death
There I sat listening when all of a sudden one single phrase rocked my world and tears rolled down my face.
Red socks
We closed our eyes in silence and instantly a picture of red socks with a little yellow on the side appeared. As people prayed out this picture did not leave my mind.
God of Miraculous Provisions
Therefore, were we to panic and back down from what God had spoken?
God’s protection
Shock over took me as I walked away realizing my daughter and I could of just been killed. . .
Bali in a nutshell
"The lights from the strip danced across the street as I watched in horror. A girl, no older then 12 with a look of intense fear smeared across her makeup painted face, held tightly to the back of a motor bike. . .”
Blunders of a missionary mom
As I dried off the homeless man's ear buds and put them back on his headphones I apologized profusely. The homeless man waved his hand saying it was no problem at all. He continued his story and I went about engaging. Yet the whole time I was thinking about how I could disinfect my sons mouth.
Big announcement
There I sat in anticipation . . .
Demonic Deliverance
The sun rose across the Indian sky as Bruce sat tucked away amongst the sea of building tops. With a coffee in one hand and his Bible in another. He was completely unaware of what would transpire over the next 48 hours.
Entering into Your Future
We entered, passing cards scattered across the entry table with naked women and the phone number of the brothel neatly printed on the bottom of each card. We sat in the waiting room where hundreds of customers had sat before anxiously waiting for their next sexual addiction to be fulfilled.
Farewell USA and Kona
We now get to start our journey half way across the world into the unknown. Life as we've known it will once again change.
On Our Way to Perth
"Once you know it's God's will, get moving! At the orphanage we start a new building project as soon as we have three bricks to put on top of each other." Lillian Trasher
Discouragement or Hope?
That pull though to fall into self-pity and even depression was strong as I continuously felt overwhelmed after the accident. That first week and a half I felt like I had to make one intense decision after another. It got even harder as I saw my husband withering in pain on multiple occasions. It was as if I began to question the call God had on our life. Doubt started to creep in and my self-worth began to get hit.
ER Visit
We REALLY need your prayers! In the middle of the night Gryphin woke up screaming bloody murder. I started to run down the stairs.
Culture Shock
God gave us an incredible opportunity to experience a life that was not our own. A life that challenged us to our core and made us reevaluate our priorities. Where are we to spend our time and our resources? What is important? Who is important?
Confirming The Call
One specific incident that rocked me to the core was when the ladies on our team were asked to prepare a message for about 25 women in a vocational school on the YWAM base. I didn't have a clue what to speak about. But
First World Problems
Have you ever woken up to find ants have eaten through your mosquito net and are now crawling all over you? Or have you lathered your hair with shampoo while in a shower to find that the water tank has just run dry?
Leaving an inheritance
"OK ladies line up. OK, we are in class. Repeat after me. 'Jesus loves me'." Walking towards our home I see seven Ugandan girls five years and older following ALL of Esperanza's instructions.
Prayers From a Child
As soon as I’d be done Esperanza would point to the next person and say “pray for that person mama”. So off I’d go to the next bed. We prayed for about 15 patients. Every person was so inviting and hungry for prayer. Some of the wounds were horrific. Bones protruding from the skin, facial and body burns, and large infected areas too ghastly for description.
death
As I sit praying and holding cold rags to the bottom of my 102 (F) son's feet I can't help but feel the pain of many of the African mothers.
Thunder Rolls
Then the intensity. In Jinja we went to pray for people in the hospital but I wasn't prepared for what we would experience in Arua. As we walked into the children's ward there were over 40 children waiting to be seen. This did not include the children laying on the path into the hospital or the children filling the beds.