Let the little children come unto Me...

This is one little girl who we often see on a big bike, riding by herself around the village. She likes to come over on Friday nights. She is quite feisty with the other children, but is quite sweet to our family. She seems so hungry for love...one day I hugged her, and she looked at me, startled, and then smiling, hugged me back. We don't know much about her home life, but it doesn't seem good.

Another child who likes to come play is Bon. He is probably about nine. Already influenced by evil, drawing grotesque images on his legs, but still loves to shinny up our tree or play UNO. Sometimes I wonder what the spiritual world looks like. What forces are beckoning him? And who will do battle in prayer for this boy's soul?
- Rachel

Field Trip

Yesterday, Oldest Daughter and I went on a field trip with my language school. It was quite fun. We went to a pottery village which is actually our neighboring village. We saw how they make pottery, and interacted with them to practice language skills. We even were given a lump of clay and told to make whatever kind of vessel we want to with it. They will bake it then give it to us later. It's not as easy as they make it appear to be. I thought often of Jeremiah's trip to the potter's house. I also thought about how yielded the clay is in the hands of the potter. That is exactly how we are to be in the hands of our Heavenly Potter. Am I willing to say whatever and wherever to HIM today? If so, then I am living in His will. Martin.

Trip to Woot's village

Last weekend I took a trip with Woot, to his village for a couple days. We checked out the youth hostel, and it is coming along quite well. It is much cooler up there in the mountains. That felt good. Except taking an outside shower was very cold. I had a very enjoyable time and thank God for safety. Martin.

Water

We just want to take a moment to thank our Heavenly Father for His protection and guidance in our lives. It may sound simple, but God works in the simple little details of our lives, and in Him we live and move and have our very being. Therefore, we give Him thanks. Rachel and i have been having some stomach trouble the past week. Finally we both began to feel prompted to get our filters changed on our drinking water tap. There is a series of 3 filters and a 4th that make the water potable. So Yesterday i stopped at the store and bought some new filters, when we took the old ones out, and dumped the water in a bucket, the water was totally black, and the filters were completely clogged with dirt and filth. So, now we have clean drinking water again, and we are anxiously waiting to see if our bowels respond positively. God is so good, and HE really Does take care of His children. Rejoice with us! Martin.

Rain and Living Water

Today it poured! We haven't had a good hard rain for quite a while. It was deafening. Sheets, buckets, cats and dogs...whatever description you like to use to describe some of the hardest rain you've ever seen would work just fine. It was great! Ah! thirsty ground, thirst no more.
What about my thirsty soul? I am hungering after a deeper intimate love relationship with Jesus, and a greater burden for souls. Jesus has promised that out of my belly shall flow rivers of living water. I am longing for a continual, deep draught from clear cool water of LIFE That flows from Christ's heart. O, to Know Him deeper and fuller, and then boldly make HIM known.
Over here one thing is for sure...because of the heat and humidity, after a good hard rain, plants and things really grow!
Surely it is the same in my life. After a fresh baptism of the Presence of Jesus in my life, a lush trail of life follows me with all Glory and Praise ascending to our Father. May it ever be So. martin.

2 great needs

I am quite convicted of my great need in two areas: 1) A fresh revelation of Jesus Christ, and to grow deeper in communion and fellowship with Him. 2) To know the true value of a soul, and that God would move me with His compassion for souls. martin.

Here are a couple of applicable quotes by William Bramwell*

"Do you rise about 4 o'clock every morning? and in order to do this, do you retire to rest as soon as your work and meals are over, or do you sit and chat with the people? Do you give yourself to reading and prayer? I say, give, give yourself to these. Are you never in company above an hour at once? When in company, do you turn all into profit - into religion?"


"How is it that the soul being of such value, and God so Great, Eternity so near, and yet we are so little moved...?"


*They Knew Their God - Volume 1" By E.F. & L. Harvey and E. Hey

Fit Soul? or Fit Body?

..."we dread malarial fever, and fear lest it should get hold of us and drive us out of the mission-field. Should we less dread this spiritual malaria, the fever of a restless soul...surely this is the most dangerous form of fever possible. A fit soul in an unfit body is doubtless uncomfortably crippled, but it is not wholly ineffective; but what is the good of a fit body with an unfit soul inside of it? It may as well go home at once for all the fighting it will do in the mission battlefield." Amy Carmichael

Please pray for us. This is Warfare, and we feel our un-doneness. We will not give up, but we do need your prayers.