Hello, everyone! Thank you so much for your prayers! Other than a great missions conference here in Montrose, B.C., things have been rather uneventful. I think the Lord knew we really needed this time of rest. He has put us in an area where we wake up to the beautiful, rugged mountains and the lush, green trees. AHHH...SWEET!! To top it all off, to get to Wal-Mart, we have to drive down the mountain, and there is the gorgeous Columbia River snaking its way between a few mountains. I think of how the Lord just SPOKE, and this beautiful creation just came into being. Oh, what a MIGHTY God. THE MIGHTY GOD!!

When Alan and I were in Jacksonville during our missionary training, we had chapel every day. And every day, a different pastor would share with us what the Lord had laid on his heart. While they were all good, there is one that I must never forget. This particular man was Pastor Cummins from South Carolina (I think). Here is how he started off...

" When we read the Word of God, it is important to have some imagination." Now he turns his back on us, and he says, "How many galaxies are there? There are millions of galaxies!! Do you see THAT one? There is the Milky Way, where we live. (Pointing) Do you see that blue speck? That is the Earth. Do you see that tiny little brown speck? That is YOU! And the Lord of all Creation, the Lord of those millions of galaxies, all those planets, and all those tiny little specks, loves YOU!! So much that HE sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross for you. And not only did His Son die for you, but He also knows how many hairs you have on your head!!"...

By this time, I HAD LOST IT!! You could have heard a pin drop.

Friend, God loves YOU!

Have a Wonderful day,
Psalm 113:1,2

Love,
Ida