tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-128162472024-02-28T04:24:44.781-08:00inKLEINations“…seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977000835479862812noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-29904499879004390942021-01-11T16:27:00.001-08:002021-01-18T11:04:40.504-08:002021 St. Louis Homeschool Missions Fair<p><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px;">A short time before leaving for China, it became my duty daily to dress the foot of a patient suffering from senile gangrene. The disease commenced, as usual, insidiously, and the patient had little idea that he was a doomed man, and probably had not long to live. I was not the first to attend to him, but when the case was transferred to me, I naturally became very anxious about his soul. The family with whom he lived were Christians, and from them I learned that he was an avowed atheist, and very antagonistic to anything religious. They had, without asking his consent, invited a Scripture reader to visit him, but in great passion he had ordered him from the room. The vicar of the district had also called, hoping to help him; but he had spit in his face, and refused to allow him to speak to him. His passionate temper was described to me as very violent, and altogether the case seemed to be as hopeless as could well be imagined.</span></i></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><i>Upon first commencing to attend him I prayed much about it; but for two or three days said nothing to him of a religious nature. By special care in dressing his diseased limb I was able considerably to lessen his sufferings, and he soon began to manifest grateful appreciation of my services. One day, with a trembling heart, I took advantage of his warm acknowledgments to tell him what was the spring of my action, and to speak of his own solemn position and need of God's mercy through Christ. It was evidently only by a powerful effort of self-restraint that he kept his lips closed. He turned over in bed with his back to me, and uttered no word.</i></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>I could not get the poor man out of my mind, and very often through each day I pleaded with God, by His Spirit, to save him ere He took him hence. After dressing the wound and relieving his pain, I never failed to say a few words to him, which I hoped the Lord would bless. He always turned his back to me, looking annoyed, but never spoke a word in reply.</i></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>After continuing this for some time, my heart sank. It seemed to me that I was not only doing no good, but perhaps really hardening him and increasing his guilt. One day, after dressing his limb and washing my hands, instead of returning to the bedside to speak to him, I went to the door, and stood hesitating for a few moments with the thought in my mind, "Ephraim is joined to his idols; let him alone." I looked at the man and saw his surprise, as it was the first time since speaking to him that I had attempted to leave without going up to his bedside to say a few words for my Master. I could bear it no longer. Bursting into tears, I crossed the room and said, "My friend, whether you will hear or whether you will forbear, I must deliver my soul," and went on to speak very earnestly to him, telling him with many tears how much I wished that he would let me pray with him. To my unspeakable joy he did not turn away, but replied, "If it will be a relief to you, do." I need scarcely say that I fell on my knees and poured out my whole soul to God on his behalf. I believe the Lord then and there wrought a change in his soul.</i></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In February of last year, we held our 7th annual St Louis Homeschool Missions Fair. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and encouraging one another in light of what God is doing in other parts of the world. And we were reminded of our part in that work. </p>
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We hope you can make it!</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2021 St. Louis Homeschool Missions Fair</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">March 26, 2021</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>“...that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.” </i></p>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!"</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">— John Newton</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were condemned to die for our sins, which were many. We had no way to repay him because all our best deeds were like rubbish in the presence of his perfect holiness. But as holy and just as he is, he is also full of love. He is love, not superficial so-called love, not “only if you love me back” love. The Bible says he loved us when were just sinners, loving and living in our sin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people!"</span> (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Luke 2:10)</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When we awakened to our hopeless plight, we discovered that the solution to our worst problem had already been solved. Our worst problem was not the need for more money, better health, relaxation, better this or better that. Our worst problem was that we had offended a God so holy that a single sin is too vile for his sight. The price for our sin had to be paid. A righteous, perfect Judge could never overlook an offense and still be considered righteous. We all know that would be a travesty of justice. He could not accept our futile promises to reform ourselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Then let us all with one accord, sing praises to our heavenly Lord<br /> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> That hath made Heaven and earth of nought, and with his blood mankind has bought." </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">— 13th century</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The price had to be paid. Our God of love paid it on our behalf! It took nothing less and nothing more than the sacrifice of his own dear Son. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord!" (Luke 2:11)</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That sums up the best news of our 2017. It is good news to all people! </span></div>
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Noah and Susanna</b>, were baptized this year, declaring their intent to seek and follow Jesus. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are so thankful. Noah has grown in many helpful abilities this year which has been a big blessing. Susanna had a couple of months of down time with various health issues, but she is improving and learning to wait patiently on the Lord, which has also been a blessing. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>(Readers will note the frequent use of the word blessing in this letter.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Sometimes we go to the Koilpillais' house, and nobody gets married." </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Daniel, 2017</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This year on March 25, Miss Lily-Ann Koilpillai became Mrs. Benjamin D. Klein. And so, for that amazing occasion which occurred near the home of our dear friends, the Koilpillais, we headed west to Olympia, Washington. It was a misty, spring day, full of much joy and thanksgiving to God. We wrapped things up, headed home, and kinda settled down for a bit. However, this fall found us back on the road again, to rejoice with the Koilpillais again, for another celebration on a misty, fall day, November 4, when Abi became Mrs. Nathanael J Koilpillai.</span><br />
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<b>Zak and Beth</b> continue to live nearby and are expecting a little girl in February, giving Great </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grandpa Edd yet another chance for a descendent to share his birthday. Zak continues working mostly from home and enjoys opportunities to travel with the family and research geological features which reveal evidence for the global earth catastrophe known as Noah’s flood. Bethie keeps busy caring for Zak, John Mark (2) and Timmy (1), and their expected blessing. Also firm believers in catastrophism, John and Timmy happily conduct experiments on a local scale, usually involving blocks, books and of late, the salt shaker.</span><br />
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<b>Solomon</b> has been a big blessing in providing cross-country transportation and did quite a bit of wedding photography. He plays a crucial brotherly role in the family in all he does, and we are so thankful for his efforts in that area. We had our final regional tech conference this year, but then started a new type of tech conference, which we expect to be annual and only based in the Pacific Northwest. Solomon kept busy with all the set up required for the new brand. The timing of our tech events this year heavily influenced wedding dates. Yes, we are getting inquiries about the timing of next year’s tech event. Solomon crafts exquisite macaroni and cheese and is great at replacing the occasional alternator on our van, which seems to be the kind of alternator we occasionally get.</span><br />
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<b>Hannah</b> was privileged to help by singing and figuring out parts for playing violin at both </span>weddings. As our astronomical advisor during the- four-minute-thing-in-the-sky that we watched in Wyoming, she demonstrated the correct time to shed tears of joy. There were just a lot of things like that this year...blessings, watching the sky, and weddings. She stays busy with meal planning and preparation, shopping, musical arranging and projects, household organizing projects, science study and occasional field study, and booking accommodations for the events we help with... but her biggest accomplishment this year has been her completion of copying the entire Bible by hand... which she considers a blessing. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.</span><br />
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<b>Joanna</b> was a huge help to Debbie as they both set out to California to relocate Grandma </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chris to Saint Louis. Joanna has taught herself some flute this year (after receiving one as a birthday gift), continues to study Chinese and continues to organize the annual St Louis Homeschool Missions Fair each February. Joanna joined in with musical help for both weddings. With each wedding in our family, we have been overwhelmed by the help of dear family in Christ who do abundantly more than we could imagine in the way of service. Both weddings this year featured delicious international cuisine contributed by many dear friends. For Abi and Jebi’s wedding, Joanna teamed up with her siblings as a dear family friend taught us how to make a very special Mexican dish called mole (mo lay). Mole is famed for requiring the use of almost every ingredient imaginable, even chocolate, so we had never dreamed of actually being able to make it ourselves. The counter was cluttered with bowls full of rare and diverse spices, seeds and diced produce. It turned out very good, though we noted the strange absence of goldfish crackers.</span><br />
