How is it October? How am I turning 36 next Saturday?
I am behind on monthly updates so I will just recap some things to not make this too long.
I looked into homeschooling Daniela and sadly, the DR doesn't recognise it (for natives). So, she is going to have to stay at the school she is at and deal with the physical fights that are ever present. Last week her school called that she was sick and needed medical attention. I was not in town and told them to go-ahead and seek medical attention if they think she needs the hospital. I told them to go-ahead and do any tests they wanted to see what was wrong with her painful stomach. In a classic God way, that same day I caught word that another missionary family felt led to give us money. Of course the hospital did everything including an IV drip (Why?? I don't know) for D and they want her to have an X-ray done. I haven't seen the bill yet, but He already provided for it all. Amen it!
One more Daniela story. I LOVE THIS STORY. Last week, she was sleeping in my bed. I woke up and was in the bathroom, she shot up out of bed straight from her dream! Full on emotion from what just had happened! Talking a mile-a-minute in English about details, which is crazy she dreams in English. She said that Satan had taken me (we talked about how Satan couldn't enter my body, she knew that, so I think this was a sin issue she was trying to pull me back from). She said she went home and cried to God, "Are you going to help me?" She said she went to where the Devil had me. When she approached it, it called her little girl. A little girl that can't do anything. This is my game, you can't win at my game. Ready for her response?? She said, "I come in the name of Jesus; the creator or heaven and earth and OF YOU! I may not have power but the ONE that lives in me has POWER." ::insert clapping and jumping here::
You talk to your kids about these sorts of things and it is so exciting to hear them take it in and believe it. This very day Daniela witnessed a girl being kidnapped. We talked about how we have to be in Spirit to know what God wants us to do in any given moment. Maybe she was suppose to command authority over these 2 men. Maybe if they tried to grab her, she is supposed to do the same, but if you don't ask God, you won't know and you'll have anxiety instead.
I love the little lady she is becoming. She makes me smile all the time. What a complete turn around from what she used to be like.
Jessica is doing great in school. She is loving it and growing like crazy. Every night she reads to me and my heart melts with joy that she can string words together. She is 7, about 4'6 and weighs about 56lbs! She really is the sweetest little thing on this planet. Daniela just told her to quit asking us to watch everything she does, you don't need attention! Jessica just walked passed me, raised those eyebrows, and look over to say, I DO need attention! That is Jessi, friends. She was so serious. Queen of: watch me do this, and this!
As for me, I haven't heard back from my lawyer or the families that are suing me for 1 million USD. It's sad that this family thinks that this is what they need to do to pay their hospital bills. The worst part is the money has gotten to them and they want abundantly more than what is needed to pay the hospital. I heard the hospital bill is $1,000 USD. We can't serve two masters, money and God. We must choose. If they truly are in Christ, God would have led them to me or someone to help, but they chose to go against the Bible and bring me to court. Sad. The thing they wanted, they missed out on because of sin. Don't lose your faith in God providing, He will. No matter what the circumstance is, we can rely on Him to be faithful.
This has just been a week of many blessings. I told Daniela to give me a list of her needs and to get a list from her brother. The next day, someone contacted me and asked what our needs were. God never ceases to amaze the living junk out of me! I am just overwhelmed by many things this week, including our safe house property. We have finished the second level of a staff house. It is so exciting to see the money flow in and the work get done. We are taking mission teams this winter and all next year, let me know if your church/group/friends wants to come down and help!
Last thing I want to tell you guys. Another Jesus story. 2 weeks ago in church, I felt such a burden for someone in church, but I didn't go speak to her. I didn't want to embarrass myself saying that I felt like God was pulling me to her. Feel free to call that disobedience. Ayyy. Last week, it was there again and tears welled my eyes again. Finally, I approached the teen. I told her I felt God leading me to talk to her, but all that would come out is that she has some sort of wall she is putting up. She was super cold and didn't say much. I prayed over her for Salvation and tears filled my eyes to the darkness she was eminanting. I must admit, I was pretty embarrassed the Lord would ask me to speak to her and then LEAVE ME WITH BARELY any words. Like, don't you have more for her, God!? Today, she came up to me and said during service last week...she was mentally building a wall, laying one brick after another for this Jesus stuff to not sink into her. She said she told God if You are indeed real, show me a sign, send me someone. (You have got to be crying by now, right??) Here is a kid that does not call Him Saviour (yet), but here He is working a miracle. Sending her a sign. The very thing she asked for, He did. I am so glad I was obedient this time.
I remember my day of, if you are real God, help me. My BFF had just died and I was a mess crying in hysterics. I did not jump and surrender right there, it was years before I started to follow Christ, but that was the day it all began. As we talked today after church, she said many things that reminded me how God was working in me, claiming me as His child, yet I had not surrendered until my late 20s, but there was a pull on my soul that WOULD NEVER STOP until I gave in.
