Our daughter is sleeping. It's quiet. Rain clouds are moving in through the night sky. Though they may threaten storms, I delight in the freshness of the rain. I think of how our lives are going to be ever changing in the next month. Sometimes it seems as though we are walking into a huge cloud of unknowns filled with unpredictable storms. Even so, the rain that falls down from the heavens will produce fruit in these trying times and fill our family with peace, joy, and strength in the Lord.
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Psalm 34:8
As we get closer to our journey each day we ask that you continue to pray. Here are some prayer points for these next few weeks and month:
Safe travel
Health
Our car to be sold for a good price to cover our moving expenses
That God lines up a job for Jared and Diane to work legally in Thailand
We are still in need of financial partners on a yearly or monthly basis. You can donate online through our blog or send donations to us at 9720 Mallery Drive, Noblesville, IN 46060, making checks payable to White Rock Fellowship (noting in the memo for Jared and Amber Lee).
God Bless!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Some Thoughts
Each day we count down to Thailand we place our trust even more in God. Only He knows in fullness the plans He has for us. It's hard to imagine what exactly life is going to look like once we get there. I wonder..... Who will we meet? I think upon the faces of those we met on our brief trip to Thailand a few years ago. What is my daughter going to think about all of the zipping mopeds and spicy food? I imagine us getting stopped every few steps by gorgeous old women longing to touch our daughters beautiful blond hair all the while showering her with sweet compliments. What great opportunity we will have to share love even through the blessing of our daughter! Change is coming. It is much anticipated like the spring. A fresh breath of air in our lives. We are finally going to step out and do the very thing God has created us for. My hope is that each of you if you haven't already lean your ear towards the Lord and let him raise up the warrior inside of you and glorify Him with your life being obedient to Him in all things. His plan for each of us is unique as our relationships with Him. What joy there is in following the Lord.
Our dates are confirmed. We are leaving for Thailand August 12, 2009. We got a fabulous deal on plane tickets. Praise God! We are still doing some support and fund raising for our initial start up and trip. We ask that you give if you can. Please send tax deductible donations to:
Make checks payable to:
9720 Mallery Drive
Noblesville, IN 46060
White Rock Fellowship, and note in the memo for the Lee's
God Bless
Our dates are confirmed. We are leaving for Thailand August 12, 2009. We got a fabulous deal on plane tickets. Praise God! We are still doing some support and fund raising for our initial start up and trip. We ask that you give if you can. Please send tax deductible donations to:
Make checks payable to:
9720 Mallery Drive
Noblesville, IN 46060
White Rock Fellowship, and note in the memo for the Lee's
God Bless
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
God is Good
You know....
I (Amber) sit here this morning exhausted but made a new person. There is a deeper compassion in my heart than there ever was before. Boldness flows through me where I was stopped by fear. Peace and love rule me. Praises are neverending on my lips. God is good!
I had the opportunity to go to a 4 day school in Monroe, Michigan. The purpose of the school was to teach the students how to evangelize and live our daily lives in the supernatural. God is a God of miracles, signs, and wonders. He is a good God. A faithful God. A deep God. A God that will rock your mind. A God who burns for us to know Him. A God of grace. A compassionate God.
Mark 16:17-18 says
These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: they will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won't hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.
I believe!
The Holy Spirit partners with us to do these things not to build pride or bring attention to ourselves but to humble us and draw us to Christ who leads us to the Father. Signs, miracles, and wonders through the power of the Holy Spirit always draw attention to Christ.
Our motivation should be love. I prayed for people this weekend who were sick and God healed them. Healing isn't alwasy the way God chooses to love a person. For instance.. I came across a lady in a wheelchair and God said just honor her today. So I told her how much God loved her and how beautiful she was. As much as I would have loved to pray for her and see her released from her wheel chair, God knew that even more so, she needed to feel honored and loved in a different way. She was so blessed through our conversation and it gave her hope.
Love for his people is the heart of the Father. Perfect love casts out fear! When I was just loving the person however God told me to I wasn't fearful because I knew His heart for that specific person. John 3:16 says For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son so that we should not perish but have eternal life. Why? BECAUSE HE LOVES US!
I've learned more about the nature and heart of God this weekend by praying for people out in the community than just sitting in church on Sunday Morning. Church is important but if we don't take what we've learned outside of the church then we are not living in the fullness of what God has for us. God is for Mondays and Tuesdays and all the other days. He wants to work in Church but also in Big Lots, Walmart, and the Park. He wants to work on the sidewalks and bus stations!
You know, all I had to do was step out and take a risk for God. He is faithful ALWAYS. He will use us even in our deep imperfection. It's not about us it's about loving others and allowing Christ to be seen through us. I tell you what... When ministering to those people they did not see me! Praise God for that! God's grace is abounding. This weekend I saw a woman healed while smoking a cigarette. YES! He meets us where we are. He just wants a relationship with us. Today I am hungrier for God than I ever was before. Why am I hungry? Because He is Good! Because the acts of God show His nature. I want more of Him so that I can give more of Him to others. What is life without Him but misery. He is my Joy!
God Bless
I (Amber) sit here this morning exhausted but made a new person. There is a deeper compassion in my heart than there ever was before. Boldness flows through me where I was stopped by fear. Peace and love rule me. Praises are neverending on my lips. God is good!
I had the opportunity to go to a 4 day school in Monroe, Michigan. The purpose of the school was to teach the students how to evangelize and live our daily lives in the supernatural. God is a God of miracles, signs, and wonders. He is a good God. A faithful God. A deep God. A God that will rock your mind. A God who burns for us to know Him. A God of grace. A compassionate God.
Mark 16:17-18 says
These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: they will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won't hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.
I believe!
The Holy Spirit partners with us to do these things not to build pride or bring attention to ourselves but to humble us and draw us to Christ who leads us to the Father. Signs, miracles, and wonders through the power of the Holy Spirit always draw attention to Christ.
Our motivation should be love. I prayed for people this weekend who were sick and God healed them. Healing isn't alwasy the way God chooses to love a person. For instance.. I came across a lady in a wheelchair and God said just honor her today. So I told her how much God loved her and how beautiful she was. As much as I would have loved to pray for her and see her released from her wheel chair, God knew that even more so, she needed to feel honored and loved in a different way. She was so blessed through our conversation and it gave her hope.
Love for his people is the heart of the Father. Perfect love casts out fear! When I was just loving the person however God told me to I wasn't fearful because I knew His heart for that specific person. John 3:16 says For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son so that we should not perish but have eternal life. Why? BECAUSE HE LOVES US!
I've learned more about the nature and heart of God this weekend by praying for people out in the community than just sitting in church on Sunday Morning. Church is important but if we don't take what we've learned outside of the church then we are not living in the fullness of what God has for us. God is for Mondays and Tuesdays and all the other days. He wants to work in Church but also in Big Lots, Walmart, and the Park. He wants to work on the sidewalks and bus stations!
You know, all I had to do was step out and take a risk for God. He is faithful ALWAYS. He will use us even in our deep imperfection. It's not about us it's about loving others and allowing Christ to be seen through us. I tell you what... When ministering to those people they did not see me! Praise God for that! God's grace is abounding. This weekend I saw a woman healed while smoking a cigarette. YES! He meets us where we are. He just wants a relationship with us. Today I am hungrier for God than I ever was before. Why am I hungry? Because He is Good! Because the acts of God show His nature. I want more of Him so that I can give more of Him to others. What is life without Him but misery. He is my Joy!
God Bless
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