Happy New Year! This first
month of the New Year seems to have gone quickly, but the Lord has been at work
and we praise Him for His answers to prayer. Along with our various ministries we have continued our
active search for a house to purchase.
We have found what we believe to be God’s provision for our need and are
moving ahead in this process. In
the meantime we continue to pray (and covet your prayers) that the Lord would
continue to go before us, opening the doors for the purchase to go through IF
this is the house God wants for us, and closing the doors to this home IF this
is not the house God has for us.
We want His will to be clear in this matter. (UPDATE: I just got off the
phone with the realtor who told us that the house was taken off the market, and
therefore it is NOT the house God has for us.)
Another
development in the past couple of weeks has been the hospitalization of our
elderly friend and brother in Christ.
I had been taking Mr. and Mrs. C. shopping every other Thursday
evening. Mr. C. entered the
hospital two weeks ago for testing and treatment adjustments for his
Parkinson’s, making life an even greater challenge for his wife (86) who
depends on him in so many ways.
Our teammates, the Christys, have been organizing the schedule to have
someone take Mrs. C. to the hospital every day to be able to spend some time
with her husband. Both of the
times that I have taken her have been greatly appreciated, and I have enjoyed
the sweet fellowship in the Lord with both of them. We are concerned about the days ahead, even after he is
released, as their health declines and they live alone. We pray for God’s direction to be clear
to them as well we try to help them in this difficult time.
Praise
for:
- a new visitor at our English service
last week, a contact through the sports club that I am part of.
- God’s blessing and direction of the
Adult Bible studies Sunday mornings as we study the Christian Life. Praise for the questions that have come
up that have lead to spending a greater amount of time studying the New Birth.
- the Lord’s
help for Caleb at school as he has faced some big challenges.
- the word
that our drivers licenses have been approved to be exchanged. This is a huge answer to prayer.
- improved
health for Claire Corenthin.
Pray
for:
- continued
contacts and for God to work in the hearts that have heard the Gospel.
- God’s
direction and provision of a house in our price range. We almost saw this prayer answered and
know that He is able.
- Mr. and
Mrs. C., for their health and for wisdom for the future.
- God’s help
and guidance in our teaching ministries (Adult Bible study, Ladies’ Bible
study, Children’s church, Merignac Bible study, English Encounter, and English
tutoring for neighbor girl.
- our
children and for the challenges they face at school. They are concerned for their classmates, and long for
Christian friends at school. Pray
that God’s light would shine through them though they are greatly limited on
what they can say about the Lord at school.
