Unreached Peoples

This video (which I found on my friends Rachel's site under statistics)  really spoke to me, so I wanted to share it!! :-) Yes, I've thought of this issue a lot before, but what have I DONE about it? I pray that the Lord will help me to be courageous and take action in sharing the Gospel with the lost around me!

Lydia's 13th Birthday!

Lydia Ruthanne Marie turned 13 on March 20th!! Just a few days before, she had a huge change in her life . . . well, on her teeth to be exact. :-) 

SHE GOT BRACES!!!!!!

Doesn't she look grown up? On her special day, we each gave her a homemade card and some gifts!

 

 

There was also a picture taken of Lydia and I together on her birthday . . . but as I was in my pajamas still, I'll just post this one of us together. :-)

I just love looking at old pictures . . . although it makes me sad thinking of times long past, and how I need to remember that each present moment is precious!

YUMMY!!! Lemon cake and homemade vanilla ice cream!!!

There were a couple funny "kid quotes" that happened recently during devotions, so I thought I'd share those with you.

Dad: The Bible says we can't serve God and mammon. What does mammon mean, Lydia?

Mom: Here's a clue: it's something that starts with an M, and you got it for your birthday . . . . .

Lydia: Mustard?

Ha! Ha!! :-) But I guess it's true that it would be hard to serve God and mustard!!

Here's another one:

Dad was reading a story book to us, and Ethan wasn't totally paying attention. Dad got to the part that said, " . . . for the fire they had to pick up dried buffalo chips . . ." And Ethan, who LOVES corn chips, perked up and yelled, "Chips!! Yum! I want to eat them!" We all just BURST out laughing!! :-)

So HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY to my FAVORTIE SISTER!!!!!! We love you Lydia!!

Japan Disaster Blog Updates

Please visit this blog to read updates by my uncle and family in Japan! Thanks for your prayers!

http://march2011japanearthquaketsunami.blogspot.com/

Prayer for Japan

(photo from Samaritan's Purse)

As I'm sure most of you know, there was a terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11th. My uncle and aunt and their children have been missionaries there for many years, and we are thankful they are all safe! However, many in Japan are dead, many are missing, and the survivors are struggling with the basic necessity's of life - food, water, electricity, gas, and shelter. My uncle is leading the volunteer coordinators' team of CRASH (Christian Relief, Assistance, Support and Hope) in Tokyo, so prayers for him and those involved with relief efforts would be appreciated! Also, if the Lord leads you to donate any money, there are many Christian organizations you can do that through, including CRASH (follow above link) or Samaratin's Purse, or World Vision and probably others as well! So please keep the nation of Japan in your prayers, and ask God to comfort those who have lost loved ones, and to open their hearts to the Gospel. Thank you!

Talent Night at Convention

Here is a video of our family at the talent show (thanks to Andrew B. for the footage - check out his blog for more talent night videos).  The first song is Let Me Tell You About Jesus,  and the second one is called Washing the Feet of My Family by Abigail Miller. In spite of our mistakes, we hope you are blessed by the words to these songs!! :-)

COURAGEOUS TRAILER!!!!!!

This movie is going to be AWESOME!!! We already saw some clips from it at the Christian Filmmakers Academy in San Antonio (can't share any secrets though!), and I was THRILLED to see the trailer finally came out!!!! I would encourage every one of you to be in theatres Sept. 30th, 2011 to support this God-honoring film on fatherhood!!! Visit http://www.courageousthemovie.com/ to find out more!

2011 Convention Slideshow

Here's a slideshow I put together of photos I took at the convention this year! The music wasn't quite playing right for me, so hopefully it works okay - if not, you can just mute it and watch the pcitures!! :-) Enjoy!