Monday, March 24, 2008

Praise


I know spring flowers are on the way...!

Thanks for remembering us in your prayers. I had a blood draw on Friday and nearly all my blood counts are back in normal ranges. The iron infusions helped a lot. I already knew I was feeling better even without the blood draw to confirm it.

We have had very good meetings in Michigan and Indiana. We are prayerful that the Lord will move churches to help in our support.

Our daughter-in-law needs some help during her last 5 weeks of this pregnancy and I am planning of traveling to Virginia for two weeks to help her and our grandson with whatever they need.

Jim will be going to a missions conference in the Saginaw, MI area next week. It is the first time I will not go with him to a meeting to present our Brazil work.

Thanks for praying for us.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

"Green" spirits


Sometimes the regular news of each day can be a drag on my spirit. I hear about recession, look at the struggle of the U.S. dollar against the ever-strengthening Brazilian Real, watch the political fighting in presidential races, and try to keep a right focus on the sovereignty of God.

I am reminded of Jeremiah 17:5-8.


Thus says the LORD,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the LORD.

“For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant.
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD
And whose trust is the LORD."



I need to trust in the Lord to continue to yield good fruit and not be caught up in anxiety during heat and drought times. We need to be green in the leaves of our spirits.


“For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit."



We drive up to Houghton Lake, MI on Saturday. The church will allow us to present the ministry on Sunday, and we will drive home Monday morning.

Please pray for us as the Lord lays our particular needs on your heart. Thanks.