tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29347312418549330572024-03-14T01:41:57.617-07:00MADE TO JOYFULLY SERVE with SUSAN...KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-69123729550961179532013-12-22T23:32:00.000-08:002013-12-24T06:53:44.267-08:00Which Way Do I Go?<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
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Sophie at her youth group retreat! </div>
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My daughters...please pray for me:)))</div>
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Family shot in China at a tea tasting</div>
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! </div>
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Mother and son...the people in Cambodia are so very kind and gentle.</div>
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A beautiful evening in Phnom Penh</div>
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A Cambodian man making a living.</div>
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<span class="addthis_separator">At the Russian Market right by our apartment where we get our "things."</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>This brings me to the very first Christmas when our Savior was born. Sorry my wifi is so very weak, and I am pulling from my memory, so no direct passages from scripture. I think all the major characters of the first Christmas had to trust God and not lean on their own understanding. Joseph had to trust God when he wanted to send Mary away because he found out she was with child, and he was not the father. He could have trusted himself and just sent her away, but he didn’t. Upon hearing the news of Mary being pregnant, one can only imagine that Joseph was initially embarrassed and very angry not understanding God’s plans. Mary could have done a million things in fear and embarrassment that she was with child even though she was a virgin. She embraced her calling and sang a beautiful song recorded in Luke. We see in her song that God honors the merciful and humble and that these attributes are truly pleasing to God. My family and I had to trust God as we have left behind a lot to come to Cambodia. We have left behind our families and friends whom we love, adore, cherish, and LOVE being around. We’ve left behind Noel our dog who we’ve had since she was 5 weeks old and is a daughter to us. We’ve left behind basically our lives. I will say that having been here in Cambodia for five months now has been amazing. The International school the girls and I are at has been such a GIFT! As a school we worship God twice a week at the start of the day with songs, devotion, and prayers. The kids all go to a pastoral class every morning as they work on their Biblical studies. The students come from all walks of life and just being in this school brings an awareness of differences from language, cultures, seasons, customs, etc...Any assumptions are off the table. A “jumper” to an Australian is a sweater. “Have a think” to a Brit means “What do you think?” As you can imagine, it has been so fun for an English teacher to be in this kind of environment. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Getting back to my post. When Kee and I thought about coming out to Cambodia in the spring, we met it with anticipation and nervousness and a lot of unhappy looks from our daughters. Being in Cambodia five months now, they are embracing it and enjoying many aspects of it. I guess what I’m trying to say is...is there something that you feel the Lord is leading you towards? Is there something that sounds really nutty and strange....like a virgin birth? Or moving to Cambodia when your oldest is in 10th grade? Be still before the Lord, my friends, and listen....really listen....take the time to pause this season. And in the quietness, wait for the Lord’s whisper...something very peaceful. He will walk the road ahead of you with you...do not be afraid for He will never leave you nor forsake you. I leave you with this thought. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">May I pray? Father in heaven, we thank you that you are forever with us. Through the ups and down, bumpy patches, and golden streets of our lives. I lift up all my brothers and sisters to you at this time as we come to another end of the year. I thank you for their lives and how each one plays a very special role. I lift up each brother and sister and ask for clarity in the questions they bring to you. As we begin a new year 2014, please continue to lead us, guide us, and walk with us all the days of our lives. Thank you for all your provisions; forgive us for trusting in ourselves and not you, and give us all a spirt of humility and mercy like Mary and deep faith like Joseph. Help us be still when it’s difficult, and remove all our doubts and fears. We trust you and lay it all at the foot of the cross once again. Thank you for today! Let us rejoice and be glad in it! In Jesus name, Amen!</span></div>
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<span class="addthis_separator">This is the time of year in the USA when the leaves have
already changed colors, our wardrobe consists of heavy sweatshirts, jeans,
winter coats, and boots, and my mom buys her big turkey because Thanksgiving is
not Thanksgiving without my mom’s amazing turkey. Last week my dear grandmother
of 100 years old went to be with the Lord. I took a flight home to attend her
funeral. My grandmother raised 6 kids and was blessed with a quiver full of
grandkids, most who attended her funeral. We all stood together and sang
“Amazing Grace” as my sisters, cousins and I all had different and many awesome
memories of Grandma living with us at different times in our lives. When I
reached US soil, I recognized the smells that came with late fall with
Thanksgiving right around the corner. Smells that are different than the smells
in Cambodia not to mention the temperature is around 90 degrees on any given
day. Mom greeted me with her winter jacket at the airport, thank goodness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This is also the time of year when I can’t help but be
