Monday, August 29, 2016

A New Direction & A Step of Faith


Over the past six years, Emil and I have been learning what it means to take a step of faith.  From the beginning, when the Lord led us to join GRN, throughout the 5 ½ years of ministry there, to now. Emil and I now feel the Lord leading us to step away from the ministry of GRN and resign from the organization.  Our time there has been fruitful and we love the staff deeply, but this is a decision that the Lord has been preparing us for over this past year and one we feel a complete peace about. 

The Lord has used this ministry team of financial supporters, prayer warriors, and fellow servants to do a tremendous amount of ministry over the past 5 ½ years.  Nearly 100,000 CDs have been distributed for free, 18 festivals/outreaches had over 300 participants sharing the gospel, 150 individuals took part in 17 short term trips, office operations has been revamped, accounting and legal practices refined and the list goes on.  These are only some of the results of this ministry team, this side of heaven.  We look forward to one day rejoicing with you in the results and rewards we can’t yet imagine. 

A step of faith often means you cannot see beyond the first step, and this is the case with us.  We do not have any new opportunity, but will await God’s leading.  Emil will increase his real estate and tax/accounting work to full time now (so keep us in mind if you are need of these services) and we have made ourselves more available to our home church and God’s leading.  Thank you for your love and support; you are all appreciated.  We look forward to sharing what the Lord teaches us during this time.

 

Hebrews 11 reminds us we are to walk by faith
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen…
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God…
By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain…
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death…
Without faith it is impossible to please him…
By faith Noah… constructed an ark…
By faith Abraham obeyed…
By faith he went to live in the land of promise…
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive…
By faith Abraham offered up Isaac…
By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau…
By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph…
By faith Joseph…gave directions concerning his bones…
By faith Moses… was hidden for three months…
By faith Moses…chose rather to be mistreated with the people of God and led them out of Egypt
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down…
By faith Rahab welcomed the spies…
By faith others conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.  Some received back their dead through resurrection, some were tortured, suffered mocking and flogging an even chains and imprisonment.  They were stoned, sawn in two, killed by the sword, destitute, afflicted, and mistreated.
“And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.”11:39

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