Welcome

I would love to invite you into my home to have a cup of tea with me. We could sit in my sunny kitchen and talk about all the things that are going on in our lives. I could share with you the news I hear from my grown daughters. How my grandkids are growing. We could laugh together over the funny things that they have said. It would be fun to share the ins and outs of our family life, and talk about our latest creative projects. We could share what God has been teaching us, in our personal lives, and encourage each other on this walk of faith. We could pray together, laugh together, and even cry together. Since most of us will never be able to sit down together face to face, I would like to invite you to join me here. So come on in and have a cup of tea with me.

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Joy

Joy

About Me

Crossville, Tennessee, United States
I am a 61 year old, wife, married to my best friend for 40 years. We have been blessed with 6 children, & 13 grandchildren. I love mentoring women in their spritual walk & in the everyday. I have a diverse background, having spent over 30 years living and ministering in a small South American country. Now my family resides in a small town in the lovely state of Tennessee. We have experienced the blessing of adoption, but also the hard of dealing with a child with RAD and other mental health issues. You can live life with the cup half full or half empty the choice is yours. I choose half full.

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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Update

Matthew 16:25

"For whosoever shall save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."

This morning as I was reading my devotions, this verse stood out. Our Sunday School lesson today was on James 4:1-12. We spent time talking about how pride and our desire to be in control puts us in opposition to God. In my devotional reading this morning, one part really jumped out at me...

"It is not difficult to turn over to Christ those things that are not a sacrifice or that you would prefer to do without anyway. Rather it is the things that are good and dear to you that may stand between you and God's will. It's good to be near your grown children and grandchildren, for example, but God may want you to go to another city or continent on mission with Him."

We had good services this morning. There were 65 in Sunday School and 93 in our church service! We had 5 first time visitors. The men did a great job leading the service. We enjoyed hearing a report on the ministry, here in Ecuador of the radio station, BBN, from the director, Jorge Michala. Samuel Moreno, from Guayaquil preached this morning.

Tony reports that his time in the US has gone well. He has had the opportunity to speak at 3 of our supporting churches, and to visit with 3 other pastors. Teddy and I are looking forward to his return home on Tuesday. He will be flying back to Ecuador tomorrow and back to Manta on Tuesday. Please be praying for him as he travels. There was an accident at the Quito airport on Friday and the airport was closed some, we don't know if he will be flying into Quito, or somewhere else at this time.

Please continue to pray for Teddy and me, while we are here without him.

Have a wonderful week!
Blessings,
Joy
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