Spring Praises

The Lord protected me in Tuesday's snowstorm during a slide-off (no, a spin-off), and sent me to a nearby hospitable person who let me in to use the phone and to wait for a tow truck to pull me out of a ditch. No damage to me or the truck! The only consequences to me were that I was late to work, but nobody minded. I have been working all this week. Praise the Lord for all the above.

Full Speed Ahead

After being convicted by the Lord, I am being more diligent in my job/ministry search, with calls, an occasional Email, filling out preliminary applications to mission groups, working on resume mailings, etc. I'm certainly feeling better about it. It really helps to pour out one's heart to the Lord about fruitlessness, frustrations, lack of answers, and everything else. Praise the Lord!

News

Last Friday night I received news of the deaths of two people I knew. One was my sister-in-law's mother. There was some doubt as to whether or not she was a believer. The other was an old childhood friend, the longest-running friendship I ever had (fifty years or so. Now I'm revealing my age). His life was a struggle with disability (heart & vascular disease, & diabetes, among other things), as well as loneliness. A very nice guy. Six months before his death, his wife of about 15 years divorced him. Tell me that wasn't a contributing factor. May she repent and trust Jesus for her salvation. The family couldn't reach me, though I'd left my new number on his answering machine. So, I wasn't able to be there for him at the end. I don't blame myself for that. Now, though I can't look forward to hearing from him from time to time, I can look forward to seeing him in Heaven. He was a believer. Praise the Lord! My job and housing search continues, some interesting and challenging possibilities. May the Lord's will be done.