Christina did well sharing her testimony and her Africa experience yesterday at Valley View. She was well prepared and clear in her presentation. Her stories were interesting, her pictures well organized and she tied it all up with an excellent appeal.
People were very interested and asked a lot of questions in the evening when we went to the corn roast. One listener (Paul, for those who know him) voiced concern that our girls won't get through nursing school before they take the leap into full time mission work. Not to worry. God is in charge - and their dad is pretty determined the girls get an education to FIT them for SERVICE.
She has another appointment for Abundant Life next month. I was really wanting to get her into a speech class of some sort this fall for school, but I haven't been able to find one, however, she is being presented with opportunities to work on her public speaking skills!
Ellie, too, shared her testimony during the Sabbath School of her experience at YD and how God has been working in her life. I have witnessed this young girl (also 13 yrs.) blossom and grow more beautiful ever since her family adopted. Adopting has its special challenges for the baby-of-the-family - it isn't easy to give up that special place, however Ellie has done it with grace and in turn it has made her more lovely. She shared how God reached down and spoke to her at YD and she's determined to be 100% His.
I praise the Lord that He is leading and guiding our children and putting out a hedge of protection. Believe me the darts of the enemy fly!! They have gone through some pretty painful experiences with friends and the complaining and nit-picking of grumpy ones never cease, ("you sing too slow, you sing too fast, there's not enough music, there's too much music, that's too different, you don't do it right...." lol! And gets this Mama Bear on the defenses!) but thankfully God is helping the more mature ones to see that these are indeed darts of the devil intent on discouraging and that these are but opportunities to practice humility. These then are able to encourage the younger ones. Vanessa makes it her mission to seek out as many youth as she can to encourage and remind them of their calling.
We are seeing the need to PRAY in united prayer more. Christ is coming soon. What would heaven be without our children and families?
We enjoyed a lovely meal and fellowship at the Morgan's yesterday. Later we followed them to their church social. Poor Nathan was bitten by a dog right on the mouth at the corn roast and it required 10 stitches. The family took him to the Tourist Town ER and since Steve works there and knows there are usually only a skeleton staff he rushed off after them to assist if need be. Turns out they had two nurses on and so he gave the rest of the family the grand tour of the new hospital.
The geese will be glad to come home today! They ate all their blue ribbons at the fair and apparently have been very entertaining. We have to round up the ducklings today. They all have new homes to go to.... I'm wondering how we are going to do that. Thankfully they have not learned to fly yet, but today may be the day they learn!
The twins are doing well. Missy is calm and happy and that is saying a lot!
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