"For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." - Romans 4:2-3
It's been a couple of weeks since I last wrote. I'll do a quick update. Last weekend I had the opportunity to go to Copan. Copan is about seven hours from here, and has an archaeological park with Mayan Ruins. It was a fun weekend, and I got to see yet another place in this beautiful country. I also went horseback riding for the first time ever. It was a little scary, but I am glad I did it.
This week I was back to work. I went house to house, checking school uniforms and measuring for new ones. I have also been trying to catch up on ministry e-mails, working on school census information, checking curriculum, etc. It amazes me that there always seems to be so much to do. Also, my car went in for repairs this week. It needed a lot of work, but I was amazingly blessed by a couple of donors that covered the entire cost for me. It's somewhat shocking when something like that happens, but it came at a time when I really needed it. God is so good. It was another example of His grace in my life.
Tomorrow night I will be covering a house of girls. I have stayed there many times before, so we should have a good evening together.
There is one other thing I can write about that I may not have mentioned before. One of my students, Nadetie, decided that she wanted to start an ESL (English as a Second Language) outreach to the community. I told her that if she put it all together, I would be the adult supervisor. Well lo and behold, she did! And a great job she did, too! The first week there were about seven kids that came to her class, and there were three other teenage girls from the ranch that came to help - Maria, Eleni, and Jhoselyn. I was unable to attend last weekend since I was in Copan, but the report I got said that about 25 kids from the community came! Originally, Nadetie wanted to do this for the adults. However, since she has had such a great response from the kids, that seems to be who will attend the classes. It is so exciting for me to see one of my kids take the initiative to implement an outreach to the community. It is an example of exactly what this ministry is all about - creating the next generation of leaders.
So there's a quick update on what's going on here. God is good and faithful, and I am constantly reminded of it!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
He is Listening
"But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to Him." -Psalm 4:3
It's been a really strange week. However, throughout it, God has shown repeatedly that He is in control.
On Wednesday, I had a slight mishap in a parking lot - with a Mercedes Benz. I was parking, and supposedly hit the car in the space next to mine. Thankfully, the damage was so minute we could barely see it, and nobody in my car (and there were five of us) had any idea we even made contact with the vehicle. Of course, my initial reaction was to argue it, because none of us really believed I did it. However, I called a guy in our ministry and asked his advice. He said to give my name and number, the name of our organization, and his name and number. He said to have the owner call him, and he would work out the details on my behalf. So I did. The owner came out (I had been dealing with the driver) and I gave her the information. She looked at it, and then said she knew the guy in my ministry from whom I got the advice. That night, I got an e-mail from the guy in the ministry. He said that when he got home, so did his son, along with his son's best friend. It turns out, it was the father of his son's best friend who owned the car. Small world, or God's grace? I choose the latter.
The reason I share this story? God continually teaches me that He is in control. Not only that, but He hears when we call out to Him. There is another personal situation that I have been praying about for a long time. This past week, God seemed to set in motion events that could eventually lead to answer to my prayer. Although I do not know the outcome, I know that God has heard and will answer my prayers. Why? Because He is faithful. I may not receive the answers I expect, but I will receive an answer.
So often I feel like God is not listening, because I cannot see immediately the work that He is doing behind the scenes. I was reminded in church this morning of the story when Elijah prayed that his servant's eyes be opened to see the army of angels standing ready to fight on their behalf. Just because we cannot see God working, does not mean He is sitting idly by. "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28) This is a promise of God! And I plan to stand on the promises of God.
It's been a really strange week. However, throughout it, God has shown repeatedly that He is in control.
On Wednesday, I had a slight mishap in a parking lot - with a Mercedes Benz. I was parking, and supposedly hit the car in the space next to mine. Thankfully, the damage was so minute we could barely see it, and nobody in my car (and there were five of us) had any idea we even made contact with the vehicle. Of course, my initial reaction was to argue it, because none of us really believed I did it. However, I called a guy in our ministry and asked his advice. He said to give my name and number, the name of our organization, and his name and number. He said to have the owner call him, and he would work out the details on my behalf. So I did. The owner came out (I had been dealing with the driver) and I gave her the information. She looked at it, and then said she knew the guy in my ministry from whom I got the advice. That night, I got an e-mail from the guy in the ministry. He said that when he got home, so did his son, along with his son's best friend. It turns out, it was the father of his son's best friend who owned the car. Small world, or God's grace? I choose the latter.
The reason I share this story? God continually teaches me that He is in control. Not only that, but He hears when we call out to Him. There is another personal situation that I have been praying about for a long time. This past week, God seemed to set in motion events that could eventually lead to answer to my prayer. Although I do not know the outcome, I know that God has heard and will answer my prayers. Why? Because He is faithful. I may not receive the answers I expect, but I will receive an answer.
So often I feel like God is not listening, because I cannot see immediately the work that He is doing behind the scenes. I was reminded in church this morning of the story when Elijah prayed that his servant's eyes be opened to see the army of angels standing ready to fight on their behalf. Just because we cannot see God working, does not mean He is sitting idly by. "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28) This is a promise of God! And I plan to stand on the promises of God.
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