The girl told me that she had asked Satan to take her. That she gives up and that he can have her, full permission, whatever it takes to stay away from whatever God was trying to do. Nothing happened.
Goosebumps.
Satan did not over take her. She said she wasn't so sure if satan just didn't want her or if somehow, someway God was not allowing it. I touched her arm with my hand, God is claiming you as His. You have not surrendered yet, but you will. He chose you first.
All of this sounds crazy and it sure is. You don't have to believe in it, but it is really real.
As I fell into a nap today, God showed me this wall and asked that knock it down with a sledgehammer. It was mentally exhausting! Have you ever used a sledge hammer? The thing is so heavy and you haven't even swung it yet! It was one of those moments, you are sleeping but you are not sleeping, it feels like it is a different realm. I felt like what seemed like hours trying to knock this wall down from the top to the bottom. I have no idea why God would even make me do such a thing, mentally. I woke up knowing, she isn't in this alone. I am on her team carrying this, too. We often throw around the "pray for me." I do not. It is serious and it is powerful. We really do live in a fallen world that is being ruled by the father of lies, the devil. This kid needs prayers to surrender and there is no other way to help her. I told her to make a list this week of all the lies that Satan is saying and find scripture to match it with Truth.
My pastor asked us to close our eyes and think about whether we felt like we are the Pharisees or the adulterer in the story of John. Do you think of yourself as the elite religious people or the person that has sin and it's exposed to everyone, shamed. Of course, this is THE VERY story I felt God ask me to tell the teen, as I read this AM, if she was to come talk to me today. I told her...as I thought about it, I felt Christ say jump on my back, kid!
I don't feel like her or them. I'm on His back saying, come, lady, that got caught sleeping with someone! Come find rest in Christ! And, I look at the religious people and say throw your stones if you don't have sin! I told the teen God didn't tell her to go work through her sin for 20 years and through some process she may or may not overcome her sin. He said, GO and SIN NO MORE. Start a new life. Brand new. Clean. No old identities. New. In. Christ. I looked at her and said, aren't you sick of this life? ::Cue tears rolling down our faces:: Yeah, I am sick of it. I know, girl. I once lived there. I know what a life feels like without Him.
Commit to praying for this girl this week. Take up your own sledge and get knocking this wall down that she has built with prayers. Glory to the King that is always in control. To the one that is relentless on us. To the one that you can ask and receive.
Lastly, keep praying for our property. God has many things to accomplish, seek Him on how you are suppose to help.
I am behind on monthly updates so I will just recap some things to not make this too long.
I looked into homeschooling Daniela and sadly, the DR doesn't recognise it (for natives). So, she is going to have to stay at the school she is at and deal with the physical fights that are ever present. Last week her school called that she was sick and needed medical attention. I was not in town and told them to go-ahead and seek medical attention if they think she needs the hospital. I told them to go-ahead and do any tests they wanted to see what was wrong with her painful stomach. In a classic God way, that same day I caught word that another missionary family felt led to give us money. Of course the hospital did everything including an IV drip (Why?? I don't know) for D and they want her to have an X-ray done. I haven't seen the bill yet, but He already provided for it all. Amen it!
One more Daniela story. I LOVE THIS STORY. Last week, she was sleeping in my bed. I woke up and was in the bathroom, she shot up out of bed straight from her dream! Full on emotion from what just had happened! Talking a mile-a-minute in English about details, which is crazy she dreams in English. She said that Satan had taken me (we talked about how Satan couldn't enter my body, she knew that, so I think this was a sin issue she was trying to pull me back from). She said she went home and cried to God, "Are you going to help me?" She said she went to where the Devil had me. When she approached it, it called her little girl. A little girl that can't do anything. This is my game, you can't win at my game. Ready for her response?? She said, "I come in the name of Jesus; the creator or heaven and earth and OF YOU! I may not have power but the ONE that lives in me has POWER." ::insert clapping and jumping here::
You talk to your kids about these sorts of things and it is so exciting to hear them take it in and believe it. This very day Daniela witnessed a girl being kidnapped. We talked about how we have to be in Spirit to know what God wants us to do in any given moment. Maybe she was suppose to command authority over these 2 men. Maybe if they tried to grab her, she is supposed to do the same, but if you don't ask God, you won't know and you'll have anxiety instead.
I love the little lady she is becoming. She makes me smile all the time. What a complete turn around from what she used to be like.
Jessica is doing great in school. She is loving it and growing like crazy. Every night she reads to me and my heart melts with joy that she can string words together. She is 7, about 4'6 and weighs about 56lbs! She really is the sweetest little thing on this planet. Daniela just told her to quit asking us to watch everything she does, you don't need attention! Jessica just walked passed me, raised those eyebrows, and look over to say, I DO need attention! That is Jessi, friends. She was so serious. Queen of: watch me do this, and this!
