January 14. Set alarm last night so I could get up by 5:00 this morning. Was awake around 4:35, however, and didn’t get back to sleep so finally got up around 4:50. It was supposed to get down in the 40’s overnight, but it felt warm when I got up and didn’t feel like I needed to turn the heat on. Went outside and looked at the thermometer - 57º out back and one degree more out front. Got busy making sure everything was ready to go. Saw that the plane would be a little later than scheduled so didn’t leave quite as early as planned. There were hardly any cars picking up passengers when we got there. We stopped at the curb for a while until a worker came over and told us to go around the loop and then come back. He said to follow the sign that says “Authorized Vehicles Only.” “You’re authorized now,” he said. So we went around the loop and came back. I then jumped out and went inside to see if I could find Daddy. No sign of him yet, and his flight number was not over any of the luggage belts yet. I walked up and down a couple times and finally saw him in a wheelchair being pushed by a woman worker. Saw Connie running toward him, too, from the other direction. Christy had gone around the block again so after giving my hubby a big hug, I left him at the luggage place and went out to let Christy know where to stop. Then I ran back in to get Daddy, but he had made a pit stop. Took his bags out to the car and put them in. They were light - he didn’t bring much home. Then he came out, followed shortly by Connie. We all piled in and headed home. Christy made a quick stop at Walgreens to get some honey for Connie, and we arrived home a little after 8:00. After Daddy unpacked everything, and we talked a bit and wound down, Daddy and I had a nap. When I got up, I got the last two monthly updates for mailing ready to go, and put them in the outbox by the front door. Read all the letters that Daddy had brought home from my students and from some of the ladies. After lunch, we had another nap. After nap, I went through the Sunday school lessons so I could make a list of visuals again for Connie to make. This is for a set of lessons we sent several months ago, and they never showed up in Owena or Goroka. So Mike doesn’t have any more lessons to teach until we get those reprinted and they reach his hands. We also have another set almost ready to be sent. Sent Connie an e-mail with the visual list, and then sent her a file with the Sunday school verses for that set of lessons. “22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Ephesians 4:22-24 January 15. Again it didn’t get as cold over night as predicted and turned out to be a comfortable 70’s day. Started out with dense fog in the morning, then sunshine, and ending with clouds in the afternoon. Woke up this morning with whole body weak, hurting, and moving only with great effort. Daddy didn’t feel that well either, but I think the jet lag finally caught up to him. He had a good long sleep this afternoon. Mrs. Surrett’s Sunday school lesson this morning was on seeking the Lord in 2017. The theme verse is “Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.” (I Chronicles 16:11) Pastor Ogle started a series on stewardship with I Corinthians 4:2, “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.“ as the theme verse. This morning’s message was mainly introduction, covering the meanings of words in the verse. He talked about four areas of stewardship: 1) stewardship of trust - we have been entrusted with the gospel; 2) stewardship of treasures - all we have belongs to God; He is the owner, we are the managers. How are we managing His resources? 3) stewardship of talents - how are we using the gifts God has given us for the advancement of His work? 4) stewardship of time - are we diligently redeeming every minute for His glory? This evening, Pastor Ogle continued his teaching on stewardship, showing how Joseph was an example of a faithful steward in all four of the areas mentioned above. Joseph was given a type of stewardship that a person wouldn’t have wanted, but he used it for God’s glory. 1) Trust: Joseph’s relationship to God was clearly communicated to other people - Genesis 37:5; 39:3,9,21; 41:16,38; 2) treasure: Genesis 41:46-49; 45:10,21; 50:21; 3) talents: 39:1,2,5,6, 21-23; 41:39-43; 4) time: Genesis 45:5-7; 50:20. Understand that God is in control of things. Every decision you make has the potential for lasting impact.
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