How Beautiful

I was driving back to my current home in Minnesota from Iowa the other day and I had to pop in an old Twila Paris CD. I wanted to hear her song, "How Beautiful," because I was reflecting on the encouraging two weeks I had just had being with some of God's people in my home town of Inwood, Iowa and the surrounding area. It was one of those times when I think of Paul's words to the Romans of how he anticipated being "mutually encouraged by each other's faith" when he was able to be with them. I was getting to share what God has been doing in my life and what He has in store for me in Cambodia, while also getting to hear of the ways that He has been at work in other people's lives - it was beautiful! Then I was at a Wednesday night Lenten service and got to hear the song again. I'm looking forward to experiencing more of the beautiful body of Christ as I continue on this partner development journey!

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Praying for Japan

I look at my last post in light of the tragic devastation in Japan and now it seems kind of trite. It did not feel trite at the time - I just wanted to share about receiving a loving hug and encouragement from my Heavenly Father in a time that I needed it. Not because I needed my netbook, that was just the means that He used to remind me that He was in control, that He's always in control and working everything for good. That was what I needed to know then and definitely what I need to keep in mind now. It is so hard to see so much suffering but I know that God is going to work through it. I know that because that is just what He does. I am praying that those who are suffering in Japan will find Him to truly be the God of all comfort. I am praying that through the darkness His light will shine. I am praying that believers will be mobilized to be His hands to help bring hope and healing to Japan! All who love Jesus, please seek Him now for how He would have you respond to this and please follow through with how He leads you.

See how easy that was?

Jeremiah 32:27 "I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?"

God's been dealing with me lately about my struggles with fear and anxiety. Today He did it in such a sweet way. For several days I've been trying to find the power cord for my netbook, the battery of which was completely dead. I was getting so frustrated with the time that I was wasting looking for it when I kept coming up empty. Today I just said, "Lord, I'm just going to stop looking for it. There are so many other things that I need to do. Please just show me where it is." Seriously, it could not have been more than an hour later that I just came across it in a place that I definitely did not expect it to be. I was grateful to God for His answer to prayer, but even more for His tender encouragement that followed. I laughed at His sense of humor immediately after I found it and then I felt as if He were saying to me, "See how easy that was for Me? Everything else that concerns you is just as easy for Me." Wow! Yes, I definitely need to hang onto that!!

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Cambodia

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November 2010 WorldVenture Appointees & Paraclete Staff