Things have been busy but not in the ways we would have thought or expected. We thought we would be busy packing out of the house and into the fifth wheel by now, but for now we are on hold. The house hasn't sold yet so we are waiting for the Lord to direct our steps. We still feel He is calling us to Mexico, but when? We said earlier Oct. That seemed like the most logical date and time to go. But again I'm reminded that God doesn't work in the logical. Or in my time frame for that matter. In His time He will move us forward or direct us onto another path. Such as our life in Christ. It doesn't often go as we expect, but it always turns out better. It's the waiting and turning it over to Him that seems so hard. When will I learn?
We have not been totally idle. Todd with Samaritan's Purse asked Jo and I to join him in Louisville Kentucky to aid homeowners with flood relief. They had received several inches of rain in a short period of time which caused the storm drains to back up into the basements. Timing is always key with flooding. You have to wait (in this case only a few hours) to start work, but if you work to slow the mold starts growing. Jo and I were there for two weeks with Jo helping Todd in the office and I was working with Havard doing damage assessments. During the second week we started helping finish what homeowners couldn't do for themselves. Removing the couch, tv, or washer dryer from the basement. Then out of the blue we would encounter a homeowner that had completely ignored the whole situation. Nothing had been removed and in some cases, people were living in the basement with the mold. Most of the time they had chosen to ignore the situation because they were overwhelmed. They had no idea where to start or what needed to be done. I realized this is our life without Christ! We are overwhelmed! We know it's not right, but we don't know what to do about it. We're either to proud or to stubborn to ask for help. We are helpless and hopeless. But Jesus Christ is our rescuer. He is right there with His hand out the whole time. All we have to do is take Him into our heart, give Him our poor excuse of a life, and He will lead us from that day on. He won't always prevent us from falling, but He will always be there to pick us up.....
We have not been totally idle. Todd with Samaritan's Purse asked Jo and I to join him in Louisville Kentucky to aid homeowners with flood relief. They had received several inches of rain in a short period of time which caused the storm drains to back up into the basements. Timing is always key with flooding. You have to wait (in this case only a few hours) to start work, but if you work to slow the mold starts growing. Jo and I were there for two weeks with Jo helping Todd in the office and I was working with Havard doing damage assessments. During the second week we started helping finish what homeowners couldn't do for themselves. Removing the couch, tv, or washer dryer from the basement. Then out of the blue we would encounter a homeowner that had completely ignored the whole situation. Nothing had been removed and in some cases, people were living in the basement with the mold. Most of the time they had chosen to ignore the situation because they were overwhelmed. They had no idea where to start or what needed to be done. I realized this is our life without Christ! We are overwhelmed! We know it's not right, but we don't know what to do about it. We're either to proud or to stubborn to ask for help. We are helpless and hopeless. But Jesus Christ is our rescuer. He is right there with His hand out the whole time. All we have to do is take Him into our heart, give Him our poor excuse of a life, and He will lead us from that day on. He won't always prevent us from falling, but He will always be there to pick us up.....
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