A good friend of mine made a very touching public statement about how we (Christ Followers) should bear one another’s burdens as the law of Christ demands. My friend was talking about our caring for one another is relates to physical, spiritual and emotional needs. He was saying that we should care enough about one … Continue reading Bearing One Another’s Burdens
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Tainted Water …
Lloyd and I were driving by a village in Ghana once where there had recently drilled a water well for the local community. There were young local children fetching water from the well. The children were pulling together on one rope to get their bucket out, and then came shock – horror! They were fetching … Continue reading Tainted Water …
Eliza Davis George – Liberia; served from 1913 to 1972
Eliza Davis George was born in 1879. In December 1913 she left Texas for New York; and on December 12, 1913, she sailed from New York to Liberia as a National Baptist missionary. Eliza and another missionary opened a school for children in the interior of Liberia, where there were few missionaries or churches. They called … Continue reading Eliza Davis George – Liberia; served from 1913 to 1972
Being Kept! Being Healed!
OK - so this is 3 weeks and 5 days since the surgery. The end of the fourth week! That's my mom, 91 year old Mary Batties, in the picture with me. She had taken care of me all day and was getting ready to go home. I have to start this telling you that I … Continue reading Being Kept! Being Healed!
Encouraged … believing the healing is coming
When dealing with this kind of healing - a situation where my salvation in Christ and my strong dependence upon the Father and my strong listening to the Holy Spirit is real - there is just no way for me to be in fear. My rules from the doctor in these first two weeks is … Continue reading Encouraged … believing the healing is coming