We have been going along fine. One year after hosting a small group. Something God told my husband to do…..a decade ago. But, I refused. Until, one night….I see an image of people filling our living room…..in a dream. And I heard a voice from heaven say….. “Many will come in. And many will go out […]
I went to pray for the persecuted church. Thinking…..God can use me. His purposes will change because I prayed. But, reading, “The Heavenly Man”, as I curl up in bed at night before sleep….. I got a different perspective of what persecution is and my entire mindset began to change. Brother Yun says, “Embrace suffering like […]
Back from China. Here is a writing from day 1 in China. We have seen the children. Here. In an orphanage. …..God’s people. Disabled. Deformed. Blind. The Forgotten Ones…. Cleft lips. Babies left. Ants crawling on…..as they find…..infant left on the ground. Hands tied. To chairs….Potty chairs. Or beds. Or bottles. Babies rocking. Back and forth. […]
Word hungry…..before leaving. Surrender. Time on my knees….The only way to strength. And I hold out this day….in palms of hope. Offering it as a sacrifice…. That He would take it. Make it. Not mine….but His own. Lists growing long. China. Tomorrow. Schedules. Packing. Gathering for families. And yet. In deep tides. Rests tranquility…..still. Sustained […]
They sit there alone. Untouched. As time catches them….passes away….the days of their lives. Empty. Hands fail to grip much. Mothers love. Fingers gripping for any hope of touch. These. The forgotten ones. And yet, each with a story. And, it’s easy to think…..because we are far. Have lives. These images of children need not consume […]
Early Morning. The God rise. Calling me up. Out. Toward Him. Where all Created things worship their Creator. Me….just a small piece of the symphony of praise…..exalting the Most High. With tired eyes. House Asleep. Door to soul opens. Me. Carrying nothing….just self in blue pajamas. The best journeys toward Him….anyway. Arms empty. Decorated not in […]