Beautiful, gorgeous day here in S Texas - a wonderful clothes drying day - 3 loads on the line dried so softly and smell so good!!! The best part of the week is that we are no longer sick!!!!!
On a bit of a personal note, a friend from high school had a heart attack this last week - she wanted to make sure her husband notified me. Of course, we immediately started a prayer chain because her condition was servere - to the point of having a leaky heart valve and being transported to larger hospital. I talked to her husband one evening, and the following day I called her personally at the hospital. Imagine me surprise (why the surprise??) to hear her sounding normal and quite perky. Her first question was, "Were you praying?", She knew the answer, as she then told m me that all of her tests so far came out normal - no heart problems whatsoever. I felt so humble that she knew I would be praying, and that God answered our prayers. The neatest part of the whole episode is that she knew who the Lord is in charge!
Our ladies conference was so very successful. Over 100 ladies came to hear the Lord's praise, as well as listening to a ministry that stirred all of us to have willing hearts for Jesus (the theme of our conference). One of our speakers and worship leaders was Angela Neese who traveled to Tajikistan on the Afghanistan border, a former Soviet Satellite country who was left devastated when Russia pulled out and took everything with them There are ladies there who were left alone, no husband, no money, nothing at all to raise their children in a barren land. The women there are considered less than nothing and nothing they say or do is considered worth listening to if they even dare speak up. The word of God is spread to all of the tiny communities through storytelling - relating Bible stories in everyday terms and situations that all can understand. This way, as there is no written word, the women retell these stories to their children, who hear about Jesus' love for them.
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| Joann and myself at the registration table |
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| some of our ladies at the beautiful Echo Hotel |
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| not only were our ladies touched by the worship music, but one of our servers bowed his head in praise |
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| Angela Neese in typical Tajikistan dress |
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| the two ladies on each end saw our t-shirts, asked what it was all about, and joined our conference - PTL. Sally Maloney, co-founder in pink, and the three speakers |
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| Chaplains wives and speakers |
Another event was the monthly CRM meeting, where we join together in fellowship and food (everything here seem to revolve around food).
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| the table was groaning with food |
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| one of the conference speakers, Brenda, from Campus Crusades |
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an added highlight Chaplain Fred Campbell (on the right) , who re-dedicated his life to Christ though baptism in our park
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We took a break from work on Saturday evening and went to the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de Valle to a Mariachi concert, featuring three area Mariachi bands.
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| the altar of the Basilica |
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| the balcony which was filling up quickly |
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| Mariachi Nueva Era, from Valley View High School in Hildago, TX |
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Mariachi Juvenile de America from Veterans Middle School in Rio Grande City, TX - they won the National Mariachi competition and are waiting to hear if they are going to be on America's Got Talent
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| the star of the show |
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| members of the Basilica Mariachi |
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| more Basilica members |
We took a tour group to the Haven in Reynosa this week where we had the pleasure of meeting the 4 newest children there. The mother was also present, as she will be leaving in 3 days to work to earn support for herself and her children . Because of many circumstances, she cannot support them right now - food, clothing, a roof over their head, so the children are safely in the hands of CHI. How devastating it must be to leave you children, especially a baby, in the hands of strangers!!!! But we all tried to assure her that her children will be much loved and raised in a Christian environment. She can visit them often, and when her circumstances change, have her children again with her.
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| the addition to the auditorium at RIN - all the work done by volunteers |
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| the youngest of the four new children we have - what a gorgeous baby |
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| some sponsors and their "children" |
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