We wanted to wish you all a little belated blessed New Year! God has been very gracious to us all in 2009. There has been times which have been extremely tough and challenging; times which have been great and full of laughter; times where we have felt the weight of sin and weakness and Satan’s constant bombardment; times when we have been perplexed; times that we have been so thankful and happy; times when we have sat in peace and quiet; times when we have been so worn out that we don’t know if we can go on; times that we can see God at work so clearly, and times when we wonder ‘God where are you’; times when we smile, and times when we grind our teeth; times when we think we are growing in the Lord and times when we feel we are controlled more by our flesh than by His Spirit; times when we have seen His glory and Majesty all around us, and times where we only see the ugliness of the world at large; and through it all God has walked with us, carried us, forgave us, stilled us, helped us, blessed us, comforted us, been our Rock, and has filled us with joy and peace – His Peace which passes understanding. His love is greater than our weaknesses, and there is nothing that we face in our life in which, He doesn’t know about, and doesn’t have the power to deal with. And so we look forward to 2010 with much Hope and much anticipation, in seeing what the LORD has in store for us, and how He can use us, weak servants, for His Kingdom work. He has given us life, and has been working in us to make us more like Him. Our prayer for our whole familyand friends, is that He would continue to work in us all; continue to purify us and grow us up in Him, that more and more everyday we would walk with Him, find our Joy in Him, and declare His glory to the Nations. And may He bless us all, and give us everything we stand in need of for any trial or difficulty that comes our way, and that we may put all our confidence in Him alone.
Love and Hugs from Port au Prince
8 comments:
I just heard about the earthquake! Are you guys OK? Any damage to the school? Do you have a plan to evacuate yourselves and the children due to the tsunami warning in effect currently?
Hey Randy and Karen:
Just hearing about the earthquake by you, and hoping and praying that you are okay.
Randy & Karen,
We just heard about the earthquake and Adoration. Praise the Lord that you are safe and well, you and hopefully all you/we know in Haiti. We pray that this will not change during the upcoming time of uncertainty -- for yourselves, Adoration, and for Haiti as a country. May you all be given strength and wisdom.
George & Sharon
You probably can't read this at the moment, but we're thinking of you and we'll keep you and all of your compatriots in prayer.
You and all those in your community are in our thoughts and prayers.
Ben and Amanda K.
In light of today's events, your post is especially amazing to read. Although you did not know what the day would hold, God gave you words that are powerful in pointing to his grace in any situation. We are praying that his grace will be sufficient for you and for everyone in Haiti.
Love Dave and Crystal
Our most sincere prayers are with you and your loved ones - may you refuge be in Him alone.
Greetings,
What a beautiful, written testimony of our Holy God. How He walks you through the valleys & hills, during your joys & trials. Thank you for sharing it with us. May He continue to be your focus admidst this time of turmoil - may His Word bring help & healing for the many hurting souls during this time of devastation. B&H
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