The Path of Shalom
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Sep. 11, 2006
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Still Here!
I've been busy and also just haven't had the motivation to post on my
blog. I know I've got things to do here, but there is just so much life
to live in the "real world." We found a fellowship here in our town. It
is Bethavara Hebrew Assembly. Presently there are 50 or more people
meeting together on Saturday evenings. We are quite encouraged. They
had been meeting in a mobile home and outgrew it and got a storefront
downtown. That is when we heard about it. I guess they were being
incognito since they didn't have room for visitors in the mobile. Well,
they've been getting them now and if the rate of growth keeps up will
outgrow this meeting place in a short time. It is one of those places
where you feel "at home" and we are glad that we have been led to it.
Rick
is graduating in December. He will have a degree in psychology, but
decided that pursuing becoming a professional counselor did not fit him
in the context in which he would be forced to operate. The ONLY thing
that sets a person free is the BLOOD and the CROSS of YESHUA the
MESSIAH. The ungodly philosophies of ungodly men will not bring true
freedom. They might give a bandaid, but the root of the problem will
not really be touched. Since his other love and desire has been to
teach, he is going to put the psych degree to good use in special
education. We don't like public schools and won't send our children to
them, but there needs to be a witness. Contrary to some stuff said in
the blogs about how unmanly it is for a man to be a teacher, there is a
real need for men in the schools. There will be children to fill the
public schools no matter what we believe about them and many of those
children do not have good male role models in their lives. Our children
are not mature enough to be "missionaries" in the public school, but
adults can be, just as "tent makers" are a witness in countries that a
missionary cannot get into. When Rick graduates he will be going into
the Master of Arts in Teaching (Special Education) at the university he
has been attending. Since he did not take the education track, he needs
to get the stuff to get certified as a teacher. We are glad for some
clearer direction on all this. We also know that it is all subject to
change, too, but have shalom that this is what we are to do.
We
just made a quick trip to where Arielle lives to take our son, Jared,
to see his dad. He was supposed to fly down on US Air on Friday and
when his dad went to pay the unaccompanied minor fee on Wednesday, the
airline informed him that they don't take unaccompanied minors on
flights with a layover. He couldn't get any flights within 3 hours from
us that weren't layovers so his plans fell through. Rick suggested that
if he paid for the rental car and the gas, we would bring Jared down
and come and get him when the visit is up. So we left after Rick's one
class on Friday morning and he had picked up the food for the food
bank. I got to see Arielle and her family on Friday night and my other
daughter, Lael, and her family on Saturday night. Lael lives less than
20 miles from Arielle. We got to visit some dear friends Saturday
afternoon since both Lael and Arielle had prior plans that couldn't be
changed at the last minute. It was a good trip, though quite tiring
since it is 600 miles one way.
I wish I had a picture of
Arielle. She has a huge baby belly. She got her dad's skinny genes, so
she is tall and slender and she looks like she has a bigger ball than a
basketball under her clothes. She is hoping and I am hoping that she
will not go the whole 2.5 weeks that she has until her estimated due
date. I got to feel the little one moving and really enjoyed seeing her
son, Vincent. He had a great time playing with his aunt and uncle and
had no time for any of us big people - even his dad when he came home
from his night shift. He is quite a handsome little fellow and quite a
charmer, but he sure can pitch a fit when he doesn't like something.
Arielle will be quite busy when the baby is born - for sure! Maybe by
the time we go down to get Jared, we will have a new grandchild to
meet. I'm hoping!
May G-d bless y'all with His shalom and joy!
Love and shalom,
Serena
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