I've decided that I need to make a point to post at least once or week or just get rid of the blog! I was so excited about doing this but then we moved and lost our interent so it all went down the drain. Now that I have dial up, it wouldn't kill me to get on and update you all.
I'm so excited about next month! We start our missions conference on November 3rd and are praying for a great outcome. As of now, our church supports 8 missionaries. Three in Mozambique, 1 in Venezuela, 2 in the Amazon, a pastor here in our state that started a church and the seminary here in our state. We are looking to take on a man that works in the prisons then there are several others that have come to the church to present their work. We have a small group of people who give way above their means. FAITH!
I have begun to choose and translate recipes for our international lunch. I think I'm going to do a greek table. MMMMM We'll also have a chinese, Portugual and African table. Should be for some good eating!
Talk to ya soon!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Yep, I'm still here!
It's been awhile so I thought I better get on and say hi!
It's been a busy few weeks here. I honestly don't know where the time has gone! I'm sure we can all say that though.
We had a boy saved last Friday night at our Teen meeting. His name is Roger. His parents are saved but have been away from the Lord for quite some time. Now that they are making thier way back to the Lord, Roger saw his need for a personal relationship with Christ! We have also had several visitors come to church and they keep coming back! Praise God!
I have to get going but I thought I'd give you a new excuse I heard from my daughter the other day. She had lied to me about something and I asked her why she thought lying was going to get her out of trouble. Her answer? Well, Mommy, it wasn't just me that did wrong. The angels helped me! WHERE DO THEY COME UP WITH THIS STUFF? Don't worry, I helped her understand that angels do not help you sin. She sure has an imagination!
It's been a busy few weeks here. I honestly don't know where the time has gone! I'm sure we can all say that though.
We had a boy saved last Friday night at our Teen meeting. His name is Roger. His parents are saved but have been away from the Lord for quite some time. Now that they are making thier way back to the Lord, Roger saw his need for a personal relationship with Christ! We have also had several visitors come to church and they keep coming back! Praise God!
I have to get going but I thought I'd give you a new excuse I heard from my daughter the other day. She had lied to me about something and I asked her why she thought lying was going to get her out of trouble. Her answer? Well, Mommy, it wasn't just me that did wrong. The angels helped me! WHERE DO THEY COME UP WITH THIS STUFF? Don't worry, I helped her understand that angels do not help you sin. She sure has an imagination!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Sundays are so tiring
Sometimes you wonder if you are even getting through to the kids you teach.
About 2 months ago an 11 year old girl started coming to our church. She lives about 10 mins from the church so I would pick her up and take her home. She started inviting others and now we have a pretty good group. We have a Ford F1000 diesel truck. It's big but technically only fits 6 people. I got 16 in there! They come to church, destroy tracts, run up onto the platform, just are pretty wild. It gets frustrating but I have to remember that they have never been in church before. I have been picking them up for about a month now and have never met one mother. It shows me that these kids of 7 and 8 years old can come and go as they please and nobody seems to care.
I was getting worried about what the adults were thinking about so many kids coming but Sunday night confirmed that they were just as please as Jeff and I are. PTLord for that! I was pretty frustrated Sunday night though because it takes a lot out of you trying to keep them all rounded up. I even began to wonder if they were coming to learn or coming to destroy. LOL On the way home, I got my answer. We were driving along and those kids, with the windows down, just started singing at the top of their lungs "read your Bible, pray every day" (in portuguese, of course). They continued singing other songs until they got to their houses. Praise God, it is not in vain. Hard work, for sure! Worth it all, oh yes indeedy! It's been a long time since I have had to do a bus route but I sure am enjoying it, even if we don't have a bus.
All that to say this. It is so fun, wonderful, amazing, glorious, rewarding to serve the Lord. Whether it be picking up kids, teaching or cleaning a toilet. It's just good. I'll never understand the pew warming Christian, they are missing out on so much.
By the way, the 11 year old girl got saved and two of her visitors have as well. She's already laying up crowns in Heaven!
Have a good one!
About 2 months ago an 11 year old girl started coming to our church. She lives about 10 mins from the church so I would pick her up and take her home. She started inviting others and now we have a pretty good group. We have a Ford F1000 diesel truck. It's big but technically only fits 6 people. I got 16 in there! They come to church, destroy tracts, run up onto the platform, just are pretty wild. It gets frustrating but I have to remember that they have never been in church before. I have been picking them up for about a month now and have never met one mother. It shows me that these kids of 7 and 8 years old can come and go as they please and nobody seems to care.
