"I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief!" Mark 9:24
"Ah Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm, Nothing is too hard for you." Jeremiah 32:17
Where do I begin today? It's amazing that our Creator God actually invites us to come to Him, call to Him, and in doing so, delights in surprising us, showing us things and doing things that we cannot even imagine. We want to believe, but so often find ourselves praying the same prayer as the father in the book of Mark as seen above. When will we learn and remember that our God's arm is not too short to supply every need that we have, and when things look impossible to the human eye, He does amazing things. From the outset, preparing for this trip has been a step by step process of trusting God for what did look overwhelming.
As stated in an earlier post, Calvary church held their vacation Bible school this week. The team had a financial goal in mind for needed medicines when we arrive in Kenya. This amount was above and beyond the $15,000 needed. The amount was quite challenging, and yes, there were doubters in the midst, understandably so. It is with hearts full of praise to God, our Provider, that in His mercy, we reached the goal and went beyond! Rejoice with us! Pray that God stretches everything we've received.......finances and supplies (and suitcase space!).
"I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom." Psalm 145:1-3
This picture is a quilt that some of the VBS children worked on in the past week to send to the pastor's family in Kenya. To me, the hand prints symbolize all the many hands that have contributed in many different ways toward making the trip possible, along with hands lifted in prayer and praise to our awesome God.
We praise God for each of you! You ARE part of this team too!!
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