Testimonies & Thoughts

There is quite a controversy among Christians regarding using faith as a form of "medicine". I write another testimony to remind ourselves, and hopefully inspire others, to "see" more of what Jesus Christ's sacrifice paid for. * * *  Saturday I finally dedicated the full day to painting Kara's room.  It was a big deal. The night before I had warned her that I would not paint her room if her closet was still untidy. She seemed overwhelmed as she asked, "Do I have to do it all by myself?". It was not that I did not want to help her, as I usually do, but I was maxed out on my schedule of things to do. I was pleasantly surprised when she told me she "had a surprise for me in the morning". Before I went to bed, I peaked in her room and saw she had meticulously cleaned up her closet. It looked fantastic! I knew she was super excited about painting her room the next day. She had patiently waited until "I had time", w

Super excited about this.... today, a homeless man we have been ministering to crossed our paths. We got to hear amazing testimony! A few weeks ago, Vincent called us for help. He was having a bad day. The lady he had been staying with kicked him out. The KFC job he finally got had told him not to come back for a few weeks (while the manager was out for surgery). He was INSIDE a church asking for help. He said he was hungry. He told us the lady inside their cafe said to him, "We don't do that here, but we'll pray for you, and you can use my phone." Pause. Let that sink in a minute. Another post for another day.... Back to this story. He called us. We had had a busy Monday and had not gotten any of our homeschool or work done. It was Tuesday morning and I was ready to hit the day. This call was not on my schedule. But, what do you say when the church has offered no help and this man is calling you for help? Of course I was inconvenienced and had