FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements. Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening.
If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.
Recently, I read this blog and thought I should probably share it with you, because you’re the
type of people who care about community.
You understand the
importance of doing life together and bearing one another’s burdens. You are
invested in each person playing her part in the body of Christ, as we work
together toward the kingdom of God. And you value relationships and
authenticity. We all do, don’t we?
So, we get involved with a
small group or a play group or a church group or a book club, and we find
ourselves building friendships. We go out to lunch and we exchange recipes. We
pray for one another and we celebrate with one another. We learn that some of
us are extroverts and some of us are introverts. Some of us need down time and
— every now and then — we all need a little bit of me time.
But, we are not meant
for life alone.
Right from the beginning,
God modeled the very best kind of relationship for us when, working together,
the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit spoke the world into existence and then
made a human being and decreed it wasn’t such a good idea for this one person
to go it alone. We were built to love God, and we were built for loving one
another well.
Sometimes, however, we
accidentally become the fine people. The people who are strong and who have it
all together.
We don’t mean to be sending
mixed messages. We really don’t. We just have a hard time admitting we need
help. Or that we’re lonely. Or that we’ve slipped over the edge of sadness and
can’t find our way back. When people ask us
how we’re doing, we say, “I’m
fine.” See? Accidental Fine People. We really don’t mean to be that
way, but sometimes it happens.
Sometimes, we are not
the Accidental Fine People. Sometimes, we are the friends of people who
have accidentally cast themselves as fine people.
And sometimes, we
accidentally take those people at their word, even when our gut tells us
differently. We don’t see that person in church for a few weeks, or they don’t
show up to book club for a couple of months in a row and we are tempted to let
it slide, even though we feel a tug on the inside to give them a call or drop a
card in the mail. Or, we do call them, and — even though we hear a catch in
their voice when they tell us, “I’m
fine. It’s all good.” — we are tempted to ignore the urge we have
to drive over right then and stand on their front porch to look them in the eye
and give them a heartfelt hug.
These are the
things we were made for. We were made to be the hands and feet of Jesus,
and that’s not just a metaphor.
It doesn’t always take a
grand and complicated gesture to step in where an act of friendship is needed.
Sometimes, all it takes is a few minutes to follow through on that little
nagging feeling you have in your gut. If you’ve had a feeling in
your gut, or in your heart, and you’ve been thinking that maybe you should
check in on so-and-so, or drop a card in the mail to a certain friend of yours,
consider this an affirmation of your instinct and an invitation from the One
who made us for relationship. Step away from these words and follow through.
You know who you are, and these are the things we were made for.
We
were built to love God, and we were built for loving one another well.
PRAYING FOR HEALING, COMFORT, STRENGTH, WISDOM & UNDERSTANDING...
John Bagdon * LaReign Hodges * Mike Kunkle * Carol Smoke
Julie Ruetter's daughter, Julianna
Art Tuverson, Walter Rohm
Washburn's son, Steven & grandson, Justin
Virgil Webb * Sharon Wren's sister, Kathy * Chis Zeilenga
"For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor with a shield." Psalm 5:12
A word from our missionaries, Alan & Alei Hussey with Action International in Manila, Philippines:
The feeding programs are
going well and we have begun linking our church here, Greenhills Christian
Fellowship South Metro (GCFSM), with the ministry which is exciting. We have
teachers volunteering their time, people leading games, and supporting the
ministry in many other ways. Its great to see our church here step up and get
involved in these ways.
The
video ministry is going well also but I have so many projects going on
now. Please pray for the ability to do each one well to the glory of God.
If you would like to see the videos I have completed thus far please click on
this link.
Please pray for our support. Last furlough (2011) we had set a budget for our
work here in the Philippines. We came to the field 100% funded, and 2 years in
the field, our support has dropped and we are $500.00 short of our budget every
month. Please pray that support would pick up again until our next furlough.
Our next furlough will be the summer of 2016.
We are so thankful for what
the Lord is doing here and are so blessed to be a part of it. Thank you for
your partnership with us in this ministry. God is good!
Sincerely in Christ,
Adam, Alei & Eliana
Message from Evangeline Byrnes-St.Clair, our missionary in Tacloban, Phillipines.
Our workers including me (Evangeline) are patiently teaching, and sharing the gospel by the Holy Spirit leading us to the lost souls into a relationship with Christ Jesus; and taking courage in God’s will. I believe the Lord is working out His will in Utap for His glory and honor. We thank you for your untiring labor of love and support, “Praise God”. We are praying for more churches and Christian hearts like yours that are willing to partner with us. Or someday will come and visit us, (come and see) in Utap, Tacloban and Region 8 in the Philippines.
Our prayers continue for blessings to be upon His harvest, and for the Lord Jesus Christ to send more laborers into the field. We are so sure and aware our enemy is very busy trying to hinder our growing, glowing and going ministry. But Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. We are always claiming the victory that God has entrusted into us for we know that we are always on the victorious side. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ overcame the world already by shielding His precious blood at the Cross of Calvary. The brethren in NLUBC-Mission in Tacloban in the Philippines are so grateful for your love to the lost souls.
PRAISES:
*That our God reveals His faithfulness to the new believers and find ways to supply their daily needs physically.
* For the survivors that now have assurance in Christ Jesus relationship, to continue seek God’s well, mercies and peace.
*To ALL who have stand with us in here in our works to glorify God.
*For ALL financial support, under girding us through prayers, your effort to encourage us and continue serving our God faithfully because of your loving kindness to us.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
· Safety during our travel visitation, good health, strength and protection.
· Zealousness in the mission work, unity to the people living nearby in their poverty of life in a relationship with each other and with Christ Jesus.
· The completion of the ongoing disaster project to recover.
· Group and one to one Evangelism
· Follow up discipleship, (Very difficult to gather people).
· For more Christian hearts are willing to help us.
· Sending more soul burdened hearts and laborers to help us to rebuild.
· For God’s will during our visitation in the Tacloban Jail/Prison, that God intervenes for our prisoner man or women and for the cooperation of the Police Officer in charge.
Thank you once again for your labor of love. “Jesus Paid the Price for our Redemption at Calvary.” Hebrews 9:26
In season together we will reap what we sow. Your labor in the Lord is not in vain. Thank you once again for your labor of love. We always pray that our loving God will richly bless you. “Yours for Serving to the fullness each day for Christ Jesus.” “In His calling I will follow His work in Missions, and Fully Rely On God.
Evangeline Byrnes-St. Clair
Missionary
to the Philippines
LaReign Hodges 