flooded with praise and thanksgiving to my heavenly father. Not only did Grandma
go to be with the Lord last week, but my cousins, siblings, and I were happy to
know Grandma was welcomed into heaven by her three sons who went before her,
one of which is my beloved dad. <o:p></o:p></div>
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High up on my gratitude list this year is our big move. Our
family moved to the capital of Cambodia to work alongside neurosurgery
residents and support and teach at an international Christian school. First I am so grateful to my friends and
family back home in the US who are praying for our family that God protect and
be with us as we serve in Cambodia.. I know without a doubt it is the prayers
of our home church, KAMHC members, Bible study friends, prayer group friends,
family, and friends from all over who keep us in His perfect peace. I have to honestly say that we are loving it
out here and all is well at so many different levels. I really love my students
and am amazed at the level of work they are creating. They are such diligent,
hard working students, and I feel really privileged to be teaching them this
year! I feel so blessed to be working with the staff everyday. Kee really
enjoys his work with the Cambodian neurosurgeons and residents as well. The
girls really seem to be thriving and adjusting well with school, activities,
friends, youth group, and all the newness of living in a different country. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We have met so many wonderful people from all over the globe!
I think being here in Cambodia has truly allowed my family to get a little peak
into a global perspective and to see what God is doing in this hemisphere. We attended a mission's conference today, and it was so cool to see the impact of so many missionaries in this country. Patients are being helped, schools are being built, and people are being disciplined! <o:p></o:p></div>
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We are grateful that we were not affected by the typhoon,
but our close neighbor the Philippines is now in catastrophic need of medical
attention. Kee just got an email from the Medical and Dental Association asking for any medical
personnel who can come to the Philippines to please help. They are in emergent
need as we have all seen on the news. Perhaps KAMHC members, medical friends
who are available can come. The devastation is overwhelming. <o:p></o:p></div>
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May I pray? Thank you Father that we are a body of Christ.
We are one in your name. Thank you for my brothers and sisters and how they
have all impacted our lives! I also pray for the Philippines. Please send out
medical help in an efficient way, and help the people of the Philippines who
have given up hope. We trust in you! In Jesus name, Amen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you for your prayer support and your friendship! Happy
Thanksgiving everyone! May God bless you and keep you in His perfect peace this
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My 11th grade class in Phnom Pehn excited to write their friendship sonnets for the North Korean students. They all wrote a little note saying hello and introduced who they are.</div>
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Sunrise in Pyongyang, North Korea. Every morning we had the opportunity to take walks or runs along the river.</div>
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A young North Korean couple just got married today.<br />
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<span class="addthis_separator"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> I had the amazing opportunity to visit a language school and teach a10th grade English class. I had come from Cambodia with a handful of sonnets that my 11th grade English class wrote for the students in Pyongyang. The theme was on friendship, and my students in Cambodia wrote little notes of encouragement and friendship to the recipients of their sonnets. I was able to teach the North Korean students a little on sonnet writing but more importantly, they were so thrilled to have received notes and friendship poems from abroad. The North Korean students wrote notes back, and many of them mentioned that their desire was that the two Koreas be one. They expressed how much they would love to meet my students in North Korea. They said this because they knew there is very little chance for them to travel to Cambodia. I did find out that many professionals do get a chance to travel abroad, receive some training in a certain field and then return to North Korea. One of my North Korean students had actually spent a few years in Phnom Penh, Cambodia because his Dad was studying in Cambodia. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I left North Korea realizing that I take my freedom for granted. That many people all over the globe would do anything for the freedom we have in the US. I also experienced a nostalgic kinship in an odd way with the North Korean people I met because they too are Korean. We spoke practically the same Korean, looked similar, and in a strange way, flashbacks of my childhood and my uncles and aunts came into mind as the North Koreans welcomed us and wished for our return reminding of the family gatherings I grew up with my big family in Pennsylvania.The Koreans we left behind two weeks ago seem a world a part in many ways, but they still had the same smiles of people I know and warm wishes that could warm any heart. </span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> A guard in our hotel about 20 years old played with a chubby boy about 6 years old. I witnessed a wedding ceremony, a beginning of a new life and marriage for a lovely young couple. Two lovely ladies embraced Isabelle and showered her with snacks and juice every day. It has been a few weeks now since our return to Phnom Penh. My students here loved receiving notes from the North Korean students. Since our return, our family has been busy going to school and preparing for the next days of work and school. Life continues, but as I reflect on my amazing experience a few weeks ago, I wonder how our guide is doing? How her son that she fondly spoke about is growing? If the guard at the hotel who played with the chubby boy still plays hide and seek each day? I wonder how the kind doctors we met at the hospitals are doing? How the bus driver who tried to teach Isabelle a popular Korean song is doing, the same song I heard growing up. How are the 10th grade students I had the pleasure of meeting and hearing them say with sincerity that they wished they could meet all my students who lived in Cambodia. We are all the same, God’s children needing the Lord, friendship, fellowship, and support. It was an incredible trip. