Feb 23, 2014

I have not written lately, mainly because I felt there was nothing to write about. I have been sick for about 3 months now, and if has been rough. I have felt down, and I know that the Devil was trying to attack.

Last weekend, was a hard weekend, and I know that the Devil was trying to discourage. This Sabbath/ weekend have been the best by far since I have been here. We got to church and no one of leadership positions were there. The person that was supposed to preach was off island, and everyone else was at other locations worshiping God. So there were 9 of us SM’s there that ended up leading all of Sabbath School and all of church. There was no one to preach the sermon so three of us ladies took the Bible text, “be ready in season and out of season…” We all came up with about a 10 minute short sermonette, and shared. The Sabbath school lesson no one was there for either, so Sarah and I combined all of the Sabbath schools together and did the one we had planned for the youth. We did everything, but it was such a blessing. At the beginning of the year if something like that would have happened, I might have been a little upset, but it just took faith in God, and it was like, “Oh, there is no one to preach this morning, I’ll do it.”

I was blessed by the willingness of the SM’s to step up and help out too. The atmosphere in the church was amazing. All the youth, who are usually playing on their phones or outside on the porch, were listening intently. During prayer request time, which no one ever speaks in, one person spoke up and said that he was thankful that we opened up the Bible and studied. I know that God was in that Church and it was such a blessing to see. The numbers of attendance at church have been dwindling for varies reasons, and there are usually only 20 people there in attendance, but yesterday we started with about 20, but by the end of church there were 50 people. Some of whom we had never seen before. God still does work miracles today. At the end of church people were coming up saying thank you for blessing us. God is so good! I serve a mighty God.

Also on the car ride to church I was just talking to God and asking him to bless us and be with us. I also asked him to help Kyle be there. I hadn’t invited him, but I was still praying that he would show up. When we drove up no one was there, but we walked inside and there was Kyle sitting in the back of the church. God brought to mind, “before they call, I will answer.” What a mighty God I serve.

During Sabbath school we were talking about Paul and Silas in prison. Their story started when they healed a demon- possessed girl and because of that were thrown into jail. While in jail they were praising and singing to God. As a result of them being in jail the jail-keeper was saved. As a result of Paul and Silas healing a girl the jail keeper was saved and his whole family. The amazing thing I got from that is that God has everything planned out. He knows the end from the beginning and he has things under control. The demon possessed girl probably had no idea that because of her a whole family would be saved, and it probably didn’t make sense to Paul or Silas either.

Our lives are a story God is writing, and in the middle of the chapter you are in now, it may not make sense why things are happening the way they are, but at the end of the chapter we can look back and see how God was leading, and why everything had to happen the way it did. We have to wait for the end of the chapter.

After Church we came home, and went on a hike with some of the youth. We went to the Canyon we have here and hiked down in it, and explored. Kyle was also here for this, we came back and then had a youth activity. Playing Games and capture the flag. All super fun.

Today, since it is my brother’s birthday 5 of us went to the beach to celebrate! Lol Actually not really, but still it was the thought that counts. But no honestly today we thought that two of our SM’s drowned, we couldn’t find them for 40 minutes which was scary, but they are ok, and God helped me drive a big Manuel van. J

This weekend has been just what I needed, and God keeps proving to me that he cares about his children. He will take care of them and provide for them.

I am revived for a new week and I am ready to go.

Please keep praying for us!

3 weeks until my mom will be here to visit.

3 months until I go home!

Where has the time gone?