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We are still coming down from the excitement of our move next year. The kids can't wait and Jesse especially thinks tomorrow is moving day. I've found a great line of books about ex-pat living in the Middle East and am anxiously waiting for it to arrive. (Explorer Publishing Co. for you overseas lovers)
Emily and Jesse have a month left of school and this homeschool Mom is ready to be finished with the year. We have continued with robotics in 4H, attended an art class taught by Mr. Berry Stebbing from How Great Thou Art, and started baseball and softball. Emily is still in practice mode with her team, but Jman played his best all around game last night with a single, catching a pop up for an out and holding a runner at 2nd!
Lyndsay will be home next week for a summer of rest and car shopping. She passed her nursing entrance exams with flying colors and is excited to get the party started in the fall with heavy duty nursing classes!
Adam is doing very well. He's growing and maturing quickly. We look forward to a possible return home this summer in preparation for his Jr. year of High School here at home. Keep praying for complete recovery for him, please!
John and I had a wonderful confirmation happen shortly after the command list came out. Wycliff Bible Translation called and asked John to come on staff as a logistics missionary! He/We got quite teary and had some sweet time of prayer committing this before the Lord and seeking direction from him. Ultimately we both believe that this is the Lord's way of confirming our desire to serve Him as missionaries, but not yet. We eagerly look forward to getting to know the Middle East and using that knowledge for Him in the future. While we wait for the correct timing we are continuing to Study the Word, Stay in Fellowship with our church, read more about the Old Testament and study our Hebraic Roots.
What a blessing for our family that this Spring, a time of rebirth, has brought direction and burden lifting from the Messiah.
Pray for me as I am seeking the Lord's continued direction for a conference I'd like to attend in August for Mom Heart Leaders. See my side bar link to I Take Joy for more information on Mom Heart Leadership Conference!
Enjoy the pictures!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Ancient Paths
Jeremiah 6:16 Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls.
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face..........
A time of confirmation is upon our family right now. We have spent a lot of time meditating and praying on the verses above the last couple of weeks.
However, I didn't know that the LORD's plan for the old paths would be moving to the Middle East! We are so excited to let you all know we are moving to Kuwait next year. John has received a contracting command and we'll be moving in 2011.
We can't wait to see where and how the LORD is going to use us to minister to others, continue to learn about the ancient paths, care for missionaries in the area and grow in His Holy Word.
We both believe that ministry is on the way and we've just had a confirmation happen in that regard that I need to keep private for now. Keep praying for us as we are for all of you!
Our next step in Old Testament Studies arrived today. We will be studying together; Our Father Abraham Jewish roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R. Wilson.
Continuing on our Pilgrimage and seeking the Ancient Paths,
Kellie
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face..........
A time of confirmation is upon our family right now. We have spent a lot of time meditating and praying on the verses above the last couple of weeks.
However, I didn't know that the LORD's plan for the old paths would be moving to the Middle East! We are so excited to let you all know we are moving to Kuwait next year. John has received a contracting command and we'll be moving in 2011.
We can't wait to see where and how the LORD is going to use us to minister to others, continue to learn about the ancient paths, care for missionaries in the area and grow in His Holy Word.
We both believe that ministry is on the way and we've just had a confirmation happen in that regard that I need to keep private for now. Keep praying for us as we are for all of you!
Our next step in Old Testament Studies arrived today. We will be studying together; Our Father Abraham Jewish roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R. Wilson.
Continuing on our Pilgrimage and seeking the Ancient Paths,
Kellie
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Pilgrimage Continues
PSALM 84:1-7 NKJV
How Lovely Is Your tabernacle, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of my LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home. And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young- Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, My King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah
vs5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a Spring; the rain also covers it with pools They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.
As I wrote a few weeks ago, I deeply enjoyed Beth Moore's study on the Psalms of the Ascents. I continue to find my heart set on Pilgrimage with Messiah, our Savior. We have certainly passed through the Valley of Baca (deep weeping and tears) and He has certainly made it a Spring to refresh ourselves from. Just as the Israelites of old traveled to Zion 3 times a year for the Feasts, we are on a pilgrimage to the New Zion, our Heavenly home where Messiah and His Father wait for us. We will appear before Him, Amen!