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">May I pray? Jesus, I pray for the North Korean country. That you Lord would make a way there....that you would one day in your perfect time open up this country and bring your light and love into every corner there. I pray for the relationships we made while we were there and that you would touch those lives in a remarkable way. I pray for the students I met that you would bless each one and their families and that you would be glorified in this country one day! Please send more medical teams to North Korea, and in this way your love shared! In Jesus name, Amen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you Lord Jesus,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bless our friends and family too</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">God bless you and keep you</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">In His loving care</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">Give Him your biggest worry...Go ahead </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">I dare!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Kee is in surgery in this picture. In the operating room he is in, the hospital doesn't have a real surgical tool...real based on who? The neurosurgeons use a Home Depot hand tool in this hospital....and it works just fine. In this country as well as many third world countries, you make due with what you have, and it does get the job done. So maybe we are used to using the "different" drills, but this verse that God meets our needs according to His way is so true in many aspects being here in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. As you can imagine the world is very different here. Transportation, the language, the conveniences of the western world; however, God promises to meet all our needs. How does this compute? I think it means that we think we need much more than we really need. If God is our true source of security, we can trust that what He PROVIDES is exactly what we need at the time. Sometimes we go through a season of prosperity and sometimes a time of drought and suffering. Whichever time we are in, we can rest in the assurance that God will meet our needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. </span></div>
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May I Pray? Lord thank you for this amazing opportunity to be of service in Cambodia. I pray for this hospital that you will be so present here that people will see you here. Bless all the doctors, nurses, patients, families, and may you continue to provide for them in your ways. I pray you will bless this hospital and the quick healing for your patients. Thank you for what you will do here. Also, I pray you will prompt more workers in any field whether it be medical, educational, business, beauty, etc...to come overseas and work alongside the people here so we can fellowship in the worldwide body of Christ. In Jesus name, Amen. </div>
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On a side note....there is much human trafficing(girls are sold into prostitution as young as 4) here in Phnom Penh. I have noticed that restaurants, nail salons, and beauty salons have a great business going employing many girls who were on the street or in a brothel. They are rescued and then put in employment in a business. If you have any business skills and are interested in starting something here, this is one way you can help with the whole trafficing scene here. We have gone to a few restaurants that are known to staff people who had no work or girls who have been trafficed, and people go to these restaurants just to support them. It is a really awesome way to support the people who have made their way out of abuse and/or neglect. There are many organizations, churches, and work to get plugged into here, and who would have known on Trip Advisor Phnom Penh is the number one voted place to visit. If you feel the Lord leading you to come overseas and serve....do it!!!! We are really loving it!!</div>
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<span class="addthis_separator"><br /></span><span class="addthis_separator"> Two days until our flight out of good ol' USA...our bags are packed, renters in place, children in tow, pug at a friend's home...everything has fallen in place....how? I think the Lord has set everything into motion. Going into missions takes planning, arranging, praying....it takes faith...trust...and a dependence....not on ourselves but on the one who made the universe. As my pastor has said so many times as well as working with VBS and hearing the leaders speak....We live in an upside down world. In this world, it's all about accomplishments, making lots of money, moving up to the next level in your company....after college, get your masters...after your masters, gets your PHD....Then make lots of money...raise perfect children...and a perfect dog...with a manicured lawn...so you look....PERFECT! I think this really grieves the Lord because we become so self sufficient. We become reliant on ourselves... What puts a smile on our maker's face? I think time with Him, prayer time, and dependence on Him and Him alone....and then He will make our paths straight (Proverbs 3:5).</span><br />
