I Thought You Said ...

I love that illustration! I wish I had a dollar for every time I misunderstood someone and or I have been misunderstood. Can I give you a challenge this week? Desire to understand others more than you desire to be understood. 

 

Philippians 2:3-4 (ESV)
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.  Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

 Mexico... 

Well, we are just at 9 days out from leaving the country to head to Mexico! The team is ready and getting more excited as the time closes in. We are finishing up all the last-minute details. Please pray for us not to miss anything in this final stretch before leaving the country! The missionary women are just as excited as we are! I think sometimes we forget that our missionaries living closer to home than on the other side of the globe have all the same struggles and sometimes more because people back home assume they can come and go as they please. But, some of these missionaries have not been back to the USA in many, many years. Like us this is their ministry, their life’s work, and they cannot just come and go at will. So, pray for them as boldly as you have prayed for all our opportunities to continue to minister to our missionaries around the world. Never losing sight of the vision He gave Pure Joy International to be a part of helping keep our missionaries/families on the field of service He has called them to.

This past week and half 13 more missionaries got sponsored bring us up to 22 sponsored. Yea, LORD.   That leaves us with only 16 more to go. (We have a total of 38 missionary women coming.) Please, as always, pray to see if God would lead you to give. Several have asked me how much it takes to sponsor a missionary for the 4 days, 3 nights, and all meals paid? $600 per missionary. However, if you know me, what I really care about is what is God telling you? To give less, more, or not at all this trip. (That’s just honest.) Just listen for His Spirit to impress you and obey whatever it is.

Counting it Pure Joy to journey together on behalf of His kingdom work with you!

His,

Vickie