The Lord continues to bless our family by working through our struggles, challenges, victories, defeats, issues and experiences. He is the rock, the stabilizing force which sustains us...1 Sam 2:2, 2 Sam 22.32, Psalms 18:31
He provides a Faith Family and fellow believers that although far in distance walks alongside, encourages, sends, supports and most importantly prays with us! We are so grateful for the prayers and skype calls from so many. This week we hosted both Bob and Suzi Flanders from Brook Hills who were here simply to love on us and the kids, and share their 25 years of experience with our family as member care! Please lift up Madge Noland in her Mom's passing. Madge is the picture of love, encouragement and comfort that comes to mind when caring for brothers and sisters in Christ! 2 Cor 1:4, 2 Cor 7:6
For the people in our lives in Ecuador.... Adam Yoder, Brent Becker, Jeff Shurman, the Evan's Family, The Gozales Family, our vacation crew (they know who they are), Carolyn Wofgram, The Brock's, the Nichols, The Moreira-Montenegro Family, Jesus, Ephrahim, Columbia, Christian, Tio Bill, Ms Dorothy, Roberto Bravo, the entire Puga Family! They have shaped our experience here, without them there would be no learning, understanding or adjusting to sharing the Gospel in this context! Romans 12:4-5, 2 Cor 5:10, Eph 4:4, Col 3:15
For provision and investment in our lives by others and us in them - with Christ at the core! Recently, Tim and I participated in a Men's retreat to study/reflect on what it means to be a real man. We were challenged both there and through circumstances in our own lives over the course of the last two weeks. HIS example is the one that is set before by using others and HIS sacrifice, why lean on anything else to hit the mark! John 13:15, Phil 3:17, 1 Thess 1:7-8, James 5:10, 1 Peter 2:21
That we are continuing to rely and be dependent on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for language learning, development of the camp, assimilation of new partners and those HE has called according to HIS purpose instead of leaning on our limited understanding of our knowledge of how HE orchestrates and purposes things. Give us the strength and courage to throw away all that is not found in HIS Word and doesn't Glorify HIS Name among the Nations! Psalms 138:8, Isaiah 14:27, Lamen 2:17, Acts 13:36, Romans 8:28, Eph 1:5, Rev 5:9-10
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