Rise and Shine! I was up at 6am this morning trying to gulp down a cup of coffee before this day would begin. It’s a special day here in Centro Emissor, at our church and for our church. Today again was the provision of God’s word coming back to us as answered prayer.
Off I went to ElShaddi to meet with my friend Edmundo to fill our little truck, “white lightening” with food from the containers. Answered prayer for such a time as this. It is a season of little food and little rain. Even the crops planted thus far are not even growing yet. As farmers in Iowa we all know that corn should be knee high by the 4th of July. Well here, rice should be knee-high by Christmas and there's not a stalk to be found.
We filled the truck, blessed those who helped us and then off I drove to the church to unload and go back to Dondo to get the pastor and his family. As I drove through the village I just couldn’t take the biggest grin off of my face. I thought, “God You are SO GOOD! Thank You that I get to be part of this!” Have you ever smiled so hard and long that your face hurt? Today mine did.
My little church in the bush thanks you all at Wooddale and at CRI for all that you have provided for this Christmas season. Can you imagine? Every family in our little church will have food for Christmas! Every family! Every child, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, auntie and uncle....... every one! They will have the basic need of food on their mats, in their bowls to celebrate another day of life and the birth and life of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
He IS the reason for the season.
I hope this makes you smile. Trust me when I say, you are making a difference here with the poor, the widows and the orphans. I know that God is pleased because we have obeyed.
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| Kids start to learn how to carry things on their heads at a very young age. |
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| This is Sarah. She is single and still a teenager, already a mother. Her son's name is Miguel. He is strong and fat. Pray for these two that God will continue provide food and shelter for them as they both grow older. |
If you feel so led please visit Children's Relief International's website to donate for more families to have food. $1,000.00 will purchase enough food to provide meals for 120 families for 1 month. This buys oil, sugar, corn meal, and then we add the rice packets from Wooddale.
www.childrensrelief.org
2 Corinthians 9:6-14
New International Version (NIV)
Generosity Encouraged
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.9 As it is written:
“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor;
their righteousness endures forever.”
10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.
14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
Obedience,
Kathy
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