Last week our daughter Kristin called to announce her engagement to Larry Panatera. Her and Larry are expecting our first grandchild in February and plan to be married before years end. We couldn't be happier for them. Larry has three other girls and when Lea is born he will be totally surrounded by Girl Power. We pray for Gods blessings upon them and their life and marriage.
Joe Warner Farms had one of the several loads of beans ready for shipment from South Dakota, and Louis Davenport from Power Ministries volunteered to drive from Idaho to S.D. and pick up a load and bring it to us. He arrived Sunday afternoon, and we spent the afternoon unloading the 22 skids of beans from his truck. The warehouse is completely full, and I made a few calls to different ministries to come and get some beans and rice. The blessings we receive, have to be sowed back into the Kingdom as soon as we get them. The demands are bigger than ever and God has blessed us for such a time as this.
We have spent the last few days buying up even more soccer balls and toys for the kids in Mexico. I think we have 150 soccer balls, one hundred dolls, and another ministry is bringing us several hundred more gifts to hand out, not to mention the 500 beanie babies, and 300 school gift packs that are coming from Chicago. The Crew from Western Illinois is coming on Jan 4th and they will have scores of shoe boxes stuffed with gifts for the kids as well.
So if your feeling stressed out about all the shopping you have to do for people that really don't need anything, try buying toys and gifts for people you don't know, and have needs. Maybe a box full of groceries for the family down the street with an out of work dad, or the single mom that will most likely go deeper into debt to make Christmas special for her kids. A warm jacket and gloves for the homeless guy under a bridge, or standing on the street corner with a sign needing help.
We plan on spending the weekend in Mexico with the Adams Family, no not that Adams Family, the real Adams Family from Kentucky. They are coming for just a few days to "spend Themselves on behalf of the poor. A toy and food outreach on Sunday and then they will be gone. Sacrificing time talents and money. It's what the bible calls offering yourself up as a living sacrifice.
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