During my recent study, I was briefly introduced to these 3 Feasts of the Lord: Unleavened Bread, Passover, and First Fruits. John and I have both found ourselves compelled to learn more about these Feasts. It just so happens that I have this amazing girlfriend, Stephanie, who has been learning all about them. She and her sweet family are practicing a Messianic lifestyle. I am enjoying her website that I've posted on my Blog Roll. I'm so glad it's no longer password protected and I can share it with all of you again!
Anyway, this last weekend Christians around the world celebrated Easter, while followers of Messiah celebrated Passover Seder a few days before {if I understand correctly} (Mar 30). Currently the Jewish calendar is counting the omer to the day of Pentecost. (I hope to understand more about this next year!) As John and I researched Easter this last week, we were shocked to discover that the goddess "Easter" is a fertility god who came back to earth as an egg and emerged as a rabbit. Those who practiced worship to this goddess would engage in sex on the Feast of Easter and then sacrifice their newborn children the following year, dipping eggs in the blood spilled by the babies. For our family, we elected to leave our egg coloring kits untouched this year.
I would like to encourage all of you to just do a google search on the history of Easter and Easter as a fertility god. Then make some determinations for yourselves. Truth should always be sought.
John and I have certainly traveled through the Valley of Baca as our home caved in this last year. As we rebuild it, we find there are some things we simply can't put back in their old places. It would create a simliar fragility for us to deal with at a later date. So we sit at the Springs the Lord has created for us to drink from, seek His face through His beautiful Word, and learn more about our Messiah and how He is the reason to celebrate the Feasts today.
More to follow as we are in the infancy stages of our research, Bible time and prayer.
Let the Pilgrimage continue!!
How Lovely Is Your tabernacle, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of my LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home. And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young- Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, My King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah
vs5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a Spring; the rain also covers it with pools They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.
As I wrote a few weeks ago, I deeply enjoyed Beth Moore's study on the Psalms of the Ascents. I continue to find my heart set on Pilgrimage with Messiah, our Savior. We have certainly passed through the Valley of Baca (deep weeping and tears) and He has certainly made it a Spring to refresh ourselves from. Just as the Israelites of old traveled to Zion 3 times a year for the Feasts, we are on a pilgrimage to the New Zion, our Heavenly home where Messiah and His Father wait for us. We will appear before Him, Amen!
During my recent study, I was briefly introduced to these 3 Feasts of the Lord: Unleavened Bread, Passover, and First Fruits. John and I have both found ourselves compelled to learn more about these Feasts. It just so happens that I have this amazing girlfriend, Stephanie, who has been learning all about them. She and her sweet family are practicing a Messianic lifestyle. I am enjoying her website that I've posted on my Blog Roll. I'm so glad it's no longer password protected and I can share it with all of you again!
Anyway, this last weekend Christians around the world celebrated Easter, while followers of Messiah celebrated Passover Seder a few days before {if I understand correctly} (Mar 30). Currently the Jewish calendar is counting the omer to the day of Pentecost. (I hope to understand more about this next year!) As John and I researched Easter this last week, we were shocked to discover that the goddess "Easter" is a fertility god who came back to earth as an egg and emerged as a rabbit. Those who practiced worship to this goddess would engage in sex on the Feast of Easter and then sacrifice their newborn children the following year, dipping eggs in the blood spilled by the babies. For our family, we elected to leave our egg coloring kits untouched this year.
I would like to encourage all of you to just do a google search on the history of Easter and Easter as a fertility god. Then make some determinations for yourselves. Truth should always be sought.
John and I have certainly traveled through the Valley of Baca as our home caved in this last year. As we rebuild it, we find there are some things we simply can't put back in their old places. It would create a simliar fragility for us to deal with at a later date. So we sit at the Springs the Lord has created for us to drink from, seek His face through His beautiful Word, and learn more about our Messiah and how He is the reason to celebrate the Feasts today.
More to follow as we are in the infancy stages of our research, Bible time and prayer.
Let the Pilgrimage continue!!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Our Long Weekend!
We had a blast this last weekend enjoying Chris and Lyndsay home from school. We celebrated what John and I believe to be our last egg hunt in our home. Next year, we believe we'll be showing Passover Pictures. We are studying more about our Hebraic Roots as we rebuild our home on Christ our Messiah and Him alone! (more on that in future posts.....) It was great to be together! Turn on your speakers so you can enjoy the music!
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