Lost and Found

This week has been one big roller coaster.  We started out this week excited about the new team that was coming and planning on doing a medical.  Lots of hours go into a week like this and we were very thankful we had a few nurses that had done it before.  We saw over 1200 patients this week and many people made confessions of faith.  However, during the week John and I both lost things that were precious to us.  John misplaced his wallet at the beginning of the week and Sydney misplaced her bag of favorite clothes.  We did lots of praying and asking around for help to find the stuff but without success.  Finally, today we had both things found along with an amazingly cool day from a very refreshing down pour of rain all night last night. 
One of the team members almost was drowned at the ocean today and the story is just amazing.  God truly does use us in mysterious ways.  The gentlemen that pulled her out of the ocean and got her breathing again didn't know Jesus Christ as his saviour and when she told him she wanted to see him in heaven with her someday because of what he had done to save her life he said he also wanted to be there and accepted Christ as his saviour.  There have been many things and people lost this week and God has redeemed them all.  I know without a shadow of a doubt that God is watching over us and taking care of us down here.  He has sent a very special lady this week to help us with Kyle.  Sometimes when parents are at the end of their ropes God will send a redeemer and that is what He has done this week.  I can not thank Him enough for what He has done for our family this week.  Not only for helping us find the stuff we had lost but to bring redemption and grace back into our family.  I will never forget this week and what Molly has done for us.  May God richly bless her life for what she has done.  To God be the Glory

long time without writing

Well, life seems to be settling down again into a routine I can live with so that I am able to give some thinking time to blogging again.  I apologize to all those who have wondered what has happened to me in the last few months.  Blogging takes thinking power for me and these last few months have required a lot of thinking for me to get through them.  So many things have happened in the last few months.  Just to name a few.....John was in the states, we have helped with several different teams, many difficult decisions we being made by our family and the kids have been missing their friends.  It really all adds up to excuses for me not writing about what is going on but I have decided it would be better to share some of my thoughts with you regardless of how busy life gets down here.  We came down here to serve God and share with our many friends the wonderful and powerful things God is doing in Nicaragua.  I vow to continue to do that no matter what Satan tries to throw at us.  I thank everyone for your prayers and care during these past few months and the ones that follow as well.  I know we are being lifted up in prayers and without that we would not be able to stay here in Nicaragua.  Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.  May God richly bless you as you also serve Him in prayer for us.  To God be the Glory.