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Hebrews 13:16

Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God

 I have been considering my New Year’s Entry. Every year the Lord gives me a new verse to consider for the year. Last year it was Psalm 28:7 Psalm 28:7.The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song.

As I look over the entries for this year I can see the Lord fulfilling His Word in a million ways. The Lord brought many songs into my year. First He gave me MiryClay for a friend and the songs we share bless my heart. As I look over the antics of the Grandchildren, Musicals have been a new direction for all of them From the Easter Play to the Christmas Eve Play. There is an old Psalty Song sang by Charity Church mouse   “Jesus put a song in my heart , He turned my Life Around He gave me a treasure the Heart of a servant. Jesus put a song in my heart a simple melody that sings of His wonderful Love.”

And Jesus not only gave me the Song, but I was given an opportunity to serve as I taught a Women’s Bible Study at our church. And as this year’s verse said My heart leapt  for joy as I was to share Contagious Joy to these amazing women. What I did not know was that when we came to the Chapter on Count it All Joy, I would be told my SIL passed away as I entered into the classroom. The Lord truly does want me to learn things “experientially” He always has.

Jesus would prove to me over and over through out the year that I can Trust Him, that He is my shield and my Protector. My Heart Trusts in Him.

And this brings me to my verse for this year. You see my heart has to Trust in the Lord because like you I have children (and grandchildren) that I trust the Lord with completely. Jesus is not only my Lord, but He is their Lord as well.

This year my Granddaughter will be raising her finances to go on a missions trip to RWANDA. This is the same place “Hotel Rwanda” is about, have you seen that movie? Or have you Read “Not on Our Watch”? You all have read about her practically leaping over the pew when there was a call for Missionaries to Africa. The Missionary she spoke too told her she would have to pray for her healing because Africa would not let her come in her present condition. So she prayed and when she was in the hospital throwing up blood and the doctors still don’t know why, people from church came and prayed. When she went to the Doctor’s in Dec She had the best report she has had in three years and the doctor said, “Yes, you can go to Africa!”

Since her Bat Mitzvah, this young woman has been recycling her way to Africa and saved over $300.00 in recycled cans. A woman in my class gave her all the loose change she had been saving. Tirzah is truly nickel and dime-ing her way to the Aids Orphans in Rwanda.

My verse for the New Year has to do with all of this. It has to do with the Grandchildren giving up their presents at Chanukah so they could send the money to SaveDarfur, collecting signatures to Stop the Human Slave Trade , making a difference little by little. I see their hearts stirred and moved to action.

The Message puts Hebrews 13:16 this way; Make sure you don't take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship - a different kind of "sacrifice" - that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.

I am sure threw the months to come we will be having bake sales and car washes, “working on the streets and taking place in the kitchen” to try to raise money for Missions.

We have learned not to take anything for granted not our health, not our finances, not our family relationships. So in order to take up a little of the slack and put this verse into action, we have decided that this being January and the best time to start a new Devotion, that all the proceeds from the Sales of my devotionals through the Website the whole month of January will go to Tirzah’s Missions Trip. If you would like to be a part of this “Act of Worship” You are welcome to join us. You can pick up a New Devotional for 2008 Here Either one Encouragement Along the Way, ( I am told I only have 20 copies of this currently)Or Adventures Along the Way.( Since this is an EBOOK the supply is unlimited) Both are filled with many “Experiential Moments as the Lord teaches me Lesson after Lesson. Or if you have loose change laying around  or cans you want to recycle, I have a donation Button on the Right Hand column by FAMILY for Tirzah’s Missions Trip. And if you would please pray for our family, for Grandparents that find it easier to Do than to send, for Parents that have children with big dreams and bigger hearts.

 I will be posting more about Tirzah's Mission Trip throughout January.

Happy New Year to you and all your family. May you all draw closer to Jesus this year and find new ways of expressing His love to one another

The grandchildren picked out their verses this morning all by themselves even Talia. The were given a Bible Told to find a queit corner pray and see what he Lord is speaking to their hearts. They are as follows:

Tirzah Luke 8 :50 8:16-18,21

 Kezziah Rev 4:8

Chai Isa 8 :14, 15 and Mark 12;29-39

Jaden Prov 6:20-23