Got Rocks?

I hope you have given your heavy load over to the Lord! When Chris and I where teaching Sunday school we once had a lesson where we had the kids put a lot of rocks in a backpack and lug it around. Then we emptied it and had them put it on again. Instant smiles! We must know that He wants to bear our burdens for us. He wants to be our source of JOY! He wants to work through us so others believe in Him! So just give it to Him and always in all things give Him the glory! Amen!

It will soon be March and many of you want to know how we are "doing". As much as we would like to be in control and push all the buttons, we are not and never will be. God has shown us that it is His way and in His timing and we must know He has got this all under His control! We are joyfully anticipating God's plan for us. We have reached about 85% of our support needed. We again humbly thank many of you who are on this mission with us. Our bodies have many parts and we need all of them! Especially our control center - the head or brain. Our control center is God.

Many of you ask where will you live? What is the closest city? How will you deal with the dark days of winter? To answer those questions and more, I have to insert this post from Oswald's devotional today:
It was Paul’s delight to spend his life for God’s interests in other people and he did not care what it cost. But before we will serve, we stop to ponder our personal and financial concerns— “What if God wants me to go over there? And what about my salary? What is the climate like there? Who will take care of me? A person must consider all these things.” All that is an indication that we have reservations about serving God. But the apostle Paul had no conditions or reservations. Paul focused his life on Jesus Christ’s idea of a New Testament saint; that is, not one who merely proclaims the gospel, but one who becomes broken bread and poured-out wine in the hands of Jesus Christ for the sake of others. So we ask that you help support/pray for us so our lives can be the proof of His love. I have many post-it notes around my desk at work and this is one of them: Once we totally surrender to God, He will work through us all the time.

Please pray for us that God continues to prepare us for His good works in Alaska. Please pray for others to join us through prayer and financial support on this journey.