Praises and updates!

I want to start by thanking you for you prayers on my request for our Assoc. Pastors' trip this year. Our Church NRRBC has fully sponsored his trip for this June. This is a wonderful blessing and praise! He will be going from June 15th to July 1st so please continue to pray for him as he prepares.

We've learned a little more about what to expect for our trip. The exciting part...ok so not really, all ladies will be wearing long skirts only (well of course not only, but for the lower half option..lol). So we will be starting our shopping soon...Goodwill here we come :)

An update from our side: Alley and I completed our first mission requirement. We volunteered at Open Doors Food bank on Saturday. It's such a tremendous blessing!! We helped with some preparation bagging Chex Mix for about an hour and a half, then worked the line loading bags of Cheese Puffs for 2 and half hours. How fun it is to see the kids eyes light up as we head their way with those bags...lol It's the little things!!! I would encourage each of you to volunteer some time. They always welcome anyone who comes whether to be a blessing or receive a blessing.

Also, we did finally get the 2nd set of letters mailed out...yay!

As always, many thanks to all who are joining us on this journey. "Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" Gal 6:9

It's about that time

Yes, about time to get started on another round of letters. This will be our project for the week. Please continue to pray for those letters sent out in the first round. Also, be in prayer for the 2nd list as it comes together. This are times we have to humble ourselves and let down our pride. I think of all those God brings up along side of us for love and encouragement. How about those He brings up along side for assistance? Sometimes we are too prideful to take the "help" due to denial or just plain selfishness.

My favorite story in the Bible is Moses going to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. Out of all of the signs and promises of God, Moses still questions himself and God. Wow, how we continually do this today. I wonder if I would trust God if He every chose to speak to me through a burning bush....surely I would, but oh the pressure. Would I be in jumping up and down saying "pick me!" "pick me!" or hiding in the back, looking down making sure I don't make eye contact. Wait...a burning bush? I don't think I'd be jumping at all. Moses already showed how brave he was in his test with God alone, but how awesome is our God to know we need help. He already had Aaron on the way up the hill before He even asked Moses. So I think about all of you who are already on your way up the hill to help us on this journey, oooh how awesome our God is!!!

I also want to share a mission project update from over the weekend. Saturday Terry and Ryan, along with several other NRRBC youth and members worked on a project with Cleburne's Christmas in Action Team. Those who helped with this project knocked out one of their mission requirements for the Tanzania trip as well as being a great blessing to the home owners. They worked on a house in Cleburne with few outside home improvements. Terry said he had a great time and was impressed with all the hard work each youth put out.

Alley and I missed this last mission opportunity, however I assist with a local food bank a few times a month and plan to use this as a substitute towards our requirement. With this I would love to give a shout out to Open Door Ministries, they bless Johnson County by providing food for families who are just down on their luck!

Alright, time to get busy on those letters....