I have been happily busy the last couple of weeks enjoying the visit of my dear sweet sister, Leah. She's my best friend, was my roommate for 20+ years and has been one of my greatest (and most patient) supporters and encouragers. Needless to say, I think she's really great!!
Leah and I on the Long Beach Peninsula
Not only has Leah been a wonderful friend and sister, but she has been a great spiritual example to me. This past Sunday we sang "In Christ Alone" as a special at church. I believe that song fits Leah so well because she has put Christ first in every area of life and it is so evident in her words, actions and choices. She has encouraged me on numerous occasions, though often without words, as she lives her life solely to please her Lord. I feel so very blessed to have her in my life! I only feel bad for the rest of you since there is only one Leah. ; ) May God continue to bless, guide and strengthen her as she continues to serve Him! (Late Sunday night she flew back to Pennsylvania where she works at the Bible school from which she graduated in April 2007.)
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Just a quick update on my Uganda preparations - I am still awaiting word from Global on whether or not my application has been accepted. I would ask for your prayers that I would know how to use this time and that I would keep focused on the Lord. I have faced various distractions lately and have felt a bit discouraged. But, the Lord keeps reminding me that I need only to draw close to Him and He will draw close to me.
Lately God has been showing me some more truths about faith and how He works in our lives, but I will save those for a future blog.
I would like to close, though, with this neat quote on faith which I read this morning.
"That is genuine faith - believing and declaring what God has said,
stepping out on what appears to be thin air and finding
solid rock beneath your feet." - From "Streams in the Desert"
O-o-oh...I miss Leah! :( Glad you had fun together though. What a great quote too--"Streams in the Desert" is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteYes, I miss her, too! She saw some people while she was here, but time went so quickly (too fast, in my opinion). I would have loved to have had her here for much longer. I guess it just makes the time we do have together that much sweeter. : )
ReplyDeleteYes, I do like "Streams in the Desert." I have read through it before, but after some time now, decided to pick it up again and I have been blessed. : )
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