October 28, 2009 at 2:59 pm (Ministry, Missions, Peru, Prayer Requests)
It’s been forever since I talked about Suhjey. Just wanted to let everyone know that she has improved dramatically. The doctors and nurses have called her “the resurrected one.”
She did have to have a tracheotomy while she was so critical. Since then it’s been removed.
One amazing thing–during the Pastor’s conference a few weeks back she sang a song–”Great is Thy Faithfulness”–as a tribute to what God is done in her life and how He has brought her back from what seemed to be certain death. We serve a God of miracles and He is faithful to the end.
Here are the lyrics to the song she sung to honor the Lord with her life:
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
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Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
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Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Refrain
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September 17, 2009 at 9:34 am (Lessons Learned, Marriage, Ministry, Missions, Peru)
Had my first major frustration in language school yesterday. I’ve had minor frustrations before learning the language. But, yesterday was bad–really bad. But, I am amazed at how God turns the bad around to teach me something good.
I failed my first test yesterday. And for those of you who know me, that is a BIG deal. I don’t like to fail. I don’t like to mess up. I would venture to say that sums up about all of us. But, I react sinfully and pridefully when I fail or mess up. It’s completely wrong to do.
God had been using this time in Peru–this time when there are fewer distractions and more time to focus on Him–to show me areas in my life that He has probably wanted to deal with before. It’s amazing how easy it is to run from God when you pile on distraction after distraction. Here it’s a different story. Am I busy? Certainly. Are their distractions? Of course.
But, being here in a different culture, opens your eyes to those ugly things in your heart. I don’t know how it happens. It’s a mystery to me. But, I am so thankful that He can use things–even things like failing a test–to teach me lessons.
I was very frustrated–even angry–when they brought the test back to me. I knew I had not done well, but to see 7 of the 25 questions wrong hit me hard. I wanted perfection. And I didn’t get it. I wanted to build my pride by thinking I have accomplished a great deal in the language. But God had a different plan.
Little by little, He’s been teaching me that I don’t have to be “perfect” to have worth in Him. He’s been teaching me that my trying to have everything together, everything in order, is nothing but a show. Others can see through it, and I am sure the only person I am fooling is myself.
Now, I am not advocating that I should just run around like a mess and do nothing profitable. I am just saying that many times I look to my accomplishments for my sense of self-worth and satisfaction. All along, here in Peru, God has been using little things–things like failing a test–to show me that I should find my worth and satisfaction in Him.
Thank you for praying for me while Robert and I are here. I want to post some observations about culture shock and how it affects your relationships soon. Again, thanks for all your love and support!
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July 19, 2009 at 3:17 pm (Ministry, Missions, Peru, Prayer Requests)
Thanks for your prayers for Suhey and the baby. We learned this morning that it seemed like Suhey was going to slip into a coma yesterday, but the good news is that she didn’t and has actually been becoming a bit more responsive. She’s not out of the woods yet, so please keep praying for her. I will keep you updated as I know more!
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July 17, 2009 at 8:53 pm (Ministry, Missions, Peru, Prayer Requests)
Please be praying for Wilbur and and his wife Suhey. Suhey is pregnant and is roughly 2 weeks away from having her child. She has been hospitalized for some time now with an extremely bad case of pneumonia. This situation is very urgent. She is too weak to give birth and also too weak to have a c-section. The doctors say she won’t be able to recover from either option. They can give her medicine to help her pneumonia and hopefully she would be strong enough to have her baby, but there is a great chance the medicine will harm the baby. Please pray that God will save the lives of both mom and baby. Pray for wisdom for the doctors and dad.
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June 5, 2009 at 3:05 pm (Ministry, Vision Baptist Church)
In the past week, God has not only provided miraculously for our upcoming move to Peru, but He has also given me the opportunity to help two young girls come to know Him as Savior. I am so humbled and blessed to have been used in such a way.
I got to talk with Shianne on Sunday about her need for Christ, and she gave Jesus her heart. And she and her brother (who was already saved) will be talking with my husband this Sunday about what baptism means.
And then last night was our final night of Vacation Bible School. At the invitation a girl named Alexandra (but who goes by Alex) raised her hand indicating she wanted to more more about what it meant to be saved. I got to spend some time with her, and after we talked she said that she would like to ask Jesus to save her. So we prayed and she asked Christ to save her.
What a tremendous blessing to see two young girls come to know Christ! Please be praying for them as they begin their relationship with Him!
