Preparation

Seems as though lately that the Lord has been giving me Pastor Sandy's teaching before he teaches. Also things that the Lord has shown Keith, He also has shown me. Sounds weird? Not to me. I realized tonight that the Holy Spirit is teaching me. He is giving me confirmation so that I know that the things which He is showing me is from Him. All lessons in preparation. There will come a time, very soon, when we will be out of our element. Where we will know no one, have no available resources, no conveniences to speak of and our life depends solely on listening to Him. Every step we take will be directed by Him. Every word we speak will be directed by Him. So I listen, intently, knowing that my only resource is Him. And I find peace in that. That my Father is teaching me and preparing me for the journey ahead.

Today I was blessed. Not that I am not blessed everyday, but today I was especially blessed. I was priviledged to see what the Lord can do. Not once but twice. A young women who not very long ago rededicated her life to the Lord stood on the altar and sang "I can only Imagine". And you could feel the sweetness of her Spirit as she sang not only to us but to the Lord. Then her husband (who also rededicated) stood behind the altar and taught on choices. And as I watched all this manifest before me all I could say was "God is Good". I do not know if this was the first time that either of these two ever did this before but it was the first time I got to see them. I only pray that they are aware of the calling on their lives. Kim and Buddy if you read this, I was blessed today by you and by what the Lord did in you today.

An adventure with the Lord

Keith and I decided to start blogging to let people in on our journey that is taking place. For years we knew that the Lord has called us into missionary work and also knew where he wanted us to go. So we prayed for divine connections, and as you know the Lord never fails. About a year ago we were lead to a church in Rudy Arkansas, with a Pastor that saw the calling on our lives. This church opened up their hearts to us. We have a Pastor which is not intimidated by sharing the pulpit with us or anyone else. We are truly blessed that the Lord placed us here. And here is where our ministry has begun to manifest. We were introduced to a missionary that has graciously invited us on a missions trip to Africa. Many have asked us why Africa? Because three years ago that is where the Lord told us to go. That is why we know that this is the time. We received total confirmation. We are so excited for what the Lord has in store for us.. So we ask you to pray for us as you read this journey we are about to embark on and know that there is always hope. You may ask why Missions of New Hope. For several reasons. One , New Hope is the name of our church, it is the name the Lord gave us, and everyone needs new hope.