Flower

Sunday School

This week was the first time that St. Nicholas Children’s Home had a Sunday School lesson. Usually the children faithfully (or begrudgingly) attend Bible Study that is led by an older peer. I attended the youngest class once before I became ill and was dismayed how it seemed that the children were not learning anything and were not having any joy in this time. The study was merely a reading of as much of the KJV Bible as possible in a half hour and if there was expounding it was not exactly theologically sound. (It was a 14 year old leading) Well, not wanting to just barge in and take over, I prayed that if God wanted me to teach these little ones He would make it possible. He did just that! The pastor saw a need for the children to receive instruction at their understanding level. Now Annelie and I will be teaching Sunday School each week. I ask that you send up a prayer for these little ones that the Life of Jesus we will teach to them will make Him seem real to them. I ask the Holy Spirit to make the words that we speak alive in their hearts and the message of the gospel to touch each one personally.

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John 4:14 “but those who drink the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

We are to be centers through which Jesus can flow as rivers of living water in blessing to everyone...

...Never look at yourself from the standpoint of - Who am I? In the history of God’s work you will nearly always find that it has started from the obscure, the unknown, the ignored, but the steadfastly true to Jesus Christ.

–exerpt from Sept 11 reading from My Utmost for His Highest

Streams of Living Water

This month I hit the half-way mark. I know...crazy, eh? God has been teaching me so much these days. While I was sick, He taught me patience and that this year is just as much about my spiritual growth as it is for the kids I'm working with. A few weeks ago, I was challenged to change my thinking. I had been praying since I came here, "God, show me what you want me to do here. Help me to do great things for You - to do the impossible. Show me how I can be greatest impact to these kids!" I thought that these were genuine requests. Well, the Holy Spirit revealed to me that I had to stop being so self-centered in thinking that this time is about me and what I can do. I was asking God to make me do great things for Him, but He showed me that I need to let Sarah die and let Him do His work using me if needed. I know that I cannot put the revelation into words that will do it justice, but it has been a turning point for me.
I read "My Utmost for His Highest" before going to bed, and the last few nights the words "streams of living water" have been repeated and have resonated within me. I pray that I can be God's vessel, pouring out the streams of living water. To be used by Him to fulfill His purposes. To be a channel of His living water, not the source.

Back to "Normal"

...whatever normal is