We were blessed to receive a two-seater couch when we first arrived in S. Africa, with no furniture to our name, a couch was amazing! However, being a family of four and having two active kids, we found it hard at times to all squeeze onto a little couch. It also was tricky to host …
The bible is brimming full of verses displaying God’s faithfulness and the importance of sharing how He has His hand upon our lives… we felt the Lord call us to ‘declare our testimonies’ as we walk a life a faith. We hope that these short examples of God’s faithfulness in our walk with Him, encourage you in your faith and adventures with God!
Luke 8:39 (ESV)
“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
Psalm 71:15-18 (ESV)
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge. With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone. O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.
Revelation 12:11 (ESV)
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
Always Enough
“Bring them here to me,” He said. And He directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, …
My Cup Runs Over…
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. Psalm 23:5 A year ago, we packed up our lives and set out on our new “adventure“, following God’s call on our lives to spread His love within South Africa. The past year …
Leaving on a jet plane…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 It is one thing to read this verse and acknowledge it’s important instruction on how to live life, however, it is an entirely different matter to actually live it! Gulp! …
Praying for Miracles
One definition of a miracle is “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs”. So basically, going beyond something that is usual or regular, something needing God’s intervention to make possible. I believe God desires to partake in our lives on a daily basis, making what is seemingly impossible to us, possible through His …
Road Trip Blessings!
In order to apply for our South African visas, we all had to go apply in person.. to Chicago! As we are currently in Kansas City, that would mean an 8-hour drive + 2 young kids = 10 hours or so drive there and back! With our current bank balance teetering near zero, and no …
A Birthday To Remember
Living by faith is hard. Very hard. Learning to trust in what you feel God has said you are to do workwise or ministry wise, versus looking at man’s wisdom and understanding is a daily struggle. The pearl of wisdom given in the verse below, is the one I wrestle with the most, in my …
A Computer Celebration
When we began working with St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach in December 2018, all forty staff, including the Program Director were sharing three old computers. They were in desperate need of new ones, in order to get all of their reports done in time. They also desired additional computers so that they could …
Precious Miracle
My mother-in-law runs a guesthouse in Johannesburg. One of her recent guests was an elderly couple visiting from Scotland, as their brand new grandson was born several months premature and was in intensive care at the hospital nearby. The doctors estimated that he would need three more months in the neonatal intensive care unit. Then …
Boast in the Lord
“Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:31 What does it look like to boast in Jesus? Is is to talk with excessive pride about who He is and all that He has done, or His abilities? Whatever the subject matter, to me the important factor is that the ultimate focus is …