I was getting worried about what the adults were thinking about so many kids coming but Sunday night confirmed that they were just as please as Jeff and I are. PTLord for that! I was pretty frustrated Sunday night though because it takes a lot out of you trying to keep them all rounded up. I even began to wonder if they were coming to learn or coming to destroy. LOL On the way home, I got my answer. We were driving along and those kids, with the windows down, just started singing at the top of their lungs "read your Bible, pray every day" (in portuguese, of course). They continued singing other songs until they got to their houses. Praise God, it is not in vain. Hard work, for sure! Worth it all, oh yes indeedy! It's been a long time since I have had to do a bus route but I sure am enjoying it, even if we don't have a bus.
All that to say this. It is so fun, wonderful, amazing, glorious, rewarding to serve the Lord. Whether it be picking up kids, teaching or cleaning a toilet. It's just good. I'll never understand the pew warming Christian, they are missing out on so much.
By the way, the 11 year old girl got saved and two of her visitors have as well. She's already laying up crowns in Heaven!
Have a good one!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
I just had to get on to tell you
between my church and the kids I take home from church (5 miles), I counted 48 stray dogs, 2 horses and 3 chickens. I take that back. Forty-seven dogs, one of the "dogs" I counted turned out to be a child! ROFLOL Anyway, that's a lot of stray animals.
Just wanted to pop in and say hello. We have a new family coming to our church. They are saved but far from God. It's really great to see them so excited about returning to Him!
I gotta run!!
Just wanted to pop in and say hello. We have a new family coming to our church. They are saved but far from God. It's really great to see them so excited about returning to Him!
I gotta run!!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Celebrating 13 years of marriage
I am sitting in the lobby of a beautiful hotel right now celebrating our anniversary. We were married on July 22nd and my precious hubby suprised me with a little anniversary get away. MUCH NEEDED!!!!! I am so pleased at how well he kept the secret and all. It´s really hard to pull one over on me, let me tell you. We are staying at http://www.villamichelon.com.br/ if you want to take a look. It´s in Portuguese but you´ll get an idea of where we are anyway. Our kids are staying with a close friend of ours. They were so excited about going to "aunt" Kim´s house.
I also wanted to let you know that we had 2 saved on Sunday! Carol, who is 11 years old and Daiane, who is 12. One came to me in the morning after the service and told me that she had made a profession of faith a couple of years ago but only did it because her friend did. Now she really wanted to get saved. Daiane has been coming to our church for about a month and made the decision to accept the Lord last night. Neither of their families are saved so we are really looking forward to visiting their parents. We also had a man visit last night who just moved down the street. His wife was raised in some type of baptist church and he not a church goer at all but is searching. It´s just so exciting to see how God is working!
Ok, I´m going to go have a nice dinner with my hubby! Have a good night all!
I also wanted to let you know that we had 2 saved on Sunday! Carol, who is 11 years old and Daiane, who is 12. One came to me in the morning after the service and told me that she had made a profession of faith a couple of years ago but only did it because her friend did. Now she really wanted to get saved. Daiane has been coming to our church for about a month and made the decision to accept the Lord last night. Neither of their families are saved so we are really looking forward to visiting their parents. We also had a man visit last night who just moved down the street. His wife was raised in some type of baptist church and he not a church goer at all but is searching. It´s just so exciting to see how God is working!
Ok, I´m going to go have a nice dinner with my hubby! Have a good night all!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
If you want to get warm, go outside!
That's what I tell the kids when they are cold! LOL It's actually been pretty hot this week. Stephen keeps asking me if it's winter here or not and that he wishes Brazil would make up its mind if it's going to be cold or hot. It's usually about 10 degrees colder IN the house. Forty degrees doesn't sound like a lot of cold to you that are in the north but let me tell you, sleeping with it 30 degrees in the house is not that fun! We have heaters but then cometh the bill, amen?
Sarah, I think the houses are a lot like the ones in Mexico. Concrete, tile roofs, the works. I'm not sure why they don't build them to fit the winter as well but they don't. It's crazy!