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<b>Rebekah</b> conspired with Debbie to make what we thought was a surprise visit to Grandpa </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bill in California for his 75th birthday. For a special gift, Bekah illustrated a storybook of Grandpa’s adventures with his prized puppy in days gone by. But Bekah’s surprise special delivery appeared to backfire, as Grandpa thanked her for the delivery with an almost straight face, said goodbye, and then shut the door. But it was a JOKE. Later we all had ice cream. Bekah joyfully helped with the weddings in many essential and artful ways. She enjoys working on special musical projects as surprises. She is full of surprises. Bekah’s own self-designed birthday cake was inexplicably garnished with chocolate dipped vegetables. It tasted as one would expect, and there was plenty to go around. For days.</span><br />
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<b>Susanna</b> has experienced relief from much of the constant pain which affected her for a couple of months. We are so thankful she was sufficiently recovered from outpatient surgery to participate in preparations for Abi and Jebi’s wedding, such as decorating and playing a musical instrument. Outpatient surgery helped, but she still has some inflammation in her ribs which limits her activity. She likes to find little ways to bless her friends and family. Sometimes these ways are very small, even miniscule. She has really enjoyed having a new sister (Lily) and brother (Jebi). She loves to make tea for loved ones, and continues studying German, and her vocabulary is shaped by her reading a lot of 18th century biography. And if we have told her thrice, we have told her a thousand times...</span><br />
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<b>Noah</b> is about as industrious as a colony of ants, but slows down a teency bit for his duties as “Uncle NoNo” when the opportunity allows. His growing set of woodworking skills has injected much sawdust into our dryer’s lint filter, but it has also helped to solve many practical problems around the house, and produced a very sweet anniversary gift for his parents, made almost entirely out of firewood. He likes baking, playing guitar, doing lawn care and home repair projects, all manner of woodworking, reading, and is itching to replace his first alternator, which may not be too far on the horizon.</span><br />
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<b>Gideon</b> also put in a lot of time behind the seatbelt, reading away the miles, taking in many familiar roadside sights, stopping at the same truck stops, identifying the same road cuts. He kept Grandma Jemelie company as she ironed all of the green men and boys’ shirts for Ben and Lily’s wedding, which we caught on time lapse—amazing! We are very blessed. Gideon is always ready to learn new writing fonts, invent fonts of his own, practice calligraphy, and is wanting to learn the technique of illumination. He is an excessively happy uncle. Neighbors recently gave us a flute, which Gideon has adopted, and Joanna intends to help him learn it. We suspect we will not soon hear the end of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 19.73pt;">We gathered around an early evening backyard campfire at the home of brand new friends in Idaho. Song time was about to commence. As the guitar was being tuned, we asked our hosts if they knew any Petra songs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 19.73pt;">At evening devotions with friends in southern Mexico, while sharing favorite songs, our kids unanimously declared we must sing “Grave Robber”. And so we did. And now it is one of our friends’ favorite songs as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 19.73pt;">Powerful words, powerful music, powerfully sung. It only seemed fitting to us as newlyweds back in the ‘80s. Songs by the christian music group Petra held common themes of valuing what God values, not being deceived, having faith in an almighty God, depending on him, praying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 19.73pt;">These were ideas with which we were not raised. As we wore the dreaded “horse hoof” sounds into the cassettes by repeated play, the words and lessons were being impressed on our hearts. It was a means God used to encourage us in truth that is despised by the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 19.73pt;">Whether these songs are like old friends to you or you would just like some fresh encouragement from days gone by: if you are in or near the Saint Louis metro, please come and join us! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 19.73pt;">Please join us <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(69, 69, 69, 0.258824); color: #454545;" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">on Friday, March 16,</a> at the <a href="http://www.thefamilyvision.org/">Family Vision Library</a>. Bring snacks if you would like. And tell your friends! </span></div>
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Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977000835479862812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-22977082442394011672017-08-16T14:24:00.000-07:002017-08-16T21:21:42.868-07:00inKLEINations.com is up!We found it!Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977000835479862812noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-24746580120590369172017-08-15T14:28:00.000-07:002017-08-16T21:23:16.149-07:00Volo Bog in IllinoisIn March of 2016, we held our first CocoaConf of that year in Chicago, Illinois. We were able to all come out as a family this time, which is always fun. :) During the conference, those not directly involved with the conference duties made a few excursions to explore the area.<br />
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On the last day of the conference, some of us went out to see Volo Bog. Our family first heard about Volo Bog from Dr. Kurt Wise, <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NEKZ4ge8f08" target="_blank">in a lecture some of us heard a few years ago</a>. He showed some video clips from Volo Bog to illustrate what a quaking bog is like. And since we were less than an hour’s drive away at our hotel in Chicago, we didn’t want to pass up the chance to check it out ourselves. :)</div>
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Volo Bog is the last quaking bog in Illinois with an open water center, and the furthest south of such bogs in North America. And what, perchance, is a quaking bog?<br />
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At the end of the Ice Age, ice left behind from the retreating glaciers melted, and left large lakes in the northern parts of North America. Over time, vegetation begins growing in over the lake, and silt accumulates, and the lake slowly becomes covered over. </div>
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The vegetation mat is floating over the lake, hence the quaking nature of the bog. You can get a group of kids to stand in a circle on the surface, hold hands, and jump up and down in sequence, and you can make concentric waves that travel through the ground and sway the plants and trees. Pretty neat! :)</div>
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There’s a short boardwalk that goes right out to the open water center of the bog, so you can see all the different environments of a quaking bog.</div>
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A quaking bog has five zones that encircle the open water in the center. Starting out, we walked through the marsh zone.</div>
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From the marsh zone, we came into the tall shrub zone. As you may infer, a major constituent of this zone is tall shrubs. :)</div>
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Next is the tamarack zone. Tamarack pines are here in abundance, and we learned that they are an unusual pine – they’re deciduous!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abi, our resident biology enthusiast, particularly enjoyed the little things most of us walked right past. Like this sphagnum moss. :)</td></tr>
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And here, behind Daniel, you can see the last two zones: the low shrub zone, and the herb zone. I suppose the distinction between the two isn’t particularly sharp. And then it’s open water!</div>
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One cool feature of a quaking bog is the false bottom, which you can see here, in the marsh zone. We tried finding something sturdy enough laying around to pierce through the false bottom, but the best we could find was tall grass that wasn’t too cooperative. Nonetheless, were you to stick your foot down there you would just keep going down. :)</div>
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After the boardwalk, we went in to see the little nature center they have there, in an old barn and silo.</div>
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This elevator is built in the silo, and it has one glass wall so you can travel up and down a timeline of the Volo Bog area over time.</div>
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And then, after some fun perusing in the center, we headed back to help wrap up the conference. :)Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984480650666782218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-35677490681515073542017-08-15T14:27:00.000-07:002017-08-16T21:23:59.020-07:00The Warrior and the Drop of Blood.<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;">
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In my own church was an old blind warrior, called <i>Me</i>. He had been the terror of all the inhabitants of Raiatea, and the neighbouring islands; but in the last battle which was fought before Christianity was embraced, he received a blow which destroyed his sight.<br />
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A few years after my settlement at Raiatea, Me was brought under the influence of the Gospel, and when our church was formed, he was among the first members admitted. His diligence in attending the house of God was remarkable, whither he was guided by some kind friend, who would take one end of his stick, while he held the other. The most respectable females in the settlement thought this no disgrace, and I have frequently seen principal chiefs, and the king himself, leading him in this way to chapel. Although blind, he attended our adult schools at six o’clock in the morning, and by repeating and carefully treasuring up what kind friends read to him, he obtained a great familiarity with the truths of the New Testament.<br />
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On the first Sabbath after my return I missed old Me; and not receiving the hearty grasp of congratulation from him to which I was accustomed, I inquired of the deacons where he was, when they informed me that he was exceedingly ill, and not expected to survive. I determined, therefore, to visit him immediately. On reaching the place of his residence, I found him lying in a little hut, detached from the dwelling-house, and on entering it, I addressed him by saying, “Me, I am sorry to find you so ill.” Recognising my voice, he exclaimed, “Is it you? Do I really hear your voice again before I die? I shall die happy now. I was afraid I should have died before your return.”<br />
