Praying to the Lord of the Harvest

Join us in praying for a great bean crop in Sake Village, Democratic Congo Africa. We just wired money to buy bean seeds for the entire village of Sake.  Here is our prayer: ‘Lord, I ask that you’ll bless every bean planted in the soil at Sake village.  I ask that a bumper crop will make the name of Jesus famous far and wide in this area of eastern Congo. We pray that the harvest...

Sat. June 26

4 reasons why I love summer country nights: Cricket concerts:  Our home is surrounded by trees, and the crickets love to sing in them nightly. Frog Pond Stereo: We live between two ponds. The frogs set up a chorus on hot summer nights.  Blends well with the crickets. The North Star:  All things in the world are in order; the Big Dipper still points to the North Star. The moon rising behind a...

Wed. June 23

A must-see video Visit YouTube to see a beautiful four minute video of a baptism in Congo’s Lake Kivu. A side note:  The baptism site was next to a fortified UN Peacekeeping Camp.  The entire baptism was watched by a guard with binoculars.  (Most of the peacekeepers with either Pakistani or Chinese.  Pray that this man will continue to remember the joy he watched and have dreams of who...

A Spent Bullet Chapter 1

Chapter 1A Spent Bullet Wednesday, August 13, 1941                        DeRidder, Louisiana             The shiny bullet bounced on the sidewalk at Elizabeth Reed’s feet. As she bent to examine it, a blond soldier leaned out...

Tues. June 22 Thoughts on Generosity

Proverbs for the day: “A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.” Proverbs 22:9 On Girls and Giving I’ve never seen a more devastated village than Saki, Democratic Congo. Situated in the middle of a civil war zone where rebel soldiers and government troops have fought over control of the mineral-rich mountains, it has seen its share of...