We can not thank you enough for all the prayers lifted to our Father for this amazing ministry He's called us to. We are certainly seeing Him working in wonderful ways! Seeing Him at work in my life reinforces His love to me. He takes the time to be involved in and also plan a purpose for my seemingly insignificant life. His love is always amazing to me! And here's one reason why...
As of our last calculation we are at...
Are you ready!?...
51%
of our total needed support!!!!!
That's after only eight months of pre-field ministry! What a blessing and confirmation to us that we are in God's will doing things His way. We are so blessed and so thankful and so loved!
Throughout our adventures there have also been many sacrifices. One of those has been the consistent relationships in our home church. Lorelei has been feeling the disconnectedness more than the rest of us. I was really burdened for her, so I started praying that God would help give me opportunities for Lorelei to have more social interaction with the friends she has and also opportunities for her to make new friends. I'm so thankful that God loves us enough to listen and answers us when we pray!
On Thursday Lorelei had her first practice with Victory Twirling here in Parkersburg. Victory Twirling is a ministry of one of the churchs in the area and a dear friend of mine has her girls involved in it. They learn to twirl (a baton), have a little bible time, and Lorelei LOVED it!!! It was so much fun to see her enjoying herself and making new friends. I really think this is going to be good for her. It was difficult to find an activity that had social interaction, wasn't on weekends, and wasn't stringent on manditory practices. God lined Victory Twirling up just for us, I think! Just because He loves us.
Then, on Saturday we had a Valentine's cookie decorating party for her Sunday school friends. We had five girls total, counting Lorelei and Jorja, and they had so much fun... and sugar! The girls got to decorate the cookies, eat the cookies, make candies, play, play, play, eat cake, and just for good measure I sent them home with some fun dip! Sugar! Sugar! Sugar! What a blessing it was that the girl's mothers made the time to bring their daughters, and that the girls had fun. It was a wonderful answer to prayer and it made Lorelei feel the love of her friends.
Never underestimate the power of God's love for us. Since the begining of time He had the perfect plan to redeem us back to Himself and into a perfect love relationship. I'm so thankful that His love is completely unconditional. It is not based on my behavior or emotions, and it's not based on God's emotions either. He chooses to love me. I do not deserve it, but I'm thankful for it. I rest in it. I trust in it. I depend on it. God's love makes me who I am. God's love gives me confidence and hope for the future. God's love planned my salvation. And it is God's desire that I be a living example of His love to everyone He brings into my life. As God loves me He uses me to love others with His perfect love. Let's turn our world upside down for Christ as we love our world to Him.
1 Corinthians 13:1-8a
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails.
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