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My first inquiry related to the manner in which he was supplied with food; for, in their heathen state, as soon as old or infirm persons become a burden to their friends, they were put to death in a most barbarous manner. Even for a considerable time after Christianity was embraced, we found it necessary, when visiting the sick and afflicted, to make strict inquiry as to the attention they received. In reply to my question, Me stated that at times he suffered much from hunger. I said, “How so? You have your own plantations;” for, although blind, he was diligent in the cultivation of sweet potatoes and bananas. “Yes,” he said, “but as soon as I was taken ill, the people with whom I lived seized my ground, and I am at times exceedingly in want.” I asked him why he had not complained to the chief, or to some of the Christian brethren who visited him, and his affecting reply was, “I feared lest the people should call me a talebearer, and speak evil of my religion; and I thought I would rather suffer hunger or death than give them occasion to do so.”<br />
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I then inquired what brethren visited him in his affliction to read and pray with him. Naming several, he added, “they do not come so often as I could wish; yet I am not lonely, for I have frequent visits from God – God and I were talking together when you came in.” “Well,” I said, “and what were you talking about?” “I was praying to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better,” was his reply. Having intimated that I thought his sickness would terminate in death, I wished him to tell me what he thought of himself in the sight of God, and what was the foundation of his hope. “Oh,” he replied, “I have been in great trouble this morning, but I am happy now. I saw an immense mountain with precipitous sides, up which I endeavoured to climb, but when I had attained a considerable height, I lost my hold, and fell to the bottom. Exhausted with perplexity and fatigue, I went to a distance and sat down to weep, and while weeping, I saw a drop of blood fall upon that mountain, and in a moment it was dissolved.” Wishing to obtain his own ideas of what had been presented to his imagination, I said, “This was certainly a strange sight; what construction do you put upon it?” After expressing his surprise that I should be at a loss for the interpretation, he exclaimed, “That mountain was my sins, and the drop which fell upon it was one drop of the precious blood of Jesus, by which the mountain of my guilt must be melted away.” I expressed my satisfaction at finding he had such an idea of the magnitude of his guilt, and such exalted views of the efficacy of the Saviour’s blood, and that although the eyes of his body were blind, he could with the “eye of his heart” see such a glorious sight. He then went on to state, that the various sermons he had heard were now his companions in solitude, and the source of his comfort in affliction.<br />
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On saying, at the close of the interview, that I would go home and prepare some medicine for him, which might afford him ease, he replied, “I will drink it, because you say I must, but I shall not pray to be restored to health again, for my desire is to depart and be with Christ, which is far better than to remain longer in this sinful world.” In my subsequent visits, I always found him happy and cheerful, longing to depart and be with Christ. This was constantly the burden of his prayer. I was with him when he breathed his last. During this interview, he quoted many precious passages of Scripture; and having exclaimed with energy, “Oh death, where is thy sting?” his voice faltered, his eyes became fixed, his hands dropped, and his spirit departed to be with that Savior, one drop of whose blood had melted away the mountain of his guilt. Thus died poor old Me, the blind warrior of Raiatea.<br />
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984480650666782218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-80802233522156931782016-07-02T06:30:00.002-07:002016-07-02T06:30:41.432-07:00As One Does In Chicago...In March we made a trip out to Chicago for a CocoaConf. On most of our trips for CocoaConf, we send a delegation, and we were very happy that it worked out for us all to go this time!<br />
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We all help out in various aspects for a Cocoaconf, but usually most of the work is during initial set up and then teardown (during the conference we only need a handful of people there to keep things running). So while the conference is going on, the rest of us who aren’t busy helping hang out at the hotel, catch up on laundry, or (most exciting :) go sightseeing. The Lord has allowed us to see some pretty neat things on our trips for CocoaConf — since the conferences are held all over the country, we get the opportunity to explore lots of interesting and fun places.<br />
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This time, we visited Wheaton College!<br />
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(I'm not sure if that counts for typical sightseeing, but it's quite the sort of thing we like to do :)<br />
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We had a few potential places to see lined up, one of which was a museum at the Billy Graham Center. But then we learned the Billy Graham Center also houses an archive containing materials from many American missionaries. Our family reads lots of missionary biographies, and we were very excited to be able to see some of the original writings of missionaries we had read about!<br />
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So Mom got in touch with the folks at the Billy Graham Center, and arranged a time for us to visit.<br />
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After we arrived, Mom took the little boys to see the museum, leaving Hannah, Joanna, Bekah, Susanna, Sammy, and me in the Manuscript Reading Room.<br />
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Before we left for the Billy Graham Center, we pulled up their catalog page on their website, and we selected some collections of documents to look through. Everything was in numbered folders, packed in labeled file folder boxes. We only went through one box at a time, to keep from mixing things up.<br />
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First we looked at a box of materials related to/written by John and Betty Stam (missionaries in China).<br />
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At first we were all rather nervous, and proceeded with all due ceremony — I as the oldest <i>very carefully</i> opening the first box and <i>very carefully</i> passing out the folders to the others who sat <i>very carefully</i> watching me. All done <i>very carefully</i>.</div>
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Next we looked at some things from John and Isobel Khun (missionaries to the Lisu in China).<br />
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Last of all we looked at some things from Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth (missionaries in China in the late 1800's and early 1900's). We hadn't really planned it, but all of the missionaries whose writings we looked at were from China.<br />
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Another thing we hadn't planned was the order in which we looked at (something), and we ended up saving the best (or should I say <i>biggest</i> :) for last! The Goforths' manuscripts were close to twice as many as any of the others that we saw that day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This page made me smile. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to look at the manuscripts for several of Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth's books<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">We had previous read this story (How "Old Autocrat" Was Won By A Sketch)<br />
in Rosalind Goforth's book Miracle Lives of China, and Joanna found<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at the manuscript for a book by Jonathan Goforth about<br />
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We finished up at the archives around 5:30 pm. We spent about four hours there, but I'm quite sure we could have spent the whole day and had plenty to keep us busy! We had an amazing time and we're very grateful for the opportunity!<br />
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Like I said earlier, our family reads lots of missionary biographies. It has been a tremendous blessing to us — to me personally, to hear and read the stories of great Christians of the past, and to see “at a glance,” so to speak, what God did in and through them. It was wonderful to able to see an touch the letters and journals of some of the heroes of the faith that we’ve read and heard of so much before.</div>
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One thing I’ve seen many times in the lives of many great Christian men and women is their relationship with Jesus. It came first. <i>First</i> they learned to walk with God, to love and obey Him. That relationship was central in everything else they did. That’s what made them what they were.<br />
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I’ve had to continually remind myself that Hudson Taylor, or David Brainerd, or William Borden, or any other Christian I read about, wasn’t just an extraordinary person. Each of them was a normal person that surrendered themselves to an almighty God, and <i>He</i> worked in them and through them. And that’s exciting, because that’s something that all of us who love the Lord can do too! We can have that same relationship with Jesus, and experience the same love and joy and strength — <i>His</i> love, <i>His</i> joy, and <i>His</i> strength. We might never end up in the Amazon or in Shanghai, we might never be martyrs, we might never have books written about us, but that isn’t the point, is it? The point is that God is glorified, and He is glorified when we surrender to Him and let Him work in us. And God will take care of the rest.<br />
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The crew for this event was made up of Mommy, Ben, Solomon, Joanna, Bekah, Sammy, Josh, Daniel, and myself. It was a combined business trip and also family visit, as we were able to arrange with Grandpa Bill and Grandma Penny to meet up with them at Yosemite and explore the valley during the conference.<br />
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We took a southernly route to California, following the Route 66 corridor. Along the way we stopped at the beautiful Painted Desert of Arizona. It was a very windy day, so we didn’t do much hiking about in search of petrified wood, but we did get out alongside the road. The older kids enjoyed taking pictures and scrutinizing the geology of the area while the younger ones enjoyed spelunking to the best that circumstances would allow.</div>
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Someone had to stay at the conference center with our equipment, as the conference center couldn’t be locked up during the day. But it was a fine place to spend an afternoon as well. :)<br />
