It's been a rough couple of years. That is probably the understatement of the decade.
Vicious emeny attacks in every possible area: Family, Marriage, Finances, Health, Home, Children. I work alone. Ministry flourishes. Clubs grow. Student Leaders grow. Sponsors grow. I'm working harder than I have ever worked. I'm now working with 6 clubs, which turns out to be 7 sponsors and about 570 kids a week.
I've been trying to figure out where I need to be. Finances is the area that screams to me. We struggle. What am I doing? Shouldn't I be helping more?
Last weekend, my car broke. Badly. 4 hours away from home. A newly installed water pump disintergated, causing the card to over heat and my head gasket to go. No money to replace the car and a difficult repair job. Do you get the picture?
So, I prayed. A simple prayer. God, if you want me to stay in ministry, you are going to have to give me a car.
And then, because of my great faith, I started looking for a job.
I mean really: a car. Why don't I pray that the mountain be moved . . . Perhaps I could pray to win the lottery. . . Really.
My dad called my husband today. My parent's church was given a Ford van that needs some transmission work. Could Dean do that? Did we want that?
Did you get the message? I weep as I write this. God wants me to stay in ministry. I got the message - I don't know if I will get the car, but I got the message. And the message is probably more important than the car.
God called me to ministry in Pearland. I need to raise an army of caring adults to help me help students & sponsors reach their schools. I need to raise my salary, so I can help my family.
God's doing something. Do you want to be a part of it?
Financial contributions can be mailing to:
Cross in the City - Pearland
1320 Scott St., Pasadena, TX 77506
Monday, June 3, 2013
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