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June 4, 2009 at 8:39 am (Ministry)
Robert teaches Children’s Church at our church (Vision Baptist) and then on Sunday afternoons we go to Norcross, GA to help Bro. Ronald Tubillas with his church at Trinity Hill. Bro. Ronald is a missionary from Arequipa, Peru to the Latinos in the United States. He pastors two Spanish churches–one at Vision and the other at Trinity Hill. Here is a little clip of our kids at Trinity Hill showing off a song and memory verse while they complete an activity. Thought you might like to see some of the kids we love!
Click here to see the video!
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June 3, 2009 at 1:19 pm (Ministry, Missions, Peru Internship Support Raising, Prayer Requests)
Robert just bought our tickets to Peru!!!! Here are the plans:
Leaving for Peru on Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:05 pm. If any of you would like to see us off at the airport let me know and we will settle on a time before we have to go through security.
We’ll be returning from Peru on Tuesday, December 15th. We’ll arrive in Atlanta at 11:25 am! (for those who will be there to welcome us back! =) ha!)
Again, thanks for all your prayers and love. Please help us keep praying that God would send the rest of our support and that we will learn much and bring Him glory in Peru.
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June 3, 2009 at 10:26 am (Ministry, Missions, Peru Internship Support Raising, Prayer Requests)
Robert is buying our plane tickets to Peru today!
God has graciously provided much of what we need for Peru. We are so thankful for the love and support and sacrificing our friends and family have made to help us! We are so thankful for those of you who pray for us!
We still have a little more support to raise before we leave for Peru. Less than three weeks away–but we are certain that God will take care of the remainder. Please help us pray that God will work in hearts in the next three weeks.
I look forward to updating you soon with our flight plans!
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May 13, 2009 at 9:47 am (Family, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Missions)
This post is for my family at Way of the Cross Bapstist Church–the church I grew up in. I just want to let you all know how grateful I am that God brought my family there and that I got to grow up under sound preaching there.
Some of you have asked me why Robert and I haven’t sent letters out to everyone at WOTC. I just want to let you guys know that we didn’t send any because I didn’t want anyone to feel like I was taking advantage of your generosity. You all were so faithful to support me financially while I was in college all the way up until my six months of training at the Our Generation Training Center was finished. So, all in all, WOTC supported me financially from September of 1998 up until May of 2007. Plus, many individuals at the church also supported me! I would never want to take advantage of your graciousness and patience as I have tried to follow and serve the Lord. At times, I almost feel like I should prove myself to you again before I could ever even think of asking for support like that again! But, really, thank you for all the love and support you gave me then and also for the same love and support you give me now.
Some of you have asked me to send you a letter, which I will very gratefully do. If there are others of you who do want a letter, please let me know. Again, please know how much I value the teaching, love, kindness and generosity that you all have given to me while growing up. May the Lord bless you with many more people who desire to serve Him because of your faithfulness!
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April 7, 2009 at 10:30 am (Biblical womanhood, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Ministry)
Micah 6:8 states “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
I shared in the previous post that I would be quite enthusiastic about making sure we all follow the first requirement of doing justly. But, if I really think about it, I probably would only be enthusiastic about what I considered to be just. And that would put me right where the Israelites were at the end of Judges where “every man did that which is right in his own eyes.” I would imagine that many of us–myself entirely included–need to be so careful in this area–especially that we don’t demand things of others that God Himself doesn’t demand. I have fallen into that trap many times and have often been the cause of hurt in doing so.
I think another pitfall regarding the “do justly” requirement that I find myself falling into again and again is not understanding that this requirement is personalized. What does the Lord require of thee–of me? It is not “What does the Lord require of everyone around me?” This verse does not make me the “do justly” police. The only requirement is that I do justly–that I do the right thing. (And I think that if I would work harder on making sure I am doing the right thing, I just might see less need for the “do justly” police!)
For example, if Robert has done something to hurt my feelings, my reaction should no be to get emotional and demand that he make things right and point out every area he needs to personally fix in his life to make our marriage better. Instead, my appropriate response should be for me to do the just thing–the right thing–to be a sweet, loving and gracious wife and not become that boisterous and clamorous woman that Proverbs warns us about.
And as a little preview of the next requirement, I believe that as I begin to understand more about my responsiblity to do justly, I might just begin to grow to love mercy a little more than I do now. But, more on that topic another time. . .
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