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And then we headed up out of Yosemite Valley. We happened to hear from someone there that at that time of year, at a certain time in the afternoon, you could see a rainbow in Bridalveil Fall from Tunnel Viewpoint. So we made that a stop on our way out, and got there just as the colors were showing up in the waterfall. It was gorgeous! :)</div>
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Traveling home the same way we came, we stopped this time at the Arizona Meteor Crater – our first time there since almost 20 years ago. </div>
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It was impressive, but hard to grasp just how big it is – a mile across, 600 feet deep.<br />
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There’s a neat museum at the rim about the history of the meteor crater, how they figured out it was caused by a meteor and not volcanic, and about meteor impacts in general. </div>
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In Albuquerque, New Mexico, we went to Garfield Bible Chapel for their Sunday meeting. We’ve stopped there before, on our travels to the West, and it was neat to see friends again, and make new friends. We happened to come on a day when a missionary from France was visiting, and he gave an encouraging message reminding us all that we are called to be Christ’s witnesses wherever we go. “A good witness is faithful – never adding or subtracting.” </div>
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And then we made it home! To find out that some people left at home had been busy during our absence…<br />
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Sarah, Suby, Noah, Abi, and Daddy surprised Mommy by painting the hallway and replacing the carpet on the basement stairs.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In late February, we held our third Missions Fair here in St. Louis at the Family Vision Library. It was a wonderful evening of fellowship, interesting international foods, beautiful display boards to read, informative presentations, and encouragement to pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers to His harvest. Eight families participated, and the countries/people groups represented were Vietnam, the Mixteco people of Mexico, Egypt, Ecuador, the Wano people of Indonesia, Israel, India, Cambodia, Germany, and The Netherlands.</span></div>
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<br />Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650742012078460076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-34007605948639615702016-03-02T15:26:00.006-08:002016-03-02T15:26:48.670-08:00A tour of the Solar System (by Sammy)<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 9px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In early February, we went on a tour of the solar system. Our first stop was Earth. We couldn't get to any of the other planets... so we just stayed here and looked at them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">During late January and early February this year, you could see Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter (all the planets except Uranus and Neptune) in the early morning sky. Before the the sun rose, we took a family silhouette family picture. Then we watched the sunrise. After the sun rose, the only planet we could see was the Earth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sleepy little blue eyes, a soft fuzzy head, and occasional little squeaks, welcomed us to grandparenthood (and auntie- and unclehood) on April 11, with the arrival of</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: normal;"> <b>John Mark Klein</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, the oldest child of </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: normal;">Zak and Beth</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. The little family (locally known as Kleins Minor) has been doing very well and enjoyed an extended trip west this fall, much to the enjoyment of many of John’s great-grandparents.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> We are all are thankful for Zak’s continued work from his home office, and John is always willing to take the keyboard and help his daddy with any tricky code when the need arises.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">John was born on his <b><span style="line-height: normal;">Uncle Daniel</span>'s</b> third birthday, inspiring Daniel's cute, but inaccurate and fruitless, exclamation, "But uncles don't sit in [juvenile] carseats!". Daniel is thrilled with everything that John (now eight months old) does, which absolutely delights John, which in turn causes Daniel to erupt in laughter, which John finds totally hilarious, which makes Daniel completely.... well, you know where this is headed. Daniel's favorite rock stratum is the Cambrian, but he enjoys any fossil he can lay hands on. His commentary keeps his siblings rushing to transcribe, to wit: “The earth is similar to the moon. Except the moon has no states, and the earth does.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal;">Aunt Abi </span>(25) was again busy with event planning, traveling, helping with time management, correspondence, hospitality, serving in various creative ways, and encouraging the people in her life. She has a keen reasoning ability that would have greatly benefited our first bearded dragon, who was fed a seemingly nutritious and delicious firefly. As the lizard happily accepted the second, Abi's quick research revealed that fireflies were highly toxic, and as expected, he soon expired. Zak, Abi and Ben conspired with friends to produce a surprise 30th wedding anniversary video for us, which was both touching and hilarious. It was created with lots of love, an electric broom, figs, a finch protection device, a wild turtle, and a silk tie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: normal;"><b>Aunt Sarah</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (22) directed the painting crew for Zak and Beth's first land-based home, which is just a couple of miles away from Auntie and Uncle HQ, and into which they moved in January. She has recently enjoyed doing a programming project with Zak. She loves spending time with Nephew, but in a pinch, looking at his photos brings her much joy. Working on musical projects, reading biographies and histories, collecting books on languages, helping with event planning, theme-decorating for her siblings’ birthdays, and reciting portions of favorite lectures with her siblings has kept her busy. She has been known to secretly paint large portions of the house to surprise certain family members. And then act like nothing ever happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><b>Uncle Solomon</b> </span>(21) is proving to be a very able uncle. In fact, Solomon is often mistaken for one of his grandfathers. His year was largely spent behind a viewfinder, which, combined with a lot of time crossing the continent to attend or put on conferences, yielded a great selection of photos. He helped with video and sound at several events and learned a little about installing ceramic tiles in low light conditions and the importance of staying cool when the air conditioner is off. He replaced an alternator on our van, and pondered the Kleins Minor’s mysterious engine trouble, while waiting for a tow truck with Zak in their travel trailer. He has filled in on many occasions as emcee at our conferences, and his conversation is rich with adverbs. Basically.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><b>Aunt Hannah</b></span> (20) helped to keep various events on track, practiced some violin, and baked the best pizza in town for us on most Friday nights. To the best of her ability, she helped maintain the tradition of incinerating the marshmallows on the sweet potatoes, to delight our Thanksgiving guests. Another high point for Hannah was attending a special conference in Kentucky, where she learned a smattering of things from the subjectivity of radiometric decay rate determinations, to the abundance of 4-bar mechanisms in nature. The latter was interesting, but it did not aid her in her noble attempts to sufficiently power a knee kicker while installing carpet on the concrete basement stairs. (Solomon was able to provide the impact. Basically.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><b>Aunt Joanna</b> </span>(18) enjoyed our opportunity to host a couple of traveling families who were from China, and especially the chance to converse in Mandarin. A favorite memory for her was meeting up with dear friends as both our families converged in Wyoming, which caused a brief population surge in that state. With Zak's help, Joanna wrote a sweet song in celebration of our anniversary, with which the kids also serenaded us for a surprise. We knew something was up as soon as they sat us down and handed us a box of Kleenex. "...14 kids and a grand-baby later.."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The careful popping off of ceramic wall tiles in the upstairs bathroom was a moment of great satisfaction for <span style="line-height: normal;"><b>Uncle Noah</b> </span>(14), as the second mystery leak which sogged his otherwise meritorious repair job in the basement was squelched. He also replaced sheetrock on the basement stairs, and was an accomplice to Sarah's surprise painting project. He silenced many a squeaking glider through his careful study of sleep-inducing furniture mechanisms. As we passed through California, Noah relished the opportunity to work on his grandparents’ front door closer. He fixes stuff almost faster than we can break it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Along a hiking trail outside Austin, Texas, we came to a flat expanse of rock decked with potholes. We followed the gently sloping surface downhill, stopping where a wide, shallow, silent river began to cover it. Soon we saw that the water passed over a maze of submerged curved grooves in the rock. Thinking this was the “lower falls” at end of the trail, we stopped to take pictures, play at the water's edge, and throw rocks. Time passed, camera batteries waned, and our appetites increased.</span><br />
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Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650742012078460076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-54590432782898461812015-03-19T07:50:00.000-07:002015-03-19T07:50:33.764-07:00Zak and Beth's Wedding, Part 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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An interesting twist to the day was a big rainstorm which came shortly after the ceremony ended. Those who had slipped out to get some fresh air came scurrying back in, and everyone stayed cozy in the building which rapidly grew more humid. Thankfully there were fans in the windows, which helped bring the temperatures down!</div>
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While Zak and Beth Klein enjoyed greeting family and friends following the wedding, a group of girls and guys from the Rhinelander congregation kept things moving along for the reception, to be held in the same room. We are so thankful for their help!</div>
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After greeting folks, it was time to assemble the many Kleins and Bales together for family pictures. We had planned to take them outside, but with the rainstorm, we ended up using the blue backdrop instead. Ben Bale used a mic to gather the various family members together.<br />
