The time has come for us to chose what is and is not important. It is not easy sorting through 35 years of accumulations, but it must be done. The POD has been delivered and items we are getting rid of are being move into it. Time is flying by and so much has yet to be done.
Through it all God continues to make it clear to us that we are on the right path. On Friday, a student from FGCU came to observe some of our math teachers. When talking with her and sharing a little of what God is doing in our lives, she told us that her mother was from Quito. So many little things have happened that keep reminding us that God has called us and will equip us for this walk of faith.
It is time also to clear out all those things in our spiritual lives that are not important. We should not be busying ourselves with activities that (though not bad) are not what our Lord wants us to spend time with. It is time to focus on strengthening our relationship with our Lord and Saviour to equip us for the battles ahead. That does not mean we stop doing anything else. We just need to make sure what we are doing is what God wants us to do, not just what others want or expect us to do. Some will understand, some will not. God's call and expectations of us must be our primary focus.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Challenges
What a challenge the last few months have been. God opened the doors for us to go to Ecuador and we have said a hearty "YES!" to the call. Since then, with God's help, we have been fighting off attacks on us in the areas that held us back from doing something like this before... our family and finances. On February 1, my father died. Although he was 94, he was relatively healthy until October of 2010. Because of his illness and subsequent hospice care, I flew to spend time with him and with my mom. The time with my dad was precious and I would not have wanted to miss that time for anything. It was a joy to be able to help care for my dad in his last days. But missing 9 days of work as a teacher was a nightmare. It is now the end of the third quarter, and I am JUST finally catching up and back on top of things. Then, just as I was finally feeling like things were smothing out, another crisis came. One of our children has a beautiful family with two children. Depression was driving a wedge and destroying that family. We live so far away from them and will soon be moving even farther away. We did not know what to do, so we cried out to God and to any prayer warriors we knew, asking them to pray for a healing. Praise God, positive progress has been made.
We have also been hit financially with bills that we had not counted on. We have a $14,000 - $15,000 septic system that has to be installed soon. Then, just when we thought that issue was figured out, vandals broke out a window that has to be replaced. Of course it was not cheap glass but tempered glass. That is an additional $400. We know a lot of this is because someone is not happy we are obeying God's call.
We continue to move forward towards the call that has been placed on our lives. We do not want to miss out on all God has in store for us.
Please uphold us in prayer as we continue this journey.
We have also been hit financially with bills that we had not counted on. We have a $14,000 - $15,000 septic system that has to be installed soon. Then, just when we thought that issue was figured out, vandals broke out a window that has to be replaced. Of course it was not cheap glass but tempered glass. That is an additional $400. We know a lot of this is because someone is not happy we are obeying God's call.
We continue to move forward towards the call that has been placed on our lives. We do not want to miss out on all God has in store for us.
Please uphold us in prayer as we continue this journey.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
God has opened the door for us to go to Ecuador!
Check out our link to find out what God has been doing in our lives. http://web.nazarene.org/goto/KRAMorris
We have been on an incredible journey this past year. Keith and I have desired to teach on the mission field after we retired. This past summer, we attended a Cross Cultural Outreach training with the Church of the Nazarene at MidAmerica Nazarene University. We thought we were getting ready for heading out in a couple of years. But God had something else in mind for us. He has opened the doors for us to go next year. We are very excited about this opportunity.
We have our work cut our for us to get ready and we do know it is going to be a BIG change and adjustment, but God has called us and will equip us. Please pray for us as we prepare for the next adventure in our lives. Above all, we want to be used by Him for His honor and glory.
We have been on an incredible journey this past year. Keith and I have desired to teach on the mission field after we retired. This past summer, we attended a Cross Cultural Outreach training with the Church of the Nazarene at MidAmerica Nazarene University. We thought we were getting ready for heading out in a couple of years. But God had something else in mind for us. He has opened the doors for us to go next year. We are very excited about this opportunity.
We have our work cut our for us to get ready and we do know it is going to be a BIG change and adjustment, but God has called us and will equip us. Please pray for us as we prepare for the next adventure in our lives. Above all, we want to be used by Him for His honor and glory.
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