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<span class="addthis_separator"><i> </i>14 days until we say goodbye to our cute pug Noel, our family and friends and board the plane to our new home in Cambodia for one year. I close my eyes wondering where we will live, what the people will be like, what the working conditions will be like, the safety, the food (please no E-coli), our ministry....the girls and how they will adjust, leaving our family and friends behind...but all I hear the Lord speak into my heart is, "trust me." So that is what I am going to do:) At our local church, about four years ago, a Kenyan pastor came to our church to preach. He said something that still sticks. He said when we walk with the Lord, He will require us to put our overalls on and "get dirty." Walking with the Lord requires us to do some work...it's not always pretty, but the Lord will give us His peace as we walk through. </span></div>
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When I say that "I am a Christian," I am not shouting that "I am clean living." I'm whispering "I was lost, but now I'm found and forgiven."<br />
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When I say "I am a Christian," I don't speak of this with pride, I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.<br />
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When I say "I am a Christian," I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.<br />
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When I say "I am a Christian," I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.<br />
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When I say, "I am a Christian," I'm not claiming to be perfect. My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.<br />
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When I say "I am a Christian," I still feel the sting of pain. I have my share of heartaches. So I call upon His name.<br />
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When I say "I am a Christian," I'm not holier than thou. I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace...somehow!<br />
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With these thoughts my family and I prepare to go to Cambodia....bringing with us the grace we have received....<br />
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May I Pray? Father in heaven, thank you for your grace in all our shortcomings and sins. Please continue to have mercy on us and lead us to where you would have us serve with the strength you give us. I pray that you would protect my family and me in Cambodia...I pray you give us the love and mercy to share with those you put in our path. Thank you for this opportunity to serve you. And continue to give us your discernment, wisdom, understanding, and knowledge as we go and make disciples no matter how flawed we are . We trust you. In Jesus name, Amen.</div>
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Sometimes you just want to cry your eyes out...you just get so much angst in you that you don’t know what to do except.... cry...you miss a deadline...or you have a deadline and then realize the computer keeps jamming or whatever you’re trying to do is just not working...your eyes start welling up...the light watery mist becomes a glaze which cascade over your eyes...which becomes the very flood that Noah sailed on...which becomes a torrent of rain! HELP!!!<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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<span class="addthis_separator"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> I was walking in the airport today and noticed a lady with a cool pink t-shirt on. It read, </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #ec3978;">I AM WHAT I AM.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">..Cool shirt I thought. Never saw that one before ...The question for all of us today is....who are we? We are who we are...But...Who are you...really? Are you a businesswoman, a doctor, a lawyer, a missionary, a teacher, a waiter, a student, a nurse, a beautician, are you corporate, a businessman, a pilot, a dancer, a musician....an artist...a humanitarian...a mom....a webmaster....a cook...a secretary....a landscaper...a mailman...well...who are you? Maybe jobless....and quite frankly...that’s ok.</span></span></div>
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From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Over dinner we were talking about being “healthy” and eating “healthy” and being happy with themselves. We all agreed that having balance is very important. That self care, exercising a few times a week, eating less junk food is important in staying healthy. We can know who we are in Christ, but then if we’re thirty pounds over weight, our health and confidence suffer.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> I wanted to hear from my girls that they knew that even though they knew that they get their identity from knowing they are God’s children and God specifically has a purpose for them, I also wanted to know that they knew that being balanced in eating, exercise, and spending time nurturing their mind, working hard, and being committed in their goals was also important too.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> In service work, it’s easy to give, give, give for many of us. But Jesus knew when He needed to be alone and pray. He knew what his soul needed....time with His father (Mark 1:35). He often said no to the requests of the crowds. He had his boundaries. If Jesus had boundaries, so should we. In today’s world we need boundaries saying no to all the junk food, saying no to unhealthy friendships, saying no to things that pull us away from God. Saying no to uncontrolled anger and things that zap our time. No to extra work hours that drain us and kill a marriage. I think when we can say, “no” to these things, we are actually saying, “Yes” to God! And if we say, “Yes,” to God...we can start making a difference.