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And so ended that beautiful day... but it only marked the very beginning of two lives joining as one, ready to follow the Lord every step of the way. After the wedding, the couple spent the rest of the year traveling around the country, living in a travel trailer, visiting with family and friends in both the States and in Mexico, and seeing many natural and historic landmarks on their route. It has been amazing to see where the Lord has taken them as they followed His leading. Truly "there is a wonder and wildness to life, and freedom for those who obey."</div>
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<i><b>"...we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ."</b></i></div>
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February 20 was the second annual St. Louis Homeschool Missions Fair!<br />
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It was a very neat time of learning about what God is doing through His servants around the world, and of how much there still is to do!</div>
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Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742984196690155878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-34844596719959764272015-02-09T10:56:00.000-08:002015-03-04T15:00:38.516-08:00Zak and Beth's Wedding, Part 4<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Long overdue post with pictures from Zak and Beth's wedding ceremony :)</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">“As we have watched over the last several months of Zachary and Elizabeth getting to know each other, and coming to this momentous decision, it has been such a joy for us to see these two young people earnestly seeking the Lord’s will. More often than not, when you saw them together, you saw them with their Bibles open, studying together, praying together. It was such a joy to see that. As we have gotten to know Elizabeth, we are so thrilled to have her join our family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Zachary and Elizabeth, I just want to encourage you and challenge you that as you start your new life together, and as your love for each other grows, that you never lose your first love. It’s the Lord Jesus Who made this all possible for you two, and I know He is right now the most important Person in your lives - and it needs to stay that way. As you grow closer to Him, you will grow closer to each other. I encourage you to always seek that, so that together, with His help, your marriage will always be a wonderful thing, a blessing to each other and everyone around you."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">"Elizabeth came home from Romania in January, having no idea what God was going to do with her life. Nor did any of us! that’s how God works. He has great things in store for all of us, as we seek and follow Him, and let our lives be committed into His hands and His care.</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">"We are so blessed to see Zak and Elizabeth wanting to serve the Lord. As we have endeavored to train up our children to love the Lord and love His holy Scriptures, that’s our final encouragement to give them today - 'Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.' Our desire for them is that their lives would be daily, weekly, monthly - as many days as the Lord gives them together - be based upon God’s Word. As Elizabeth and Zak build their lives together on God’s Word on Jesus Christ, Who is the Rock, they will get through the hard times that are coming in their future. They will get through them because Jesus Christ is the Rock, and they are going to build their house on the Rock.</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">May God bless Zak and Elizabeth from this day forward. May they shine for Him as one flesh. May that be carried on into all eternity. May they bring glory to the Lord Jesus Christ."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love is patient, love is kind</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>No eyes of envy, true love is blind</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love is humble, it knows no pride</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>No selfish motives hidden inside</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love is gentle, makes no demands</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Despite all wrong, true love still stands</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love is holy, love is pure</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>It lasts forever, it will endure</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love knows when to let go</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love knows when to say no</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love grows in the light of the Son</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And love shows the world that the Son of Love has come</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love is loyal, believes the best</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>It loves the truth; love stands the test</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love is God sending His Son</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love forgives all we have done</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love knows when to let go</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love knows when to say no</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love grows in the light of the Son</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And love shows the world that the Son of Love has come</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>In this world where hatred seems to grow</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>True love goes against the flow</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And becomes so hard to show</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>In this world, where push turns into shove</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Through the power of His love</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Lord we need to know the power of Your love</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love knows when to let go</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And love shows the world that the Son of Love has come</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Love of God is greater far</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Than tongue or pen can ever tell;</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It goes beyond the highest star</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And reaches to the lowest hell.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The guilty pair, bowed down with care</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">God gave His Son to win;</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">His erring child He reconciled</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And pardoned from his sin.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">O love of God, how rich and pure!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How measureless and strong!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It shall forevermore endure,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The saints and angels song.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When hoary time shall pass away</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall;</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When men who here refuse to pray</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On rocks and hills and mountains call,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">God's love, so sure, shall still endure,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All measureless and strong;</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Redeeming grace to Adam's race,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The saints and angels song.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">O love of God, how rich and pure!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How measureless and strong!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It shall forevermore endure,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The saints and angels song.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Could we with ink the ocean fill,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And were the skies of parchment made,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Were every stalk on earth a quill,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And every man a scribe by trade,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To write the love of God above</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Would drain the ocean dry,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nor could the scroll contain the whole,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Though stretched from sky to sky!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">O love of God, how rich and pure!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How measureless and strong!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It shall forevermore endure,</span></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">For the last verse and chorus, both families sang in Romanian</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Iubirea Lui e mult prea mare,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>În vorbe simple să o descrii.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Mai sus de orice stea răsare,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Şi în adâncimi o poţi găsi.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Înaintea Lui când vii şi Îi spui</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Păcatul tău murdar,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>El, prin Isus, îţi dă de sus</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Scăpare, în al Său har.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Iubire sfântă şi bogată,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Tu ne rămâi mereu</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Cântarea noastră minunată,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>În veci lui Dumnezeu!</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Zak and Beth sharing their story (you can read it <a href="http://blog.inkleinations.com/2014/07/zak-beths-testimony.html">here</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">A mutual friend from the Madison area, Dave,<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I, Zachary, before God and these witnesses, take you, my dear Elizabeth, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish according to God’s holy and beautiful will. And so I pledge to you my love, and faithfulness, and I give myself to you as your husband."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"I, Elizabeth, before God and these witnesses, take you, my dear Zachary, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish according to God’s holy and wonderful will. And so I pledge to you my love, and faithfulness, and I give myself to you as your wife."