Work with ARS Projects Moving Along!

We are very excited about the Projects with ARS.  Project 1 - FULLY FUNDED and the drilling of the water well has begun!  Project 2 - FULLY FUNDED and the work on the bathrooms is in progress.  We received pictures and you can see some of them on the ARS page here on the blog.  To say that Pr Jose, Leoni and I are excited is a understatement!  We are excited to see the work started and we are excited that the church in Manacapuru is working hard and continuing with ministry!  Just recently we received some pictures that showed about 60 children participating in VBS.  Now how they do that without bathrooms........wow!

ARS is busy now with getting ready for future fundraising efforts to continue the work with Project 3 which is the construction of two Missionary Apartments.  They are working on the floor plans and details now and we should soon have a final figure.  We are guessing now that it could be               US $15,000.  These apartments will be used for current missionaries working with the youth and children as well as housing for future groups that may work with the church.  It is all very exciting!

A very familiar passage has been on my heart today....Prov 3:5-6 especially in the Amplified Bible.

⁵ Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

⁶ In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

 

Right now, I am working hard on raising the needed financial resources to hit the FULLY FUNDED goal of $6,000/month by the end of March.  This passage is critical for me .... I must:

• Lean on Him
• Trust in Him
• be Confident in Him
• I must do all these 3 things with all my heart and mind
• I cannot rely or lean on my own insight or understanding
• HE is in control and HE will direct my steps in all ways
• HE is my source
• HE is Lord of my life

I am so thrilled about this process and with what the Lord is doing in and through me these days.

Pray for me as I walk this baby out and let me know how I can pray for you!  Check out our website at www.lcministriesonline.com and keep in touch!

 

God Bless

Perspectives Class Stillwater

During the 2015 Spring semester, I have the privilege of helping with the Perspectives Class.  Ron Duggins is the Coordinator for the Stillwater class and a group of us are joining in to serve the students of the class.  My job is the class facilitator, that means I help things to run on time.

I had the opportunity to take the Perspectives Class several  years ago and I loved it.  It was challenging, encouraging and the Lord used it greatly in my life.  If you have time check it out at perspectives.org.

The first class helped to lay the ground work for the semester.  I shared with the class some of the intro material which included the following:

So what IS Perspectives on the World Christian Movement?

• PERSPECTIVES
• to find a God-centered, nations-focused perspective on the Bible, history, church and life
• it is here to radically re-arrange your worldview!  So that you may become 'ruined for the ordinary'!
• WORLD CHRISTIAN
• This class is NOT a missions course for some, but rather a discipleship course for everyone
• This class is NOT about moving to a country far away, but rather it is about moving closer to God and His heart for the nations
• This class is NOT here to make you a missionary, but rather it is here to help you find your role in God's great plan
• MOVEMENT
• You are not taking a course, you are joining a movement

I am ready for God to continue to do a great work in my heart!

Great Passage to think about....

I hope your New Year has gotten off to a good start, mine has been good and busy.  I am working hard in sharing about LC Ministries and how people can join our team.  But today I wanted to share a great passage that I have been chewing on lately....  This passage has helped me to get my eyes UP, looking ON His goodness and His awesomeness and not to look constantly at life's circumstances.  Those life circumstances can many times be difficult and sometimes downright discouraging.

God is much bigger than any situation we face.  I am choosing to focus on His greatness and strength and trust in His provision and grace.  Take some time to meditate on this wonderful passage.  Share your thought and insights with me.  Have a great week......

1 Chron 29:10-13 (NIV)
Praise be to you , Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.  Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.  Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things.  In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.  Now , our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

1 Chron 29:10 (AMP)
Be praised, adored, and thanked, O Lord, the God of Israel our forefather, forever and ever.  Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and the earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and Yours it is to be exalted as head over all.  Both riches and honor come from you, and You reign over all.  In Your hands are power and might; in your hands it is to make great and to give strength to all.  now therefore, our God, we thank You and praise your glorious name and those attributes which that name denotes.

2015 Here we come!!!

     I am thrilled about 2015!  I am excited about this new chapter of my life.  The call before me is to move forward towards working with LCM full time.  This requires me to raise support for both my personal needs and for the needs of LCM.  So, I will be working full time January, February and March in raising support.  I will also continue my work with ARS, even though I will have to scale it back a bit to work on raising support.  I have been getting ready in the month of December and it is launch time!
     I do believe that NOW is the time for me to work full time in LCM.  The work with ARS is moving forward and gaining speed.  Check out the tab about ARS - we reached our goal of securing funds for our Project 1 which is drilling a water well.  The church there in Manacapuru is already moving forward on the bathrooms so we are moving forward.  I know that a lot of my time in ministry will be working along side of ARS.  It is a joy to my heart to serve Pr Jose and Leoni to see these projects completed and see what else the Lord has in store for us!
     I do believe that NEW opportunities will be coming open for LCM in the area of preaching and teaching.  I have an invitation to go to Denmark to teach in a Bible School and I am excited about that possibility.  As I have been asking the Lord for clarity in direction, He has made it clear to me that I am go look forward and work with what is before me right now and trust Him for the details concerning the future.  So that means to me, to continue to work with ARS, be open to opportunities as they present themselves, but RIGHT NOW my focus is to become fully funded by the end of March.  My financial goal to raise is $6000/month. 
     If you would like more information on how you can be involved with LCM, please drop me a line and I will contact you asap!
     Whoo Whoo, 2015 here we come!