the generosity of God's people has blown me away yet again. check out our stay in Chester.
first & foremost, at Grace Church this morning. unbeknownst to us, Pastor Ron had got our message (trying to connect to visit the church) late last night and, in a step of great faith, allowed us to share our vision with the church during the service, and what an incredible time of worship that morning! digging into God's word (check out the sermon online at dotheword.com, should be up there in a few days. a GREAT message), singing our hearts out to Him, being surrounded by His Spirit through the love of everyone we talked to and who prayed over us. how great and how powerful and how awesome is our God, and humbling it is that He chooses to use His people to fulfill His plans.
I want you to catch this, so pay attention. Pastor Ron and the entire congregation did not know mark or myself before this morning. yet they gave OVER $2500 to our wells in guatemala. please understand. this is not about mark and myself and it never has been. we are not the ones giving, and we are not the ones raising money. this is a God thing. when He wants something done, there's no stopping Him. Grace Church, you have blessed us in a way we can never repay you - both spiritually and financially. thank you and God's blessing go before you and your ministry in Chester.
as to the rest of our stay? free lodging last night, in a cabin. hot showers. free dinner (thank you Rick!) as we enjoyed the Tigers win over the Red Sox (sorry Sharon). free breakfast buffet (thanks Sheila & Dave!). free lunch buffet (thanks Mike & Jo!). free groceries (thanks Jenny!). and to everyone who blessed us with such an amazing time of fellowship with believers, filling us up spiritually and strengthening our faith - thank you.
yeah. Chester didn't cost us a dime, and in fact, we left richer & more blessed than we could have ever imagined. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that so many are praying over mark and myself. your prayers are heard, and we can't thank you enough for lifting our journey up to the Lord. with Him, all things are possible.
humbled,thankful and overwhelmed by what it means to be shown grace. we were given a perfect example today by His people. thank you.
until next time,
may the road rise up to meet you
josh and mark,
the lifecycle team
dotheword is a great name for the church's website; I like it
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you bet! we had no connection before that morning, and it was amazing to feel that welcome and at home at Grace
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