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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.



I love reading blogs that inspire me and sometime reprimand me for getting off course.  This is one of those times I needed both.... Laura Keener

Let's Be People Who See One Another

July 15, 2015 01:20 AM CST | Angela Nazworth

YOU ARE NOT ALONE....

1. You are seen and you are never alone.

You’re not invisible to God and you’re not invisible to His people. Maybe you’re in a season of loneliness. I’ve been there and understand that ache of loneliness is heavier and more oppressive than a steaming hot, muggy day. Feeling as if all your motions and emotions slink by unnoticed hurts and rubs a heart thin. But regardless of how you feel, here’s the truth straight from the Word of God: You are not alone.

“As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” {Joshua 3:7}

And, chances are great that someone you never even noticed saw you and is praying for you, because God moves in our hearts even if we’re too afraid to respond in the moment.

2. When you notice someone, let them know you see them.

The pace of life is fast and often uncomfortable. We sometimes look through people instead of really noticing them.

Here’s a challenge for both you and me: Instead of rushing through our days and/or brushing off encounters that could be awkward, what would happen if we asked God to tug at our hearts so we can see and respond to His people?

Let’s be people who refuse to avert our eyes when we pass a homeless man on the street. Let’s be people who smile and say hello to the woman in the wheelchair. Let’s be people who grab flowers at the grocery store to give to the mom whose toddler just had a massive meltdown in aisle three. Let’s be people who see each other, celebrate each other, and pray for each other.
Let’s be people who say, “God sees you, I see you, and you’re beautiful. You matter.”

PRAYING FOR HEALING, COMFORT, 

STRENGTH &  WISDOM 

Hugh & Lily Boyd * Beverly Baughn * LaReign Hodges * Betty Hyta * Howie & Chevile Johnson * Mike Kunkle * John Ott * Walter Rohm  & Carol Smoke  

MISSION UPDATE 

Evangeline Byrnes-St. Clair is leaving this week for a 5 month mission trip to her home town in Tacloban, Philippines.  She needs the Lord to grant her wisdom, strength, health and direction as she ministers and serves Him in so many different ways. 

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10  

• The UTAP church
• The Kids & Youth Outreach Programs
• Women's Bible Studies
• Prison Ministry 
• Feeding the Hungry & Poor
• Construction & Rebuilding of the Church grounds (after the 2013 typhoon)

Please remember to pray for our Evangeline and her ministry each day. And lift her husband Michael up in prayer too; as he remains home to continue his responsibilities for their lives here in the desert.