AN EXPLOSION OF GOD'S FAVOR
When we first stopped by Enrique and Victorias house several weeks ago, we introduced them to the Living God, Jesus Christ. Victoria invited Christ into her life and heart that very day and their daughter had said that she had been praying for her parents to become believers. We shared with them and prayed with them and told them to pray for Gods provision. They desperately needed a new house. Seven people sleeping in two beds, and their three daughters are all teenagers, with two young boys as well.
Within weeks, God answered their prayers, as three men, Rich, Sam and Rob called and wanted to come down for a week and experience what so many others had, building a house for a poor family in Mexico. A mutual friend heard and listened to the Holy Spirits direction to provide the funds for the small but willing team to build the house and we spent the last several days being an answer to the families prayers. The mddy roads were a challange for the first two days and then things dried out.
Dave and Loni from Hancock, Michigan joined us well throughout the week and helped build the house as well as a 30 foot porch on Pastor Victors house next door to our house. Another great week of serving God and people. ALL OF THIS AND HEAVEN TOO.
Within weeks, God answered their prayers, as three men, Rich, Sam and Rob called and wanted to come down for a week and experience what so many others had, building a house for a poor family in Mexico. A mutual friend heard and listened to the Holy Spirits direction to provide the funds for the small but willing team to build the house and we spent the last several days being an answer to the families prayers. The mddy roads were a challange for the first two days and then things dried out.
Dave and Loni from Hancock, Michigan joined us well throughout the week and helped build the house as well as a 30 foot porch on Pastor Victors house next door to our house. Another great week of serving God and people. ALL OF THIS AND HEAVEN TOO.
EXPECT FAVOR TO EXPLODE, WHEN YOU OBEY THE SPIRITS VOICE
I love living with expectation of a flood of Gods favor. Being favor minded doesn't mean expecting favor without obeying an instruction. It seems the Holy Spirit is always giving us instructions in our daily walk, but hearing and obeying is not so easy sometimes. But if we tune our ears to hear and then follow through with whatever, we can expect a flood of favor. That's why I love the video that Ryan made for us. The song on there is so appropriate. God created you and me to do the things God wants done on this earth. An instruction, followed by a willing heart to obey the instruction, bringeth forth blessings. Sometimes we just have to be willing, and then God sees our faith and moves in and takes over the entire situation.
On a different note, we have been posting pictures on Facebook almost every day, it's so much easier from our smart phones right in the colonia, so follow us Bruce Martin Hepburn, Paula Hepburn, or Lynnea Denton Wells. HAVE A GREAT DAY LISTENING FOR THAT SPECIAL INSTRUCTION AND THEN EXPECT A FLOOD OF FAVOR AFTER YOU RESPOND IN FAITH.
On a different note, we have been posting pictures on Facebook almost every day, it's so much easier from our smart phones right in the colonia, so follow us Bruce Martin Hepburn, Paula Hepburn, or Lynnea Denton Wells. HAVE A GREAT DAY LISTENING FOR THAT SPECIAL INSTRUCTION AND THEN EXPECT A FLOOD OF FAVOR AFTER YOU RESPOND IN FAITH.
IT'S ALL RELATIVE ISN'T IT ?
While one family battles over some plastic cups, another war is waging on a completely different scale. The battle our good friends are fighting over cancer. David and Angie Lara along with their 11 children continue to fight the good fight of faith against a tumor in Davids salivary gland. After many failed attempts to join Obama Care, they have chosen the natural healing process of juicing and a diet that God can use to heal David. Today, Paradise Park in Mc Allen TX. is hosting a fund raising benefit to help support the Lara Family. It is located on Col. Rowe and Hackberry at 4 pm. If you can please join us there and be a blessing to a family that has blessed so many. I love what Angie said last night to us, " I'm glad that Obama Care didn't go through, so our children can see God move on behalf of our family, not some government program." So pray for these guys today and if you want to send a donation, checks can be made out to David and Angie Lara and sent to our P.O. Box 68 San Juan, TX 78589. Please include a note of encouragement if you can. We will be donating a portion of our monthly support to help them as well. Sorry no tax deduction here, just good ole fashioned kindness with no gov't reward, only rewards in heaven.
A GREAT VIDEO OF A GREAT WEEK
I just recieved a video from The Carpenters Crew head photog Ryan Johnson. He really captured the heart of the mission. Loving God and Loving People. I'll try to get it on our blog, but you can view it at www. onefamilyonepurpose.org.
Speaking of loving God and people, an interesting challenge is before us. How do you continue to minister to a bunch of selfish, greedy, backbiting, jealous, slandering, God hating, lying cheating, gossips? No really! How do you do that? There is a presence of evil in people that we have not experienced before. Satan knows his time is short and he is really messing with peoples lives in the colonia. One day Glorious Victory and the next day all hell breaks out. A family feud has broken out over some plastic cups that one member accuses another of stealing. Yea plastic cups! probably one dollars worth of cups. Now we have given this family three different houses for all of their family members, a generator, paid doctor bills, funeral expenses for a lost loved one, solar equipment, repaired their car many times, and given them all work to the tune of thousands of dollars and they divide a family over plastic cups. I'm at a loss as to how to confront them as to how petty they are and. Oh well, Love God and Love Your Neighbor. I'll try!
We have hired a few people to help get the Community Center painted, as we continue working inside. There is still a lot to do and the cost of the project is a bit of a strain. Be blessed today and keep looking up, OUR TIME ON EARTH IS RAPIDLY COMING TO AN END. READ THE NEWS!!!!!!
Speaking of loving God and people, an interesting challenge is before us. How do you continue to minister to a bunch of selfish, greedy, backbiting, jealous, slandering, God hating, lying cheating, gossips? No really! How do you do that? There is a presence of evil in people that we have not experienced before. Satan knows his time is short and he is really messing with peoples lives in the colonia. One day Glorious Victory and the next day all hell breaks out. A family feud has broken out over some plastic cups that one member accuses another of stealing. Yea plastic cups! probably one dollars worth of cups. Now we have given this family three different houses for all of their family members, a generator, paid doctor bills, funeral expenses for a lost loved one, solar equipment, repaired their car many times, and given them all work to the tune of thousands of dollars and they divide a family over plastic cups. I'm at a loss as to how to confront them as to how petty they are and. Oh well, Love God and Love Your Neighbor. I'll try!
We have hired a few people to help get the Community Center painted, as we continue working inside. There is still a lot to do and the cost of the project is a bit of a strain. Be blessed today and keep looking up, OUR TIME ON EARTH IS RAPIDLY COMING TO AN END. READ THE NEWS!!!!!!
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