As for me, I haven't heard back from my lawyer or the families that are suing me for 1 million USD. It's sad that this family thinks that this is what they need to do to pay their hospital bills. The worst part is the money has gotten to them and they want abundantly more than what is needed to pay the hospital. I heard the hospital bill is $1,000 USD. We can't serve two masters, money and God. We must choose. If they truly are in Christ, God would have led them to me or someone to help, but they chose to go against the Bible and bring me to court. Sad. The thing they wanted, they missed out on because of sin. Don't lose your faith in God providing, He will. No matter what the circumstance is, we can rely on Him to be faithful.
This has just been a week of many blessings. I told Daniela to give me a list of her needs and to get a list from her brother. The next day, someone contacted me and asked what our needs were. God never ceases to amaze the living junk out of me! I am just overwhelmed by many things this week, including our safe house property. We have finished the second level of a staff house. It is so exciting to see the money flow in and the work get done. We are taking mission teams this winter and all next year, let me know if your church/group/friends wants to come down and help!
Last thing I want to tell you guys. Another Jesus story. 2 weeks ago in church, I felt such a burden for someone in church, but I didn't go speak to her. I didn't want to embarrass myself saying that I felt like God was pulling me to her. Feel free to call that disobedience. Ayyy. Last week, it was there again and tears welled my eyes again. Finally, I approached the teen. I told her I felt God leading me to talk to her, but all that would come out is that she has some sort of wall she is putting up. She was super cold and didn't say much. I prayed over her for Salvation and tears filled my eyes to the darkness she was eminanting. I must admit, I was pretty embarrassed the Lord would ask me to speak to her and then LEAVE ME WITH BARELY any words. Like, don't you have more for her, God!? Today, she came up to me and said during service last week...she was mentally building a wall, laying one brick after another for this Jesus stuff to not sink into her. She said she told God if You are indeed real, show me a sign, send me someone. (You have got to be crying by now, right??) Here is a kid that does not call Him Saviour (yet), but here He is working a miracle. Sending her a sign. The very thing she asked for, He did. I am so glad I was obedient this time.
I remember my day of, if you are real God, help me. My BFF had just died and I was a mess crying in hysterics. I did not jump and surrender right there, it was years before I started to follow Christ, but that was the day it all began. As we talked today after church, she said many things that reminded me how God was working in me, claiming me as His child, yet I had not surrendered until my late 20s, but there was a pull on my soul that WOULD NEVER STOP until I gave in.
The girl told me that she had asked Satan to take her. That she gives up and that he can have her, full permission, whatever it takes to stay away from whatever God was trying to do. Nothing happened.
Goosebumps.
Satan did not over take her. She said she wasn't so sure if satan just didn't want her or if somehow, someway God was not allowing it. I touched her arm with my hand, God is claiming you as His. You have not surrendered yet, but you will. He chose you first.
All of this sounds crazy and it sure is. You don't have to believe in it, but it is really real.
As I fell into a nap today, God showed me this wall and asked that knock it down with a sledgehammer. It was mentally exhausting! Have you ever used a sledge hammer? The thing is so heavy and you haven't even swung it yet! It was one of those moments, you are sleeping but you are not sleeping, it feels like it is a different realm. I felt like what seemed like hours trying to knock this wall down from the top to the bottom. I have no idea why God would even make me do such a thing, mentally. I woke up knowing, she isn't in this alone. I am on her team carrying this, too. We often throw around the "pray for me." I do not. It is serious and it is powerful. We really do live in a fallen world that is being ruled by the father of lies, the devil. This kid needs prayers to surrender and there is no other way to help her. I told her to make a list this week of all the lies that Satan is saying and find scripture to match it with Truth.
My pastor asked us to close our eyes and think about whether we felt like we are the Pharisees or the adulterer in the story of John. Do you think of yourself as the elite religious people or the person that has sin and it's exposed to everyone, shamed. Of course, this is THE VERY story I felt God ask me to tell the teen, as I read this AM, if she was to come talk to me today. I told her...as I thought about it, I felt Christ say jump on my back, kid!
I don't feel like her or them. I'm on His back saying, come, lady, that got caught sleeping with someone! Come find rest in Christ! And, I look at the religious people and say throw your stones if you don't have sin! I told the teen God didn't tell her to go work through her sin for 20 years and through some process she may or may not overcome her sin. He said, GO and SIN NO MORE. Start a new life. Brand new. Clean. No old identities. New. In. Christ. I looked at her and said, aren't you sick of this life? ::Cue tears rolling down our faces:: Yeah, I am sick of it. I know, girl. I once lived there. I know what a life feels like without Him.
Commit to praying for this girl this week. Take up your own sledge and get knocking this wall down that she has built with prayers. Glory to the King that is always in control. To the one that is relentless on us. To the one that you can ask and receive.
Lastly, keep praying for our property. God has many things to accomplish, seek Him on how you are suppose to help.
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