I have said before that I believe our greatest testimony is often brought to light when we are experiencing an extremely difficult test of our faith. Such as when we are trying desperately to hang on to our… Read More
No matter how familiar we are with the Christmas story, it is so wonderful to read and hear it again each year – whether doing so personally or participating in a church service! I think it is another… Read More
A few weeks ago, our pastor presented the plan for our church to sponsor a new Happy Tummies program in a small church in the mountains above Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. We had visited there a year ago… Read More
Last year, while I was visiting family in Texas, my sister treated me to a pedicure in a small Asian-run salon there in rural East Texas. We noticed that several of the employees (all Asian, non-English-speaking, and mostly… Read More
Recently I had to go to our local hospital for a routine screening. Every time I go there (although infrequently PTL!) I seem to come out from a different door and can never find where I parked my… Read More
Last week I was driving down our quiet rural back roads and one of my favorite songs came on the radio – “Overwhelmed” by Big Daddy Weave. It is a beautiful worship song and as I sang along… Read More
Last month I had the incredible opportunity to lead a group from our church on a week-long mission trip to some small Mayan towns in the mountains near Lake Atitlán. You may recall that I first visited there… Read More
The other day my husband gave me a small, simple bouquet from our garden. It consisted of three yellow roses and a couple of stems of beautiful yellow flowers. At first, I had to think what the small… Read More
Have you ever been friends with someone for a long time and then suddenly discovered that they have accomplished something incredible that no-one much knew about? Or perhaps you find out that they had overcome some incredible tragedy… Read More
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Posted: March 3, 2024 by Shirley
Encouraging news and pictures February/March
Recently I decided to continue reading a book I had started months ago called “When Faith is Forbidden” by Todd Nettleton of Voice of the Martyrs organization. The chapter told the story of when Todd visited China in… Read More