Hey Everyone!
So, I have not been as faithful as I have wanted to in writing on this blog! I have a few spare minutes that I thought I would kind of summarize.
I am currently in Brownsville, TN doing a four day conference. We were in Ohio last week and I was able to have my brother and sister-in-law be my host family! It was so much fun catching up with friends and family there.
I am really enjoying traveling with Life Action. It doesn't get much better than traveling the country; meeting a lot of new people; staying in host home after host home; and most excitingly (is that a word?!) see God do His amazing work in the hearts and lives of His dear people! One of the biggest "themes" that I have seen in churches is the issue of Hurt. Hurt people hurt people. From being hurt by family members, people in our community, people in our own churches, or you name it. We have all been hurt and we have all hurt people. But the power of forgiveness is phenomenal!!
I have been able to witness this even on our own team of 30 some people. With this many people living in tight quarters and traveling in a bus, you get to see the good colors and bad colors of everyone. So, we get tons of opportunities to put into practice the things and truths that we are hearing. One thing that has hit me is that it is so freeing to keep short sin accounts with one another. And the blessing of being obedient with a right heart attitude is awesome!
Wow, I feel like I am flying through this letter and not able to put down everything I want to share. I am on a time crunch because it is Tuesday and we do a Ladies Luncheon for the women in the church and I have exactly 7 minutes before I need to go back up and clean everyones plates and tear down our stuff.
Our team has the awesome opportunity of going to El Salvador next week. We will be serving there from the 22-29. We are going to be working in an orphanage, drilling a well in a village, teaching lessons on sanitizing stuff, and ministering in a local church. Please pray that our team will really bond during this trip and that no one gets sick! We are all so excited to see what the Lord is going to do!
Well, I am down to a couple minutes, so I will close for now. I am looking forward to seeing tons of you when I come home for Christmas break. I will have a little over a month off, and I would love to get together with all of you! Let me know when is a good time for you and I can start filling my calendar :)
Your sister in Christ,
Sarah
(excuse any spelling or grammar errors, I am not going to take the time to re-read it!)
Traveling with Life Action Ministries
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Battle for Freedom...
Our team had the privilege to get a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield. What a sobering experience...to stand where thousands had gone to war and many sacrificed their lives for freedom. A lot of blood was shed on those acres for the sake of justice.
I pondered and thought about the cross. The cross where Jesus so freely went on our behalf. Did we deserve it? Not in the least! But He went through the excruciating pain for you....for me. Why? He wanted to separate that endless gap between Him and us because of sin. "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." -rom. 5:8 There was nothing good in and of ourselves that deserved His sacrificial love for us. He came to set us free in order that we don't have to spend eternity apart from Him, but He also died so that we would have freedom in our lives even now! He set us free from having to sin...amen! He broke the chains that were tied to us, but how many times do we tend to go back to those chains? those things that tied us down and devastated us. Christ desires that we would go back to the cross. Ponder what He did for you and what it meant for you today.
It has been a blessing as we go and minister to these hurting people. People that are still tied to their bondage. What a liberating truth for them to know that they are FREE!
Please pray with and for us as we finish up ministering here in Gettysburg, PA. The Lord has been doing a great work in this church. The main thing I see is that He is working mightily in marriages. Marriages that are on the brinks of ending up in divorce. Witnessing men and women broken before the Lord and before each other and coming together again! I am learning so much sitting through the sessions and I am not even married! God's truth is true, no matter the audience!
Enjoy some of the recent pictures above
In Christ, Sarah
I pondered and thought about the cross. The cross where Jesus so freely went on our behalf. Did we deserve it? Not in the least! But He went through the excruciating pain for you....for me. Why? He wanted to separate that endless gap between Him and us because of sin. "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." -rom. 5:8 There was nothing good in and of ourselves that deserved His sacrificial love for us. He came to set us free in order that we don't have to spend eternity apart from Him, but He also died so that we would have freedom in our lives even now! He set us free from having to sin...amen! He broke the chains that were tied to us, but how many times do we tend to go back to those chains? those things that tied us down and devastated us. Christ desires that we would go back to the cross. Ponder what He did for you and what it meant for you today.
It has been a blessing as we go and minister to these hurting people. People that are still tied to their bondage. What a liberating truth for them to know that they are FREE!
Please pray with and for us as we finish up ministering here in Gettysburg, PA. The Lord has been doing a great work in this church. The main thing I see is that He is working mightily in marriages. Marriages that are on the brinks of ending up in divorce. Witnessing men and women broken before the Lord and before each other and coming together again! I am learning so much sitting through the sessions and I am not even married! God's truth is true, no matter the audience!
Enjoy some of the recent pictures above
In Christ, Sarah
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Update
Wow, what an adventure the Lord has brought me on so far! It is so exciting. Since the beginning of September, I, along with my Life Action Team have traveled a couple thousand miles and have ministered in churches in four different states (GA, MS, IN, WV) and praying that the Lord will send revival to His people. It has been amazing to be apart of something that the Lord is using as one of His tools to get the message out to our dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It gives me chills to read and listen to the personal testimonies from the people within the churches. God is definitely bringing revival to individuals who we pray will have an impact on their church, community and country!
I am currently in Elkview, WV and am just soaking up God's glorious creation! The leaves are starting to change and we are surrounded by mountains everywhere! This week my host home consists of a young couple and their baby girl, Jenna. It is a blessing to me to have people graciously open up their homes to complete strangers! We are at a different church every week so it is nice to have somewhat of a "home" for the 5-6 days that we are there. It has been a little bit of a challenge because you feel that at the point you are really getting to know the people from the church and your host home you have to leave for another church in a different state. But it is so encouraging that no matter where I am at, the Lord is always there and He is helping me to be dependent upon Him only :)
I must close for now. I pray this finds all of you doing well in the Lord.
In Christ,
Sarah
I am currently in Elkview, WV and am just soaking up God's glorious creation! The leaves are starting to change and we are surrounded by mountains everywhere! This week my host home consists of a young couple and their baby girl, Jenna. It is a blessing to me to have people graciously open up their homes to complete strangers! We are at a different church every week so it is nice to have somewhat of a "home" for the 5-6 days that we are there. It has been a little bit of a challenge because you feel that at the point you are really getting to know the people from the church and your host home you have to leave for another church in a different state. But it is so encouraging that no matter where I am at, the Lord is always there and He is helping me to be dependent upon Him only :)
I must close for now. I pray this finds all of you doing well in the Lord.
In Christ,
Sarah
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