Global Outreach Weekend

This was Global Outreach Weekend at our church.... Lot's of great people participating...grand service...awesome challenge...superb visuals....and overall a very good weekend....thank you GOD!! Here are some of our friends who came. Kym showing off some African craft...brother praying for one another....and friends who came from far to be with us....I call this our 'Three D experience...." that is folks we talk with over cyperspace most of the time....suddenly they are here with us...how awesome is that!!! Thank you everyone who made this a very special weekend...thank you for your help, your input, your passion and your vision and committment to the GREAT COMMISSION....you are wonderful!!!

Another African Journey

No, we don't have another team going back to Africa right now.....but one of our guys from GSCC will be on his way on Friday to serve. Pastor Bob will join a team from another church in another state and together they will teach and train at a Pastors and Leaders seminar in Sudan....we are praying...and we trust you are also...we will keep you posted as we hear news....otherwise..here are things you could pray for:
***Travel mercies and good connection....we just heard that their routing in Africa has changed slightly...pray it will all work out.
***Health, strength and stamina....no bad tummies.....
***Good communication....clear teaching and good connection with those who come to attend.

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus

Never have the words from Hebrews 12:1-3 been more applicable.....

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him, endured the cross, scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart..."

Fall in Our Garden

Yes, there are still some poor little tomatoes left out there

The leaves are still pretty

And then there was that single rose in all her glory

Front yard Birch Tree

November 7, 2008

Gresham, Oregon

Prayer

I don't know about you, but talking with God about things is something that is becoming more and more special to me....no, not that I have a special time set aside, but more of my inner person finding itself engaged in conversations with my heavenly Father....
I am not trying to be someone or boasting by any stretch of the imagination....I have so much to learn about this deep, inner communication with God...I guess it is more like learning "practising the presence of God" in every aspect of my life. I have found that when your family and friends are scattered all over this globe and you don't really have that day to day communication or even the opportunity of rubbing shoulders with them...talking to God about them seems to be the only way ....and "casting our cares on Him" is a good thing. I am too far away to physically care for my family in Sweden, too far away from our kids....and then there are all those global friends of ours....Oh Lord how we miss them!! I am so thankful to my Father for His very intimate care for us...and for our families and friends. May I learn more and more of what it is like to REALLY PRAY and INTERCEDE!!

November

November...just the word brings feelings and thoughts of FALL....and today it is FAll out there...a little dark (thankfully we just got day light savings time today), rain, wind and still some colorful leaves fighting hard NOT to make it to the ground. We have been truly blessed this fall with beautiful colors everywhere.....and very few storms....Football is on every channel mixed with election ads...one nastier than the other. Cannot for the life of me understand why some candidates think that being ugly will make them look good??? What is the psychology behind that?? Well, another two days and it is all over....and life goes on. Whoever wins this election will have to combat this present time with all it's problems....what a job!!! And we know the bottom line don't we??....That without the Gospel there can never be any real change....that is why the theme for our Global Outreach Weekend and Thanksgiving Offering is just that..... THE GOSPEL - REAL CHANGE...

Wow!!

Celebrating 35 years of marriage, October 27, 2008