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>There is a joy in the journey</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>There's a light we can love on the way</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>There is a wonder and wildness to life</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>And freedom for those who obey</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And all those who seek it shall find it</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>A pardon for all those who believe</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>A hope for the hopeless and sight for the blind</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And to all who've been born of the Spirit</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And who share incarnation with Him</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Who belong to eternity, stranded in time</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And weary of struggling with sin</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Forget not the hope that's before you</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>And never stop counting the cost</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Remember the hopelessness when you were lost</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>There is a joy in the journey</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>There's a light we can love on the way</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>There is a wonder and wildness to life</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>And freedom for those who obey</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">In their excitement they forgot the words for a moment :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patrick Clough from Saint Louis, whose family hosted Beth in May</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Matthew 13:45-46</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">“…the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">"...Zak and Beth, this reminds me of the two of you. I think you both have some firsthand knowledge of what the merchant in this parable must have felt. You both come from families that taught you, not only to value the Lord, which is most important, but also to value people, especially Christian fellowship. You both have been walking with the Lord Jesus for a number of years, you’ve served Him in various places, in various capacities, and you’ve seen some of life in your time. You’ve seen the everyday pearls of the world. But you also know what a good one looks like. Both of you entered this relationship knowing exactly what you were looking for. I know there were long afternoons and evenings spent on the phone, on my front porch, in the living room, other places, going over all the qualities of the pearl that you had found one another. The result - here we are today! Today is evidence that you have found, both of you, the pearl of great value."</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">"...Zak and Beth, in a sense, you are this day selling everything you have, to commit to the other. You’re saying you recognize the great value that is to be had in one another. So many marriages struggle today because they don’t see their marriage as a beautiful pearl which takes effort to secure. The man in this parable old all that he had. Action was required.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">"...A good marriage isn’t based on chemistry. It’s not even based on trust, though that’s important. The Bible teaches it’s not even based on love for one another. It’s based on the desire of two individuals to love, serve, and honor the Lord Jesus Christ for the rest of their lives. And as a result of that love for the Lord Jesus, there will be trust, there will be chemistry, and oh yes, there will be love."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"We see that God’s Word, the Bible, has a lot of keys in it for a good marriage. But it also has a lot of keys to everything in it. We’re here today to celebrate the pearl of great price, that Zak and Beth found in each other, but that’s not the end of the parable that we read. </span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You and I are the pearl. The merchant Who sold all to buy the pearl is none other than Jesus Christ. I can tell you right now, I don’t often look feel like a beautiful pearl. And I know I don’t look like one. I mess up, I make mistakes, you could even say that I sin against God Who created me. Maybe you would say today, 'Yep, me too. I am not worthy to be a beautiful pearl purchased by Him.' The bad news today for me, for you, is that there is some truth to that. The Bible teaches that we’ve all offended God with our sinful nature, and that we’ve fallen short of the standard that He requires of us. In Romans 3 we are told that 'all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.'</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"That’s the bad news. But this is a wedding - we want some good news. And here it is: that today in God’s mercy and love, He does not leave us without hope. Even though you and I have blown it many times, even though we have a sinful nature, you and I are valuable to God. Even when we ignore, or even mock Him. Friends, the good news is that He still loves us. Don’t take my word for it. Hear what kind of love God has for you, from His Word. 'For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die, yet perhaps for a good man, some would even dare to die; But God demonstrates His own love to us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:6, 8).'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">"In this story, we’re not told the pearl was perfect, but all pearls have value. Christ wants you to come to Him, in your imperfection, because perfection is not what’s required to be accepted by the Lord. What’s required is a willingness to repent of your sins, ask the Lord for forgiveness, and live each day recognizing the price He paid for you. What was that price? </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">"What did the Lord do to purchase you? He did what the merchant is this parable did - He sold all. He sacrificed Himself, He gave up His place at the right hand of God, He made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and came in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross (Philippians 2:6-8). That was the price He paid, to purchase you and I. Why would He do that? He did that because you are a valuable, valuable pearl to Him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">"In this parable, the transaction of buying the field was an act of joy. Can you imagine the excitement the merchant must have had, as he went and laid down everything he had, to get this pearl that he had finally found? The Lord Jesus made this transaction joyfully. Hebrews 12 tells us, 'for the joy that was set before Him, He endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.' </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">"What a gift we have been given! Like any gift, we did nothing to earn it. Just like Zak and Beth didn’t earn one another today - they are a gift from God to each other. Likewise, we don’t earn the right to be bought by the Lord. No amount of good deeds, good works, are going to give us favor with God. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, 'For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast.'</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">"The Lord loves you, He wants you, and He’s been seeking you as a pearl of great price. Wouldn’t it be cool if today, you made the transaction, and turned your life over to Jesus Christ?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"When I first got to know Zak, there was a little discussion about young people getting married. And so from that day on, I prayed for Zak, to be led to the young woman who was the Lord’s choice. So today I can say before I pray, a prayer already has been answered."</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Father, You are a great God, a good God, and truly the only God we can know. You were glorified in this ceremony today, and we thank You for that. I thank you for each family that is here today, and all the friends who have witnessed these vows made here. I praise You for the fact that You have led Zak and Elizabeth to come to know each other. I praise You for their testimony. As they go from this place, I pray that they will be a light in a sinning world, as was and is our Lord Jesus Christ, and I pray that they will be witnesses to everyone they meet as they journey, through this country and through their life. May the Lord Jesus Christ be praised. Amen.</span></span></i><br />
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Leaving, while the congregation sings<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>All the way my Savior leads me,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> What have I to ask beside?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Can I doubt His tender mercy,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Who through life has been my Guide?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Here by faith in Him to dwell!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> For I know, whate’er befall me,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Jesus doeth all things well;</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> For I know, whate’er befall me,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Jesus doeth all things well.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> All the way my Savior leads me,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Cheers each winding path I tread,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Gives me grace for every trial,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Feeds me with the living Bread.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Though my weary steps may falter</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> And my soul athirst may be,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Gushing from the Rock before me,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Lo! A spring of joy I see;</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Gushing from the Rock before me,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Lo! A spring of joy I see.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> All the way my Savior leads me,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Oh, the fullness of His love!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Perfect rest to me is promised</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> In my Father’s house above.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> When my spirit, clothed immortal,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Wings its flight to realms of day</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> This my song through endless ages:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Jesus led me all the way;</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> This my song through endless ages:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Jesus led me all the way.