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">May I pray? Jesus, you showed us how to live. You showed us with boundaries that there will be times when we have to say, “no.” Thank goodness you said, “no,” and died for our salvation. Give each one of us courage to set boundaries so that we can accomplish the things you’d have us accomplish. Thank you God for your strength! </span>In Jesus name, Amen.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I met Mr. Colo today...he was in charge of watching the kids after school. He was watching and playing with a handful of kids...like 6. There were four kids on swings, and he was pushing all four of them...with genuine affection. He gently corrected little Jimmy for not being nice to Liz. He told Sally to say sorry to Johnny because that was the right thing to do. I pulled Mr. Colo over and commented on how kind and patient he was with the kids and what a great job he was doing. He said he realized that getting upset and yelling doesn’t do anything because one can’t really think clearly when all upset and angry. Mr. Colo proceeded to tell me that he likes to think things through and recognize that little Jimmy has behavior issues and is only two. By him getting upset, he said he felt selfish because if God is patient with him, he wanted to at least try to be patient with little Jimmy. Mr. Colo told me he is homeschooled and a junior in high school. Wow...Mr. Colo sure is wise.....:) </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">May I Pray? Jesus, thank you for Mr. Colo and the love he has for you! Bless him for serving the least of these and impressing your love onto their little hearts! I ask that you give each one of us the love to serve the least of these wherever we are...at work, at home, in the mission field...forgive us for wounding others in our impatience, and make us more like you...slow to anger abounding in love! In Jesus name, Amen.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">He’s a </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #ec3978;">second Dad</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It starts with </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #ec3978;">prayer.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">..</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">And </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #e81f13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">love</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">.</span>..</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">make the </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #ec3978;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">best</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"> </span>decision of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">your</span> life....</span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">courage is not the absence of fear...it is </span><br />
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KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-39473731750508098602013-05-18T22:00:00.002-07:002013-05-18T22:05:37.947-07:00TAKE THE LOVE CHALLENGE<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">YOU ARE...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">AND DON’T TELL ANYONE!!!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">JUST GO OUT OF YOUR WAY...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">AND DO SOMETHING NICE.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">SOMETHING...</span></div>
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<span style="font: 24.0px 'Marker Felt'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">FOR </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">YOUR KING!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">XOXOX0,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">BE BLESSED:)))</span><br />
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KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-51327312266558428272013-05-18T21:12:00.001-07:002013-05-20T20:13:27.728-07:00Sleeping Beauty<br />
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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart and Lean Not On Your Own Understanding...in All Your Ways Acknowledge Him...And He Will Make Your Paths Straight.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Proverbs 3:5<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Today my three year old and I went to the gym. She went to her class, and I worked out on the elliptical machine. When I came back to pick up my daughter, she was totally engrossed in the Sleeping Beauty movie. She had never seen Sleeping Beauty, but we have so many princess books laying around. She knows...Sleeping Beauty wears the pink dress. A little five year old boy was telling my little one that Sleeping Beauty was only sleeping. She kept telling him that Aurora AKA Sleeping Beauty was out for the count...dead....The little boy kept saying that Aurora was sleeping. Finally, I explained to her that Aurora looked dead but really wasn’t. She was in a deep sleep, but after the prince kisses her, she would awake. Everything was resolved after that. </span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> This made me think of our </span><span style="font: 36.0px Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #ec3978;">M</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #ec3978;">aker</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">, and how He knows things we don’t, and we insist on what </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #f2709c;">we</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> think and what </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #f2709c;">we</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> see....when really all we need to do is </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #f2709c;">trust</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> </span><span style="font: 24.0px Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #ec3978;">G</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #ec3978;">od</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> and not on what “we think.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Hebrews 11:1</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">May I Pray: Lord God, give us more faith to believe the unseen. Give us ears to hear and eyes to see! Thank you for never giving up on us! Help us keep our eyes on you...when the world pulls us in all different directions...let us rest on YOU...In Jesus name, Amen!</span></div>
KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-63769030610073680042013-05-13T09:45:00.000-07:002013-05-19T13:56:32.405-07:00The Shortest Entry:))<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>What does it mean to be open-minded? The free on-line dictionary says it is being, “receptive to new and different ideas or the opinions of others.” Being open-minded is to me the opposite of being judgemental. The Bible tells us in Matthew 7:3-5, “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, an then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” Wow....I don’t think I need to say anything else on this entry:)))</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">When was the last time someone said something that made you judge them? Think again...be open-minded...next time you see that person....ask the Lord to help you understand them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">MAY I PRAY? OH LORD! Forgive us for being judgemental! You clearly do not accept this. Change us and help us to realize that you are an image in each person we meet. Help us to understand your creation a little more each day! Thank you for the opportunity to know you and your people! In Jesus name, Amen.</span></div>
KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-74720121389099726642013-05-08T22:10:00.001-07:002013-05-18T21:38:35.064-07:00TICK TOCK...ACCEPT THE CLOCK!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> PATIENCE is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the capacity or habit of being patient.” The definition of patient is “bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint. It is the manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain. Not hasty or impetuous.” We teach our kids to be patient. We desire to be patient in bumper to bumper traffic. But, how many of us are really patient with ourselves and with God in what He is unfolding in our lives? I imagine God in the heavenly realms with the keys to time. He has a time for everything. Many times we tap our feet and expect instant solutions and God to come running when we pray for help. But God doesn’t work like that...</span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 it is written, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven; a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill; and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing. What’s going on in your life today that you are tapping your feet at? Perhaps four years ago is was time to wait and work and now is the time to enjoy the fruit. The key is spending time with your maker and really listening in to hear what time it is...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">May I pray? Father, forgive us for being so impatient with you, ourselves, and others! You know what is going on with us...every detail. Help us to be sensitive to your promptings and to recognize the things you try to tell us. More importantly, help each one of us to accept your time with grace and courage! Thank you for your perfect time. In Jesus name, Amen.</span></div>
KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-61918914403128117682013-05-07T20:45:00.002-07:002013-05-21T09:27:08.382-07:00HOT DOG! <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">MAY I PRAY? Father in heaven, thank you for making me....me! Thank you for putting your very image in each one of us! Forgive us for complaining that we are not good enough. You made us....HOT DOG!!! IN JESUS NAME....AMEN.</span></div>
</span>KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-67308467817943934602013-05-05T19:03:00.001-07:002013-05-19T13:57:31.422-07:00It's the Thing to Do...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Knowing this, that we are all sinners and we are all not perfect, that we are all sinners at the foot of the cross, it is so crucial we wear a “breastplate of forgiveness” everyday. Part of the armor of God is a breastplate of righteousness. This righteousness is one that is full of mercy and full of forgiveness. To have a heart like Christ, we must be willing to forgive our enemies and forgive our friends. This act of forgiveness frees you and me from harboring resentments and developing a bitter root expressed in Hebrews 12:15 which causes trouble and defiles many......If it is too painful to forgive, we must ask the Lord to help us be willing to forgive. Forgiveness is the essence of who God is. The next time someone drives you bonkers, and you are ready to cross them off your friend list.....do the Jesus thing, and forgive. Spending loads of time with them is a different story...trust is earned...but if you start with forgiveness, you stay true to who you are.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #9e234e;">MERCY</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> and to walk humbly with your God.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">MAY I PRAY? Jesus, thank you for dying for my sins. Thank you for covering me with you blood. In the name of Jesus, give us a forgiving heart, full of mercy, full of forgiveness. Let us automatically go into forgiveness mode....because this is what pleases you. Thank you for your strength and power! In Jesus name, Amen!</span></div>
KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-50189560949593437112013-04-19T22:33:00.002-07:002013-05-18T21:39:31.897-07:00GOD IS GOOD....ALL THE TIME:)<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>This week we heard about the Boston marathon... three people were killed many injured....we heard about the explosion at the fertilizer plant in Texas killing some 35 people injuring 160...lots of devastation, chaos, and sadness. My friend just got word that her mother is in a coma and her nephew in a full body cast after a truck hit the back of her mother’s car pushing it into ongoing traffic. My daughter just got her stitches taken out (all 21), and tears well up when I see her collar bone or her slouched shoulder. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">May I pray? Lord Jesus, forgive us for complaining or doubting you when things look bleak. Increase our faith and strengthen our weak minds and hearts and give us confidence in you always! In Jesus name, Amen.</span></div>
KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-34411915336822977332013-04-10T20:50:00.003-07:002013-05-18T21:39:56.865-07:00Get Back Up!<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The verse above talks about perseverance finishing its work so that we as believers become mature lacking nothing. Perseverance is all about not giving up...getting back up...in Sophie’s case...on the skis...I know of a 8 year old girl whose spleen was punctured open when a horse accidentally kicked her after she was thrown off. She was in emergency surgery and survived the kick...only to get back on the horse as soon as she recovered. She was in the process of persevering. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In our walk with the Lord, we all come to bumpy patches and mess ups...saying things we wished we hadn’t, doing things that we said we would never again...in our mission work and working for the Lord...illnesses occur and real life threatening things happen. People die...My one friend has breast cancer but her chemo is almost over...praise God! Don't let these bumps stop the work the Lord has for you! He will give you the strength to persevere! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">May I Pray: Lord, Jesus, thank you that you are pruning me to be more like you! Please give me your grace during this process and do a mighty work in my heart! Continue to strengthen us so we can continue the work you have for us to do...Help us to accomplish the work you planned even before we were even born. In Jesus name, Amen.</span></div>
KAMHC BLOGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375922049732880107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2934731241854933057.post-44803269295810365172013-04-10T09:58:00.001-07:002013-05-20T21:19:27.069-07:00SURGERY<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Many are the Plans in a Person’s Heart, but it is the LORD’S PURPOSE that PREVAILS!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Proverbs 19:21</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>What can I say? God truly has our lives in the palm of His hands. We can plan and plan some more, but the verse above really does ring true...especially for me lately. I say this because my daughter of 15 years went back to school today after having her clavicle operated on two days ago. She broke her collar bone with the two pieces looking like a broken wish bone. A varsity skier on her high school ski team, she sped down this particular mountain on a vacation countless times. Why this time, she fell with her skies flying off, smashing her body into the snowy hill....I will never know. I held my breath when I saw the bump sticking out of her right shoulder. A few lonely tears slid down her cheek and with her sweet voice said, “I can’t move my arm.” There goes her track season and volleyball league this spring...pause...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> The orthopedic put a plate on the two pieces of bone to lock it back together. The operation took two hours. The operation was textbook and went well. She was very sore the first day and could barely move but managed to walk around gingerly and baby her right arm in a sling. The next day she laid on the sofa most of the day with me right next to her. I just wanted Sophie to feel better...a mother’s wish. She insisted going back to school today....did I mention she just had surgery on Monday? Although I was very hesitant, this is what she wanted so that she could get back into the swing of things. She didn’t want to get too behind in her school work and sit around another day. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We got up super early because it took her extra time to get ready...her arm in a sling and moving carefully, did I mention we got up at 4 am? Yawwwnnnn. I helped her get dressed, Dad changed the dressing on her wound, she ate breakfast, and off she stepped into our neighbor’s SUV...we have a nice carpool set up. She doesn’t want to be treated like a baby...she waved goodbye and gave me that look that she was going to be just fine....</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>So I sit here and wanted to “check in” because I haven’t written in a month. And all I can think of at this moment in amazement is that anything can happen. ANYTHING at any time. God is in control. Sometimes as we prepare for mission trips, things get delayed, team members get sick, bumps appear...but ultimately God is in control, and he is pruning us to be more like Him. So embrace the bumps and remember God is sovereign. So I leave you with this thought to ponder....</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">What does SOVEREIGN mean to you?</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">MAY I PRAY? Lord Jesus...thank you for protecting my daughter on the mountain, in surgery, out of surgery, at school. You are the Alpha and the Omega....reign in our hearts and give us your grace in all the areas of our lives....because you are in control of the heavens and the earth, in the depth of the sea, the hills and valleys, mountain peaks, out in the galaxy...guide our paths and make us more like you each day....with grace, confidence, strength, and in your unconditional love. And when our plans don't quite come out like we planned, give us the grace to see your plans at work. In Jesus name, Amen.</span></div>
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