Before we turn our attentions here at Pure Joy to our next Retreat coming up in Costa Rica, July 2011, I wanted to share a few thoughts and another blog site from one of the missionary women that attended our East Africa retreat.
We have been back in the States almost 2 weeks this Wednesday coming up. Wow, it has been something! The fragrance (of Nard John 12:3) has continued to linger and I am supposing it will linger until His coming!
One evening Kathy K. that did our team devotionals for us came with her bowl and towel as we took turns washing one another’s feet and as she sang over each one of us as the foot washing took place. It was an incredible experience.
That picture of foot washing is very much symbolic of this retreat as a whole. While we were in the country God allowed us to wash the feet of the women through prayer, fellowship, worship, messages, times of relaxing, laughter, tears, humor, and serious stuff. Now that we are home the women are washing our feet with the sweet testimony of how God has worked in their lives through our time with them. There is no way to post all the foot washing that is going on but I must say it is for HIS GLORY!!! There is no greater object lesson for teaching giving and receiving and receiving and giving like foot washing. It is truly a humbling experience on either side.
I want to refer you to the following blog for yet another extensive recap of what God did in East Africa. Thanks…Kelly for your awesome blog and I loved the video that was posted!
http://kellyrompel.com/index.php?id=003
Don’t forget to let your missionary friends in Costa Rica know that registration began on-line today, Monday, March 21, 2011. Go to http://www.purejoyinternational.org/ then click on Retreats.
Also, I want to say a great thank you to those of you that are making Pure Joy a place to invest your resources for kingdom work! May we always be honorable to HIM with every penny!
Love you all,
His,
Vickie
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