During a prayer meeting last Friday night, a friend asked all who were present, “Are you sent?” Many of us responded with a “yes”. Towards the end of the meeting, he brought the question back up pointing to a scriptural truth. If the Lord sends us, then those who receive us are also receiving the Lord. Much like when we receive a prophet we receive a prophet’s reward. He was wrestling with what it looks like to receive the Lord by receiving one who is sent.
At that time I was so focused on speaking at a Church about the supernatural, I failed to see the bigger picture the Lord was revealing to me. (I tend to catch things a bit late.) It hit me. We are not simply moving out of our barn, staying with friends for a few weeks in Washington and heading down to California for my brothers graduation, because we have no place to live. The Lord is sending us out.
Before returning from Africa only 3 months ago, the Lord impressed upon us traveling in the near future. At that time, it was due to our living arrangements . . . we thought. Once we got to Oregon, we were so exhausted spiritually, emotionally, and physically, we couldn’t even imagine trying to travel for months on end. We clung to the idea of stability. Maybe we began to get a bit too settled! Now we need to leave in June instead of July like we originally anticipated!
It’s clearer now. The Lord has set up “appointments” for us to connect, share and pray with people. So this next step is quickly turning into a missionary journey. With different people asking about prayer meetings, we could end up making a loop from Oregon to California to Texas, Colorado, Montana, Washington and back round again. What started out as, “we have no place to live, let’s go stay with relatives” has quickly become another adventure (don’t take it personally mom).
The Lord JUST provided a minivan for us!!! We were just GIVEN a minivan!!!!! I do believe the Lord never tires of shocking our socks off and blessing us beyond our imagination! THANK YOU to the two couples making this happen! June 1st is still our departure date from Oregon up to Vancouver for two weeks. From there, potentially Seattle for 2 weeks to start a prayer meeting, visit relatives and friends. Then we head to California for my brother’s graduation. From there we plan on visiting the many prayer meetings taking place through the ministry of friends. We are not sure how long we will be in each location, we are praying for some significant time at every place or until our hosts kick us out.
“Yes, I am sent.” I can confidently say that. As for what it looks like to receive, I guess you can tell us when we show up at your door.
Blessings
He@th
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Why Annonymous Giving?
The Apostle Paul tells the Corinthians that he is able to minister to them because of the generous gifts of others. He actually tells them, "I 'robbed' other churches by accepting their contributions so I could serve you at no cost" (2 Cor. 11:8). We believe the same is true for us. Because of anonymous giving we are able to serve at no cost to anyone. We can't tell you how freeing it is to interact with people knowing we don't have to get them on our "financial support team". We can speak openly, honesty, and not be ashamed of the Gospel. This also allows many to put their walls down knowing we are there to give and not receive anything in return. So we thank you and want you to know we will never stop boasting about how the Lord is using you (though we have no names) to free us up to advance the Kingdom of God (2 Cor. 11:10).
Thank you once again and we can't wait for Heaven and find out it was you all along that sacrificed on behalf of our family. No wonder there will be a feast when we get there!
Blessings,
The Locke Family.
If you would like to know more on how to financially give, see the link above, Isaiah's Stump.
Thank you once again and we can't wait for Heaven and find out it was you all along that sacrificed on behalf of our family. No wonder there will be a feast when we get there!
Blessings,
The Locke Family.
If you would like to know more on how to financially give, see the link above, Isaiah's Stump.
Better Thoughts Than Mine
"It's easy to loose confidence when friends cease to be fans." HL
"You can't have the same results the NT church had, if you're more devoted to a book they didn't have than the Holy Spirit they did have." Bill Johnson
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right!" Henry Ford
"When the time to perform has come, the time to prepare has passed." Unknown
"I do not study to teach others, instead I teach others what I am studying"
Bill Johnson
"You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do."
Henry Ford
"For all have sin and fallen short of the glory of God. I am no longer in my sin so I no longer fall short of God's glory!" Ben George
"There's nothing more uncommon than common sense" Benjamin Franklin
"When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learnt in seven years." Mark Twain
"I have never met a man at the end of his life who wished he had worked more." HL
"I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit." Theodore Roosevelt
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
Winston Churchill
"I am easily satisfied with the very best."
Winston Churchill
"Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas."
Paula Poundstone
"There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do."
Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes)
"It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains."
Thomas H. Huxley
"Only those who are asleep make no mistakes"
Ingvar kamprad (Founder of Ikea).
"Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure."
Thomas J. Watson (Founder of IBM)
"By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day."
Robert Frost
"I not only use all the brains I have, but all that I can borrow." Woodrow Wilson
"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking." Albert Einstein
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."
Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes
"I saw a bank that said "24-Hour Banking," but I don't have that much time."
Steven Wright, comedian
"Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away."
Antoine De Saint-Exupery, pioneer of the international postal flight
"It is vain to do with more what can be done with less" William of Occam (1300-1350)
"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened."
Mark Twain
"Many a false steps was made by standing still."
Fortune Cookie
"There is no difference between a pessimist who says, 'Oh, it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything,' and an optimist who says, 'Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyway.' Either way, nothing happens."
Yvon Chouinard (Founder of Patagonia)
"I have come to set you free" Jesus, The Christ
"You can't have the same results the NT church had, if you're more devoted to a book they didn't have than the Holy Spirit they did have." Bill Johnson
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right!" Henry Ford
"When the time to perform has come, the time to prepare has passed." Unknown
"I do not study to teach others, instead I teach others what I am studying"
Bill Johnson
"You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do."
Henry Ford
"For all have sin and fallen short of the glory of God. I am no longer in my sin so I no longer fall short of God's glory!" Ben George
"There's nothing more uncommon than common sense" Benjamin Franklin
"When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learnt in seven years." Mark Twain
"I have never met a man at the end of his life who wished he had worked more." HL
"I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit." Theodore Roosevelt
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
Winston Churchill
"I am easily satisfied with the very best."
Winston Churchill
"Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas."
Paula Poundstone
"There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do."
Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes)
"It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains."
Thomas H. Huxley
"Only those who are asleep make no mistakes"
Ingvar kamprad (Founder of Ikea).
"Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure."
Thomas J. Watson (Founder of IBM)
"By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day."
Robert Frost
"I not only use all the brains I have, but all that I can borrow." Woodrow Wilson
"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking." Albert Einstein
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."
Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes
"I saw a bank that said "24-Hour Banking," but I don't have that much time."
Steven Wright, comedian
"Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away."
Antoine De Saint-Exupery, pioneer of the international postal flight
"It is vain to do with more what can be done with less" William of Occam (1300-1350)
"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened."
Mark Twain
"Many a false steps was made by standing still."
Fortune Cookie
"There is no difference between a pessimist who says, 'Oh, it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything,' and an optimist who says, 'Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyway.' Either way, nothing happens."
Yvon Chouinard (Founder of Patagonia)
"I have come to set you free" Jesus, The Christ
3 comments:
YES! WE ARE SO GLAD about the minivan - Jesus never fails and we are glad you are going to be sent to us!
we love you!
Emie - do you remember Rada and Darin from our team (the crazy motorcycle driving Australians?) God set them up to come to America for a YEAR after Africa - all 7 or 8 of them. He provided a couple of places for them to speak and they just went on faith. Then when they came into our area a fellow gave them a mini-van to use while they were here and they ended up going all over the whole country, one meeting being a connection to the next couple down the road. God can SO do road trips! May God amaze and bless you on this next stint for the Kingdom!
Cindy Balon
This is so encouraging...especially as I've also been in this position many times, of 'having no where to live'...what a wonderful encouragement!! God bless you guys!!
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