All things new......

Hello Dear Friends,

There is always change in life, isn't there.  And I have learned and continue to learn it's best not to fight against it.

One recent change in my life is that I stopped blogging for the site Pray for the Nations and will be maintaining this blog for the family, and if the Lord wills, start up a new blog of my own.  I already have a title for it and ideas for the design ...... but I am getting ahead of myself here....cause I will not be going anywhere with it anytime soon (at least not until I have school done for this year and planned for next)  In the mean time, I will be putting up some of my old blogs from the past....some of you were mentioning that they had blessed you. Thanks for your encouragement....and if you want to read the last blog on this site, Simple Faith, (a post from the past) you'll see the thing God is still working on in my heart.

Being content.....in the little things and the place where he has me.

May God continue to use you and me both to bring glory to Himself!

Love from a Sister,
Christine

Simple Faith

The following hymn, written in 1850, by Anna L. Waring touches on one of my challenges.

Being content in the little things God has for me to do.

Well, maybe they're not "little things", since doing laundry for six people is no little thing, but it is mundane. I enjoy cooking for the many mouths that often find themselves at our table, it also is no "little thing", but I think at times, in the light of eternity what does it add up to....

But I am learning, (albeit slowly) to thank God for the "portions" He has for me.

I don't know if you struggle in the same area, but if you do you may enjoy these words...

Father, I know that all my life
Is portioned out for me,
And the changes that are sure to come
I do not fear to see;
I ask Thee for a present mind,
Intent on pleasing Thee.

I would not have the restless will
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child
And guided where I go.

Wherever in the world I am,
In whatsoever estate,
I have a fellowship with hearts
To keep and cultivate.

May God bless and keep you! :)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Another year has gone into history. It has been another amazing year for the Lord's work in Asia. Each year seems to outdo the year before. It is not us...it is the Lord and the work of the Holy Spirit. We get to tag along and be amazed once again at what He is doing. It is such a privilege to be a small part of what the Lord did this last year in Asia. More details will come later of the increase in the work on the mission field. We give God all the praise and glory for every soul rescued and every church planted.

May God bless you in the new year that is upon us.

Happy New Year!

The worst natural disaster in recent history in Asia.

This flooding has affected more people than the tsunami of 2004 and the Haiti earthquake put together. Over  1500 people have died and between 16 to 20 million people (that's roughly half the population of Canada) are homeless and have lost everything they had. One fifth of the counry is under water. Take a look at the GFA website to learn more and see photos. Please pray for these people and give as the Lord leads you. Pray that as these people are helped, they will also hear the gospel and receive Christ.  There is lots of water but it is not safe to drink. Children are beginning to get sick from drinking the water and dying. This could be the beginning of an epidemic due to the disease-filled water. Please pray!

The Traveller is home!

Dylan arrive home today at about 5:15 pm. The plane landed a few minutes late at about 3:48 pm. There was a group of us at the airport awaiting his arrival to greet him and Cassandra who was the other Canadian on the team. They bother looked very good and healthy. It doesn't seem yet that there is much jet lag. He has many stories to tell and many pictures and videos to show. I'm sure there will be some pictures to come.

3rd Quarter Send

The online version of the 3rd quarter SEND! is now available. It has some very neat stories and message from Bro KP Yohannan. There is also a very good song/video on page 5 (I think)...it's worth a listen.

God bless you! 

In the new house...

Our new address is 41 Battlefield Drive, Stoney Creek, ON  L8G 1V1.
New phone # 905-664-1131

We sure appreciate all the help we had with the move. Even the piano went into the truck without much trouble but getting it into the new house was not so easy. The only place it would go was in the sunroom.

We are still unpacking boxes and moving things around. I am frantically building a rabbit hutch for the bunny that Adina bought a week ago. We need to go and pick it up very soon so I need to get it finished. It's going good.

We are amazed at the grace and goodness of God in providing this house for us. We give Him the praise for bringing us into this house that fit us perfectly. HE is amazing!

Here are some pictures of the bunny and the hutch....

This is Penelope (Penny for short)