Gloria got saved! Thank you to those who have prayed for her. She came to the Bible study, we studied about who the Lord is and after it was all done, she put her palms down in the table with a determined looked and said she was ready to be saved. This lady is 65 and comes out of a spiritist background. Any one that gets saved is a wonderful blessing but someone of her age and background just makes it so much sweeter!
Our church has been running an average os 43 per service. This is just so amazing to us after having a year or more of 25. God has been working here and we are so thankful.
We are still waiting for the internet. Last time I called, they told me that I had not even asked to be on the list. Three weeks prior they told me I would have the net in less than 2 weeks. It really is discouraging. It makes you more homesick when you can't get on and just say hi to family and all. I'm not sitting in a corner sucking my thumb and crying.....YET! LOL
Stephen turned 9 on the 15th. I just can't believe that. He got some roller blades and it just loving them. We'll have a bday party for him on Saturday. He's excited to have all his friends over. I sure thank the Lord for my little buggy (my nick name for him). He has a heart for souls, understand why we are here in Brazil and continually tells me that we need to tell people about Jesus. Hes our little missionary, that's for sure. I look forward to what God will do in his life if the Lord tarries His coming.
Ok, I've written a book so I must needs get off of here and delete my 800 or so useless emails. I miss you all so much! Thanks for the comments! I'm so afraid you're all going to forget about me. Ha, as if that would happen!
Sarah, I think the houses are a lot like the ones in Mexico. Concrete, tile roofs, the works. I'm not sure why they don't build them to fit the winter as well but they don't. It's crazy!
Gloria got saved! Thank you to those who have prayed for her. She came to the Bible study, we studied about who the Lord is and after it was all done, she put her palms down in the table with a determined looked and said she was ready to be saved. This lady is 65 and comes out of a spiritist background. Any one that gets saved is a wonderful blessing but someone of her age and background just makes it so much sweeter!
Our church has been running an average os 43 per service. This is just so amazing to us after having a year or more of 25. God has been working here and we are so thankful.
We are still waiting for the internet. Last time I called, they told me that I had not even asked to be on the list. Three weeks prior they told me I would have the net in less than 2 weeks. It really is discouraging. It makes you more homesick when you can't get on and just say hi to family and all. I'm not sitting in a corner sucking my thumb and crying.....YET! LOL
Stephen turned 9 on the 15th. I just can't believe that. He got some roller blades and it just loving them. We'll have a bday party for him on Saturday. He's excited to have all his friends over. I sure thank the Lord for my little buggy (my nick name for him). He has a heart for souls, understand why we are here in Brazil and continually tells me that we need to tell people about Jesus. Hes our little missionary, that's for sure. I look forward to what God will do in his life if the Lord tarries His coming.
Ok, I've written a book so I must needs get off of here and delete my 800 or so useless emails. I miss you all so much! Thanks for the comments! I'm so afraid you're all going to forget about me. Ha, as if that would happen!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
I´M STILL ALIVE
I feel bad I haven´t been here in so long but I´m doing fine, just don´t have the internet yet. My patience is growing stronger by the minute, let me tell you! I sure do miss getting on every day just to say hi and read my emails.
Everything is going well here. It´s cold and rainy here right now so we´re all wrapped up in every bit of clothing we have, sleep with about 4 blankets, 2 pairs of socks, the works! Did I say it´s cold?? Don´t worry, pretty soon I´ll be complaing about the heat! ha!
The ministry is going very well. I´m still holding two Bible studies on Tuesday nights. They are going well. One of the ladies, Gloria, is so close to being saved but has seen some hypocritcal christians in her time and this is keeping her from accepting the Lord. I finally told her that she needs to stop using this as an excuse and just get saved! I sure pray it´s soon!
Ok, that´s about it for now. I´ll "see" you all soon!
Everything is going well here. It´s cold and rainy here right now so we´re all wrapped up in every bit of clothing we have, sleep with about 4 blankets, 2 pairs of socks, the works! Did I say it´s cold?? Don´t worry, pretty soon I´ll be complaing about the heat! ha!
The ministry is going very well. I´m still holding two Bible studies on Tuesday nights. They are going well. One of the ladies, Gloria, is so close to being saved but has seen some hypocritcal christians in her time and this is keeping her from accepting the Lord. I finally told her that she needs to stop using this as an excuse and just get saved! I sure pray it´s soon!
Ok, that´s about it for now. I´ll "see" you all soon!
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