While visiting with some friends this week, this idea came up- are we too busy "doing" instead of just "being"? Ps. 46:10 says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." While we need to be about doing Kingdom work, there are also times when we need to be still and just be with our Lord. Sometimes our need to serve him gets us busy doing good things instead of waiting upon him to show us the best thing to do. I thought we would share that idea with you. Busyness is not always godliness.....
Speaking of busy though, we have been- in a good way! :-) We have been blessed with the chance to meet with several friends over the last week. Each encounter has been such a blessing! It started out near Longview, seeing some friends on the way back from Mississippi. Our most recent visit was with some dear friends we had not seen in about 10 years. It was fun catching up on each other's lives! It's so neat to see how God works through all his people - in such a variety of ways!
We sent out an email the other day to everyone- thanks for your support! We want to especially say thank you to those who also took time to respond back. It is encouraging to hear how God is working with you as well. We truly want this to be a team effort, so please know we are praying for you all as well.
I don't want to go over old news, but we would like to give you some more info-
1. We met with the ABC elder board on Thursday. It was a chance to talk more specifically about what we will be doing and what our needs are. Please pray for the board to have wisdom as they seek to know how much the church should get involved. We definitely want the church to be praying for us.
2. The ABC youth group started their mission trip to Thoreau today. We think this is the first time we have not been involved in the trip in about 23 years. It feels a little weird knowing the youth group we've come to know over the last 4 years is going to NM, yet we will not be there. Please pray for the kids as they work and provide two vacation Bible clubs in the area. Satan would love to mess things up and discourage these youth.
3. We have about 6 days left in San Angelo. Pray for us all- Erin, myself, the boys, and Erin's parents as we say goodbye. This truly is a bitter-sweet time. We have made some great memories with her family, yet the time is so short now that it is hard to not think about our final day. Pray that we part well- affirming and encouraging each other, and crying too. :-(
4. It appears I will be on KCRN radio again! Jim usually hosts the show, but since he will be in NM on the mission trip, he figured they would call in to the show. I could be at the station, and together we can talk about missions-short and long term. Pray for the show to be an opportunity for others to see the need and role of missions. Pray for me too- that folks could see how God has used missions to teach and shape our family. Not everyone is called to move overseas, but we all need to be about sharing the Gospel and short term missions can really allow you to see how God can use you. The show airs at noon on Thursday. (channel 93.9 FM if you're interested :-)
5. Finally, praise God for he has shown himself to be faithful! Things appear to be moving along smoothly, and while the boys have been slightly ill lately, that's it, despite all the moving around they have done. Continue to pray for our family and the actual move/transition to Indonesia. We are in for a lot of changes. Pray that we handle the challenges and demands gracefully and through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. (that way we show HIS fruit and not ours...) Pray for my history class too- that I will remember stuff I am reading now.
I think that's it! I thought this would be a short post, but once again, I was talky. God bless, and drop us an email! - mekj
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