November 28. I had quite a bit to do this morning before leaving for C&C’s house. Needed to cook both a grain and a vegetable. (We still had veggies left that I had cooked a couple days ago, but they were in the girls’ fridge.) I didn’t have enough quinoa left to fill a cup, so added amaranth until I had a cupful of grain. Dumped that into the pan and added water and salt and set it on to cook. Then I got busy preparing the veggies—mushrooms, onion, celery, and the rest of the napa cabbage. While those things were cooking, I started quiet time. I enjoyed a bowlful of grain and veggies after they had finished cooking. Then I had to put the rest away, do the dishes, strain the kefir, and pack up things to take to the girls’ house. I took all the painting supplies with me and spent the morning painting, trying to get the picture done that I had started on Sunday so we can get the painting supplies packed back up for shipping. Daddy called as soon as we got to the girls’ house and learned that the shipping deadline has been extended through next Friday so that gives us time to get our supplies to Waxhaw. (Originally the deadline was today.) Daddy had to go to Gaffney later in the morning to get the girls’ milk. I continued painting and completed the picture (except for the border) a little before 1:00. Then I cooked Daddy’s hamburger before cleaning up my painting mess. After nap, I painted the border on the painting and touched up a few places that needed it. Just before 5:30, the UPS man arrived with our packet from the Papua New Guinea embassy. He had noticed where the packet was from and kindly agreed to let us have our picture taken with him handing the envelope to Daddy. Afterward Connie took a photo of just Daddy and me holding our passports. Inside they are stamped with our visa/work permit for PNG, good for three years from date of approval, September 8. Praise God! As soon as I could, I got at the job of washing dishes. There were many, and I wanted to get them done before the evening service. Even had a little time afterward to put the first coat of varnish on the painting. Matt Northcutt preached this evening from Mark 6:45-52. 1) God knows about our storm. He orchestrated the storm. He sees us. He knows our distress. 2) God goes with us through the storm. Jesus walked through the storm, the same storm that the disciples were facing. Jesus revealed Himself to the disciples in a way that they had never seen before—walking on the water. God sends us through a storm so that He can reveal Himself to us in a special, unique way that we would otherwise have not known except through the storm. God gives you a choice of how you will respond in the storm. Jesus would have passed by them. They cried out to Him. We must cry out to the Lord in the storm. 3) It is the presence of God that carries you through the storm. When Jesus went up to the disciples into the boat, the storm ceased. The comfort of His presence carried them through. Psalm 107:23-31, It was when they called out to the Lord that His presence came and calmed their storm. After the meeting, I took some pictures of the painting, put a second coat of varnish on it, and worked on crocheting. “7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” Matthew 7:7,8 What wonderful promises! EVERYONE who asks SHALL receive; EVERYONE who seeks SHALL find; and to EVERYONE who knocks, the door SHALL be opened. And today, we received; we found; the door was opened. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! November 29. Another very cold morning. As soon as I had had quiet time and finished breakfast, we went out to do our weekly shopping. Just had a few things on the list today so it didn’t take us long to get finished and get back home. Shortly after we put away the groceries, Daddy went out again to get Connie and take her back to Ollies to exchange the heater they had bought several weeks ago. It hadn’t been operating properly so they wanted to exchange it. After Daddy left, I had more prayer time and then wrote a monthly update to let our supporters and regular prayer warriors know that we had received our visas/work permits. Then about quarter ‘til twelve, I received a text message from Connie saying they had just arrived at Ollie’s because they had been delayed by an accident on I-85. I went ahead and had my lunch and also wrote an e-mail to Pat. Praise the Lord that Daddy arrived safely home around 1:00. Connie texted me when he left their house (as I had requested) so I could get his hamburger cooked for his dinner so it would be ready when he arrived. After he ate, we had our nap. This afternoon, Daddy looked into flight bookings but we didn’t come up with anything definite. He proofread the monthly update, and then I wrote acknowledgments on the ones that will be printed and mailed to supporters. And we went for a very short walk—it was getting icy chilly out. This evening, we took down the folding table so we could pack it up to send to PNG. Daddy had brought the card table over from the girls’ house after he took Connie to Gastonia so we set that up in place of the folding table. It is much smaller so a bit crowded, but I’m sure it will do until we go. Daddy also called Mel, and Mel thinks he can help take our things to Waxhaw on Monday so we need to make haste and get the last few boxes packed up and taped up and finish filling out all the forms. Listened to Pastor Weiss’s message from I Peter 2:4-6, Living Stones. The Prophecy, v6. Isaiah 8:14; 28:16. Everything is built upon Jesus Christ, the chief cornerstone—creation; the word of God; God’s plan for this world…. Whoever believes on Him will never regret it. You will never be confounded or ashamed. The Cornerstone, v. 4. He is a living stone, eternally alive. He was disallowed of men—men did not want Him. Mark 15:5-15. He was chosen of God. Luke 16:14,15. He is precious. To whom coming—we have come to the One whom God has chosen. The Complimentary Stones—you and I. We are part of the building. A building needs a cornerstone, but a building is not just a cornerstone. Jesus has always had the purpose of building the church upon Himself, a church that would glorify God. Without us, God would not have been able to fulfill the purpose for which He sent His Son. Who am I? I am nothing. We are built up together to make a house. We are each part of the same building. A building is made of a cornerstone and many other stones, not just one or two. We are built up together—we need each other. As a holy priesthood, we have a purpose—to offer up acceptable sacrifices. How are we doing at our task? Are we a group of lively stones built upon the cornerstone, Jesus Christ, and offering up acceptable sacrifices? Christ has chosen to use us to accomplish His purpose.
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