s early yet.

English ClassOficina

I know that my big brother would get a great kick out of me teaching English but I signed the papers on Friday and will begin on Wednesday.  It will be one class per week and Dawn and Joelma will be lending a hand. Pray that this class will open big doors in the neighborhood.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tottering!

I was watching my one year old grandson, Brandon, today. He had on some baggy little shorts, weird flip-flops over his socks, and he was tottering. It made me think about how I often feel these days. Funny how that when we are little and "innocent" and tottering in our baggy pants, with our little potbelly sticking out from under our t-shirt we look precious. When we are older and tottering in our low slung trousers and the same potbelly, we looks pathetic! I guess that the two drastically opposite points of view are based on the viewer's chronological perspective. Brandon is growing and I'm dying. He is cute because the little guy has a lot to learn and we love to see him progress. The old guy has already had his chance at learning and what he is progressing toward is not quite so much fun to ponder. When I have these weird thoughts I praise my God because He never lets go of my hand whether a tottering little guy or an old one. And I found this verse to prove my po...
Post a Comment
Read more

What Are You Worth?

What are you Worth?  Have you ever thought about what you are worth? In investing circles there is a term used to gauge this exact question, it's called Net Worth. You take all of your assets, like property owned, funds in your bank account, clothes, jewelry, car, etc.. You total all of these things. You then take everything you owe, like mortgage, car loan, and credit card debt, and you subtract these items from the first total. This gives you your net worth. That number represents where you are financially. Most people never stop to think about this number because they don't understand anything about it. They never have two nickels to rub together. They live from hand to mouth and know (or at least believe) nothing will ever change so, they fall into the "daily grind" mentality. Psalm 49 should be a great encouragement to such as these. The sons of Korah write about them. These sons write about all of us. They call all people everywhere to listen to their wisdom. Bo...
Post a Comment
Read more

Church Isn't a Place

  Many times we say, I'm going to church on Sunday. What some fail to understand is that "church" isn't a building. I remember our pastor saying, "the church is an organism, not an organization." He was teaching us the Bible truth about the church. Jesus Christ is the head of the body, and the church is his body on earth. Another pastor once said, "God's hands have human fingers." This is a difficult concept for some to grasp, pun intended. However, it is important to understand that God accomplishes his work through human beings. He uses us, the church, to do his will and work. It's not that if we don't do his will that he is stymied. But he does use willing servants. To be in the church, one must be a part of the family. You cannot be in the church if you don't have the Savior. The church is not for the lost; it is for the edification of the saved. The lost can come and hear the message of salvation. But the church is made up of t...
Post a Comment
Read more