July 27th our oldest daughter Hannah turned 5 years old...it's hard to believe how fast she is growing up!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
For Such a Time as This
Having given birth to two children, I know that the process of life entering this world is an experience that is second to none. The joy, the tears, the pain, the happiness, the peace is so completely surreal that it almost feels other worldly. This morning I was thinking about another kind of birth, that is Spiritual birth. It, like childbirth, has it's share of joy, tears, pain, happiness and peace. Now childbirth takes place when Mother Nature says it time. Sometimes that's in the hospital, sometimes it is on the kitchen table, sometimes it is in the car...you get the point. It can be a private affair with just mom and dad, or it can be a very public affair too (like the people who video tape their baby's birth and post it on Youtube...right). Anyway it happens, it is beautiful to see life enter the world. Today though I realized that we are getting the incredible priviledge of seeing another life be born!
No, I am not pregnant!
Indescribably beautiful and lasting for eternity, is the joy of watching someone be born into the family of Christ. Here is the story of one such birth taking place.
Recently, one of my (Rachael) student's has started working here in the kitchen at Dlouhy. She is one of my best students and also happens to have a great heart and personality. A young girl who I also consider a friend. Last week, there was a missons team from Wales here. A lot of their ministry has been built on years of returning to Hlinsko and building relationships. It's incredible to watch the fruit of that grow! The team put on an INCREDIBLE English Camp, and my student was one of the participants. She had never come to this particular English Camp before and so meeting the Wales team was new for her. Being out going, it didn't take long for her to make friends. At the end of the week, the team hosted a concert (they are also incredible muscians!) that they had been inviting people to come to all throughout their ministry week. I wasn't able to watch the whole concert because Jody and I were preparing for a BBQ that would be held after the concert, but just from being in the building, I could tell that God's Spirit was moving for sure. As I was setting up for the BBQ, one of my friends came to me and told me that this girl had raised her hand at the end to accept Jesus. Even now I am crying just thinking about this. I immediately went into the building and saw her talking with another one of the missionaries, and she was obviously emotional. I joined in the conversation and she was saying that she didn't really want to talk about what had happened because it was loud and too hot, but that she would talk to me later about it. Now, I haven't had the opportunity to talk to her since, and I think that is good because she needed time and space to think about what God had done. This morning, I had the joy of serving with her in the kitchen. To her...it's just a summer job so she can save money to get her driver's license in January. But I know it is so much more. Knowing that our God is such an incredible story writer, I think it's safe to assume that He wrote her working here into her life story at just the right time in her life. I know she encountered God with the Wales team, and I believe that getting hired on here shortly after is part of His grand plan for her life. Today, I am looking for the opportunity to sit down and talk to her. Hopefully to pray with her too! One thing I am sure of, is that God doesn't write 'chance' into our life story. I believe that she is here for such a time as this! She may not know it, but I know that Jesus is walking beside her, saying her name and telling her it is time to be born into His family. I look forward to being able to write a new blog post with the details of her birth!
Keep Praying!
No, I am not pregnant!
Indescribably beautiful and lasting for eternity, is the joy of watching someone be born into the family of Christ. Here is the story of one such birth taking place.
Recently, one of my (Rachael) student's has started working here in the kitchen at Dlouhy. She is one of my best students and also happens to have a great heart and personality. A young girl who I also consider a friend. Last week, there was a missons team from Wales here. A lot of their ministry has been built on years of returning to Hlinsko and building relationships. It's incredible to watch the fruit of that grow! The team put on an INCREDIBLE English Camp, and my student was one of the participants. She had never come to this particular English Camp before and so meeting the Wales team was new for her. Being out going, it didn't take long for her to make friends. At the end of the week, the team hosted a concert (they are also incredible muscians!) that they had been inviting people to come to all throughout their ministry week. I wasn't able to watch the whole concert because Jody and I were preparing for a BBQ that would be held after the concert, but just from being in the building, I could tell that God's Spirit was moving for sure. As I was setting up for the BBQ, one of my friends came to me and told me that this girl had raised her hand at the end to accept Jesus. Even now I am crying just thinking about this. I immediately went into the building and saw her talking with another one of the missionaries, and she was obviously emotional. I joined in the conversation and she was saying that she didn't really want to talk about what had happened because it was loud and too hot, but that she would talk to me later about it. Now, I haven't had the opportunity to talk to her since, and I think that is good because she needed time and space to think about what God had done. This morning, I had the joy of serving with her in the kitchen. To her...it's just a summer job so she can save money to get her driver's license in January. But I know it is so much more. Knowing that our God is such an incredible story writer, I think it's safe to assume that He wrote her working here into her life story at just the right time in her life. I know she encountered God with the Wales team, and I believe that getting hired on here shortly after is part of His grand plan for her life. Today, I am looking for the opportunity to sit down and talk to her. Hopefully to pray with her too! One thing I am sure of, is that God doesn't write 'chance' into our life story. I believe that she is here for such a time as this! She may not know it, but I know that Jesus is walking beside her, saying her name and telling her it is time to be born into His family. I look forward to being able to write a new blog post with the details of her birth!
Keep Praying!
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