Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Sweet Time of Fellowship...


Friday night of last week I had the opportunity to speak at the Annual Women's Banquet of Stillwell Baptist Church, Clarksville, AR.   What a sweet group of women of all ages from the littlest smiles to the oldest smiles.  Their theme was “How beautiful are the feet of those that preach the Good News!" Romans 10:15   God gave me a precious word for them and myself. I am confident that I will "never" recall that passage in the same fashion ever again. It will always bring a picture of the parallel verse I laid the foundation with from Isaiah 52:7, " How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace who brings goodness of happiness, who proclaims salvation, who says, to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’"   I can see the runner, the proclaimer, the hearlder, running across the mountains and hills of Jerusalem bringing the good news that the children of Israel are being released after 70 years of captivity because of their disobedience to God even though He warned them and gave them every opportunity to turn back to Him before having to experience such terrible consequences.   But now they are free! 

I pray we all realize as believers we are the runners, proclaimers, and hearlders, that are to share the Good News that Jesus has come to set the captives free!  On both sides of the cross!  As Sinners separated from a loving God due to Adam and Eve's sin in the garden and or as a born again believer that has been in bondage to the lies of the enemy!   Jesus is the Good News!

Please continue to pray for us as we are locking in all the details for our North East Asia trip. We already have some missionary women that have contacted us and are so excited about this opportunity. Please start praying diligently about how God would have you be involved with this trip.

Hope this blog finds each of you having had a good Mother's Day.  For those of you that lost your moms this past year, my heart is tender for you.  For those of you that are moms that lost children this past year, my heart is tender for you. This I know...Moms are really something and life is hard for moms!  Being a mom is great and has its joys, but it is equally tough because a heart doesn't get much bigger than a mom's.  And this includes all grandmothers, sisters, aunts, friends, etc. that are acting in that role alongside others.

Hope all our Belize ladies are settling back into God's plans for the journey! Please know we continue to lift you in prayer.  Love hearing from you all! We love hearing from all of you that have ever attended a retreat.  When I hear from you girls it makes my heart smile.Just like I know it makes your hearts smile to hear from others. So, if you haven't made a missionary smile today, please do.

Running bare feet across the mountains…

His,
Vickie

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