</i></span>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">“Come up to our monastery- we’ve been waiting for you”, a Buddhist monk told Gladys and her escort. “We want to hear about the God that loves sinners.” </span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gladys Aylward, missionary to China, had been traveling with a Chinese doctor to an unreached mountain village in a western province in China, on the border of Tibet. After eleven days in the wilderness, they had lost their way. Exhausted and afraid, they knelt to pray. Then, at Gladys’ suggestion, they began to sing. Their song was heard by some of the monks from the monastery on the hill up ahead, and so this monk had found Gladys and Dr. Huang, and was now inviting them to come up and stay a while to teach them.</span></i> </blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gladys was shocked. She knew these men lived in strict seclusion, and were never allow to speak to a woman. What made them so eager that they would disregard this rule, and how did they know that there was a God that loves sinners?</span></i> <i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The threesome ascended the hill to the monastery, and there met about 500 hundred more monks, all eager to hear of the God that loved sinners.</span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“Many years ago”, he said, “a man came by on horse back, and gave us this.” He motioned to the wall, where was tacked a piece paper worn and cracked after so many years, which had John 3:16 written on it. “All of us have read or listened to these words many times, and have committed them to memory. This was all the man brought, but from this alone we learned there was a God that loved sinners. </span></i> </blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"For five years we sought to find where this God that loved sinners lived, but we found no information about this matter. Finally one of us made a vow that he would go and not return till he had learned more about this God. He with several others left travelled long through the mountains till they arrived in the small town of Len Chow. There they found a Christian evangelist, who told them as much as he could, and gave them each a copy of the Gospels. These they brought back to us, and together we read them.</span></i> </blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“These words”, the monk continued, “we believe to be true. But there were many things we could not understand. One text was of great importance to us. At the end of mark’s gospel, Christ commanded His disciples to 'Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature'. We were sure that one day, one of those who had been given this command would come to tell us. We only needed to wait for them to come, and to be ready to listen when they did. when we heard your singing, we knew that you were the messengers we had been waiting for, and so we sent for you."</span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gladys was too moved to speak. These men had been waiting, believing that those who knew this great God Who loves sinners, those who had tasted of His love and knew His grace, would be more than eager to be obedient to Him, and “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel…”</span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Our goal for the missions fair was to help us to remember to be praying for those who are still unreached with the Gospel and those who are trying to reach them, as well as to keep the Great Commission before us, so that we will be fulfilling our Lord’s command to “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Each family participating chooses a country or people group to focus on. Then they research and learn together about that country or people group, and put together a table display with information on that country or people group (population, language, needs, religion, photos, etc. etc.).</span><br />
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Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742984196690155878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-80190825317931994622014-12-05T13:47:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:47:40.293-08:00Zak and Beth's Wedding, Part 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<i>Since he has at least a six-pack of aspiring photographers in the family, Zak had asked his siblings to be the photographers at the wedding, and the following are the collective shots from their cameras. We were thankful to our friends Kayley and Nathan for taking photos while both families were up in front.</i></div>
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The morning of the wedding, a group of the girls headed to the church building at 7 to finish food preparations for the reception. The meal Zak and Beth requested was taco salad - also known as “haystacks.” Much of the food preparation had been done beforehand, but there were still 35 heads of lettuce and several dozen tomatoes to prepare. We were blessed by the young ladies and guys who came out to help with all the chopping!</div>
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As the morning progressed, more local friends arrived to help, and the busyness continued. We had a last minute change in the wedding program, and here are our dear friends from Saint Louis, Carrie Clough and her son Silas, helping out by affixing the new inserts into the printed programs.</div>
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As it drew closer to three o’ clock, we began to scurry about getting changed out of our work clothes and making ourselves presentable!</div>
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This is when Zak emerged from changing into his wedding clothes, and in a rare moment of pre-wedding confusion, told Mom :</div>
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“…I left my dress shoes in the trailer at the campground!”</div>
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Smiling, Mom assured him that his shoes would be unnoticed. <br />
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It was so exciting for both Kleins and Bales, to see the many friends and family who arrived to celebrate this day with us. We were having such wonderful reunions, but we quickly had to hurry in the building, as it was approaching time for the wedding to begin!</div>
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<br />Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650742012078460076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-30882396417140878812014-10-13T09:58:00.000-07:002014-11-29T14:44:38.564-08:00JusticeA man complains bitterly, “There’s no justice in this world!”<br />
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If it doesn’t exist on earth, he has obviously never had any contact with the quality of justice that he is complaining ought to be here but isn’t. How does he know it is missing in human experience? Why is he sure it exists? Where could that be, and how does he know about it? How does he even have the concept of “justice” (or of grace, truth, holiness, or selfless love) if he is only the material of his body and has had no physical contact with justice by sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell?<br />
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Indeed, justice has none of these physical qualities. It is unquestionably nonphysical.<br />
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That we understand nonphysical concepts proves that we, our real selves that exist independent of our bodies, must be nonphysical as well. Materialism simply won’t hold up to examination. It cannot explain even the simplest realities of life that we experience daily. Much less can materialism explain profound thoughts, philosophical concepts, the drive to expand one’s knowledge, and the yearning for purpose and meaning even beyond this physical life.<br />
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Undeniably, the appreciation of truth, wisdom, and beauty, the loathing of evil, and the longing for ultimate fulfillment do not arise from any quality of the atoms, molecules, or cells that constitute the body or even of the brain.<br />
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Tissues know nothing about issues. There is therefore good reason to believe that the spirit to which these undeniably spiritual capacities belong will continue to exist even when the tissues that make up the body it has inhabited have died.<br />
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There is no denying the fact that, even though we have never seen it on earth, each of us innately recognizes a perfect standard of absolute justice, truth, and moral purity. Moreover, we have something we call a “conscience” that tells us when we have violated that standard. We can learn to turn a deaf ear to this inner voice or to pervert it, but it is there nevertheless.<br />
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The God who inspired the Bible claims to have written His moral laws in every human conscience:<br />
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The consciousness of having broken an unseen but not unknown perfect standard of right and wrong goes beyond culture and cannot be explained in terms of learned behavior. We can reason about what is right and wrong and decide upon behavior totally at odds with our upbringing and presumed conditioning.<br />
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This fact is proved again and again as generation after generation rebels against the standards they have been taught. The hippies of the sixties are but one example. Sin is defined in the Bible as coming short of that perfection for which God created us in order to reflect His own glory.<br />
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Sin is rejecting God’s light, refusing to let it guide and energize us in obeying our Creator’s will. We know when we are guilty of that, and that disturbing sense of coming short is what troubles the conscience.<br />
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Yes, we all have an undeniable inner recognition of right or wrong. The man who complains about the injustice of a court decision need not be referring to a violation of any legislated law. In fact, far from accepting every law passed by legislative bodies, we often complain about their injustice. The man sitting in court and observing what he considers to be improper procedure and conclusion is really demanding that the court itself adhere to the innate standard that he knows exists and believes the court has violated.<br />
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No one has the right to take another’s innocent life to save oneself. That rule is written in our conscience. But it is the very opposite of everything that evolution, were it true, would produce as instinctive reaction. Self-preservation is the law of the jungle and enforced by tooth and claw without compassion. </div>
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Respect for others is highly regarded among humans, and survival of the fittest could never produce it. Everywhere in nature, creatures kill and feed upon one another. We consider that normal and ourselves feed upon lower life forms that we have killed for our sustenance. At the same time, however, we know it is wrong to murder other human beings of whatever color, race, or creed. The random motions of atoms in our brains that presumably all began with a big bang and have proceeded by chance ever since could never produce the moral understanding that is common to all. </div>
