Wow, what a last few weeks as I've walked seemingly uphill for miles and miles toward that ever glowing light. Admitedly, it seems futile at times. I need help. No, I NEED HELP!! I cannot, I repeat, CANNOT do this by myself. And because the Lord has told me to do this, I know HE will bring the people and the resources.
We also need people with good hearts to volunteer in the office to handle correspondence on both computer and our 'snail mail' contacts. We will keep you in coffee and hard candy of your choice, just let us know what your sweet tooth likes.
I see a wonderful future for these women who have experienced some of the worst trials and losses you can imagine. From childhoods of sexual abuse to physical abuse to loss of husbands by death or divorce, these women will be coming to a place called Home...quite possibly the first true Home they've ever experienced in their lives.
Thank you for extending your hand to help us create this much needed Home for these women.
God will Bless you many times for it!!
huggs2you@gmail.com or sarongit@yahoo.com and Thank you again!!
Women Weaving our Lives together: Sounds like a great idea really..sounds nice and spiritual and even kind of ideal. But I found out today that things are not going to just snap into place on this deal.
The Naomi-Ruth House is not going to be licensed for medical care services to the elderly. It is specifically designed for gals who are mobile and can self care and contribute to others. It is not a babysitting service or a drop off place.
As things progress along with The Dream, I am both excited and frustrated. My heart is calling out to Father God that His glory be revealed in all this. I am putting it out there on the air waves that we are looking for HELP! Oh Lord but we need Help in every area!!
We need property and house to begin with. A mere write off for the dear family who donates to us! Yes Lord!! And then we need volunteers to do be in place to any rehab work that may be needed.
Furniture for the bedrooms and living room and kitchen.....Rocking chairs for the front porch and flowers planted...
Oh I can see it now!! I see a wonderful garden in the back brimming full of vegetables and fruit trees laden just waiting to be picked to turn into jams and juice.
I see happy faced gals busily homemaking in and out of the house with peace and love in their hearts.
I see Joyous cooperation and laughter coming from the kitchen with sounds of dishes and silverware being brought out and placed on the dining room table complete with cloth napkins for dinner.
Is this Heaven? Yes, it will be a slice of it, I believe! It will be a closeup view of how life on earth can be truly lovely between God's women...Miraculous in fact!....and I can hardly wait to behold God's goodness!!
Folks, we are all in a true blue spiritual battle of the mind!! Have you noticed this?? Have you noticed that sometimes you struggle emotionally so much more than you ever did?? That's because satan knows his time is way shorter now than ever and God is stepping back just a little to let him do what is permitted. Unfortunately, that means you and I are going to go through more hassle at times but in Jesus we are still the victors!!
So, when the enemy uses someone close to you to whisper words that hurt or put you on the defense, just know that they are being used of the devil to do it. I know it's hard not to want to knock them over the head at times but you can't do that. All you can do is allow the situation to make you resist the enemy with the Word of Power and the devil has to flee!
Yeah, sometimes you buckle and rehearse the curse in your mind...have you ever done that?? I sure have! We all have because we're human and when we get slapped we want to slap back.
Just today I went to church both Sunday morning and Sunday night. WoW! Two times in one day! Hey, for me that is unusual! So naturally the devil hung out to stir up trouble and he used the Pastor's wife to do it too! He has no class but we all know that, don't we? of course we do!
Now she didn't come up and verbally attack me, no nothing like that. It was the opposite of that in fact. She totally ignored me. She went around to everyone else BUT me and boy didn't I notice the snub. I took it personally too. I mean, her husband preaches about getting people to come to church and here I am but hardly anyone in the church even talked to me. Finally it dawned on me that maybe the reason most of the pews are empty is because they keep running the people off with their snobbery. And that's a shame too because the preacher is a good and anointed speaker and I really like to listen to him alot. But like the old saying goes, Attitude will determine your Altitude!!
I mean how can I feel comfortable bringing others to a church where an attitude like this prevails?? I can't! It wouldn't be fair to a brand new believer to think that all churches are like this...((even when so many are exactly like that, sad to say)).
I am new to a very small town of just a few hundred stuck out in the middle of nowhere in South Florida. It is not a place of choice but rather necessity to deal with some physical issues and spiritual exhaustion. I needed some time to reboot before the next level of life and as tough as it has been, I'm grateful for the ugly little thing. But boy o boy, the gossip groups and good old boys network reign and rule in tiny towns like this along with saying "Yes mame".
You expect the world to be gossips and jerks but to have it in the church right up there in the pulpits and front pews is hard to take sometimes. I am sure it breaks God's heart too because they tie His hands to send people with the 'Us four and no more' mentality.
What's kind of funny about this particular small town is that for such a small population there are over 40 churches! My guess is this is because of not being welcomed or supported, they started a church. In fact, I have thought about planting a church, a house church, too...
I would rather find an established church however. We will see how things unfold....it is anybody's guess at this point whether I stay here and for how long or move on...I seek to do God's Will and He knows it. Please pray for me as I strive to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit and obey. Amen
