Have you ever prayed to God to provide food for you and your family? I don\’t mean that little, \”God, thanks for this food. Please bless it to our bodies. Amen.\” I mean literally prayed that God would provide food because you have no idea where your next meal will come from. I haven\’t. AndContinue reading “When God Pays the Bills”
Tag Archives: Faith
"Trying" to give more…..
Picture this: It\’s Sunday morning and your church has brought in it\’s \”monthly missionary\” and given them 5 minutes to share what God is doing on the field. (Five minutes is generally long enough to introduce themselves, but hey, don\’t want to \”bore\” the congregation with missions.) After hearing, and possibly even seeing, the needs,Continue reading “"Trying" to give more…..”
Chandler, Platt, and Chan: A Good Dose of the Bible
Have you ever just come to the place where you say, \”Ok, God. I hear ya.\”? Generally for me it takes a while before I say, \”Oh, you\’re talking to me!\” This past March we were at a missions conference in Alabama when we met Tracie and Josh Lansford. They are church planters in Austin,Continue reading “Chandler, Platt, and Chan: A Good Dose of the Bible”
The Faith We Don\’t Have
I\’ve seen it happen on more than one occasion. God moves. The Spirit leads. Hearts are tender. We\’re willing to give, to go, to pray. Then the emotions fade. The music stops and the three point sermon is forgotten. The bills come. The vacation is around the corner. And it\’s just not doable right now.Continue reading “The Faith We Don\’t Have”
Unexpected Blessings
Anyone who has ever been on a short-term mission trip can testify to the truth that you may go to the foreign field in order to be a blessing to others, but you will quickly find that you are the one that leaves blessed. The same has proven to be true for us on thisContinue reading “Unexpected Blessings”
An exciting….faith building….journey
It\’s been an exciting time so far on our \”Journey to the Field\”. It seems each time we get discouraged, God puts just the right people in our path to remind us why we are doing this. Nehemiah Challenge Update We began the Nehemiah Challenge a little over a month ago and have been privilegedContinue reading “An exciting….faith building….journey”
travelling on the big boat
So support raising has been….well…slow. BUT we are VERY thankful to those who have partnered with us so far and praise the Lord for family and friends who support us and pray for us. In our own minds and according to our plans, we had hoped to be further along than we are at thisContinue reading “travelling on the big boat”
Brazil Trip 2009
\”Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us…\” Ephesians 3:20 If you had asked me just a month ago if I thought I would be writing a blog entry about our trip to Brazil and all ofContinue reading “Brazil Trip 2009”
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