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Nor can moral conviction or compassion for others be explained by any evolutionary process. In fact, “survival of the fittest” would be undermined by, and could never produce, conscience and ethical concerns. Yet the soldier who falls on an enemy hand grenade to save the lives of his buddies (as some have done), or the policemen and firemen who gave their lives in the attempt to rescue others on September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center was brought down by terrorists, are admired as heroes. A consistent materialist/evolutionist view would have to denounce as utterly senseless the risking of one’s own life to save the lives of total strangers. In spite of the predominant instinct of self-preservation, however, self-sacrificial deeds are admired and given the highest praise by society. How can that be, if we are products of evolution? </div>
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Furthermore, in spite of “thou shalt not commit murder” being written indelibly in every conscience, man finds reasons to kill and even to torture his fellows. These rationalizations include supposedly justifiable wars, ethnic hatred, and religious fanaticism. Man has his devious explanations by which he can justify almost any evil. He is a rational being, even accusing others of being irrational, the worst insult one can level at another. </div>
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But big bangs and the resulting chance motions of atoms do not produce rationality. Reason is not a quality of matter but an ability of persons. Consequently, a person must consist of something more than the material of the body. Nor can a physical universe explain the existence of personal beings with the ability to reason about their origin. That could come about only through an infinite Being having created them in His image and likeness so that they could know and love Him and one another and receive His and others’ love.<br />
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That we recognize a love that puts others ahead of oneself as the highest experience—and that the expression of human love involves not just the physical pleasure of an animal body, but something so far beyond it that it can only be described as spiritual—is further proof of man’s origin at the hand of God and that man is more than the physical composition of his body. </div>
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Early in the week before the wedding, we enjoyed extended family time at the wonderful guest house, planning for the wedding (of course!) and many times of fellowship with the folks from the church in Rhinelander. Their hospitality was such a blessing!</div>
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We exceeded the capacity of the trash receptacles at our temporary abode (what else is new?) so we were given instructions to a nearby dumping area which we had permission to patronize.</div>
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We had one big room to use for the wedding and ceremony, and we saw that first setting up chairs in rows for the ceremony, then rearranging and adding tables for the reception, would not work with the number of people attending. So we had to be creative and figure out how to fit 220+ loved ones in the space available, for both parts of the day.</div>
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We spent a while going over possible layouts, and eventually, settled for this arrangement:</div>
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All the chairs faced forwards, with the tables set up. And following the wedding, the chairs in front of the tables were turned around.<br />
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While there was an abundance of chairs at the church building, they were all mismatched. So, our little boys sorted and tallied up all the different colors and styles of chairs, and came up with their own symmetrical pattern, to make the room look more "festive." :)<br />
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The picture doesn't really do it justice, but these fans cut out of butcher paper not only softened the light but cast pretty patterns across the ceiling. It was, as Bethie said, "simple, yet elegant!" :)</div>
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On Tuesday, some of the girls made a raid to the local Goodwill, to see if we could find fabric to make a backdrop for the wedding. We had the use of a room divider, which would be good to cover up most of the window in front of the building, but we were hoping and praying we could find something to cover it and give it some nice color. The Lord blessed our efforts and we left the thrift store with armloads of various blue and green curtains, sheets, and tablecloths, which we were able to pin up on the room divider as one big drape. As one of the girls said, "Zak and Bethie are going to get married in front of a clothes line!" :)</div>
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Even though things were super busy, and both families were separated by a two hour drive, Zak, Beth, and both sets of parents had a great desire to somehow have a special time together before the wedding, to slow down for a bit and encourage one another. We are thankful to the Lord for working out all the details, with each side driving an hour to meet up in the middle, on Thursday evening.</div>
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Friday came quickly - the day before the wedding. We spent most of the day preparing food for the reception, last minute cleaning the building, and working on decorating.<br />
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Then as it got later, various friends and family who would be involved in the wedding arrived, and we got ready to do the rehearsal. It was tricky starting out - not only were several of the key people for the ceremony not there (as they needed no rehearsing, and would arrive the next day) - the bride and groom were not there either! Beth was two hours away in Ironwood, and wasn't able to get to the church till an hour later than the time we planned. And Zak, along with a few siblings, was at a trailer park 2 hours away from Rhinelander. He was able to leave the trailer there set up, so when he and Bethie left Saturday evening, their home sweet home would be ready. </div>
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We closed our late evening in a time of prayer, and then it was off to get some rest. Beth took Zak's car and stayed overnight with some friends in Rhinelander. Our family piled in the bus and realized -this was our last time to ride in the bus as a family of 16! It was with much excitement and anticipation (of course, more so for <i>one</i> of us!) that we settled down for the night.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">We arrived in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, in the wee hours of July 5th, and stopped at this lovely little brown house where we would stay for the next week. It was owned by one of the families in the church, and they very graciously opened it to us during our stay.</span></div>
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After a good night’s rest in the guest house we spent the day settling for the coming week. Part of that included a trip to the thrift store, as we discovered that one of these young men left their clothes duffel on the kitchen floor back in St. Louis.</div>
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On Sunday the 6th, we met with the congregation at the church where the wedding would be held, and had a wonderful time catching up with old friends, and getting to meet new ones. Nearly all the Bales came down from Ironwood, MI (2 hours away) to be at church as well. After the meetings were over, we and the Bales prepared to head up to Ironwood, Michigan, where the Bale family is from. It was a beautiful day up north and we had planned to spend the day at Lake Superior — which, we learned, the locals simply call the Lake.</div>
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After mixing up Kleins, Bales, and Bîlcs in the bus, van, and truck (to make use of the two hour trip with much anticipated visiting!), we hit the road.<br />
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Once all was ready to go, all the crew piled into the bus - the Kleins; Zak and Beth; Mr. and Mrs. Bale, Hanna, Samuel, David and Nate; Esther (Bale) Bîlc and her husband Andrei (from Romania); and Josh Bale (Beth's younger brother, from New York City) with his wife Jen, and baby daughter Ariella. The Bales’ oldest son Ben (based in California) joined us at the Lake later on. We missed Beth's sister Ruth and her husband Aaron, who live in Rhinelander.</div>
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The bus is big, but with 27 people we didn’t quite fit in the front bus cabin, so the horde of boys cheerfully resigned to sitting in the back of the bus, on top of the collective ice chests and boxes of lunch. They kept the 1/2 hour jaunt to the Lake quite merry with their squeals and shouts filling the cabin as they bumped up and down in the back. </div>
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(Between both the Klein and Bale families, there are<br />
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Samuel, and David!)</td></tr>
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But all the same, it was a tightly packed and happy bunch of people in the front!</div>
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By the time we arrived at the Lake, it was 4 o'clock, and lunch began to get underway in earnest. The boys prepared a fire pit to roast hot dogs, while the girls prepared the remainder of the meal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We forgot to pack serving bowls or utensils - so we improvised<br />
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Hannah Klein, Sarah, Samuel Bale, Samuel Klein, Josh Klein</td></tr>
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The afternoon was full of much fun and fellowship, with lovely warm temperatures, not-too-cold water, and sweet family. We took advantage of it all!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben Klein and David Bale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrei and Daniel - best buddies :)</td></tr>
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And so began our first week in Rhinelander! There was much preparations to be done, errands to be run, and so many details to be ironed out - but before it all began, the Lord made it possible for all of us to gather together at the beautiful Lake, just to relax, spend time with each other, and enjoy His creation. We left with thankful hearts, excited to see what God would do in the days ahead.</div>
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Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650742012078460076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12816247.post-67050845214767628142014-07-20T19:27:00.000-07:002014-08-27T11:49:53.533-07:00Zak & Beth’s Testimony<i>Our blog has been sadly neglected for the better part of this year, and we are working on updating it as we have opportunity! </i><br />
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<i>While so much has gone on in the last seven months, of course the most monumental for our family has been Zak and Elizabeth Bale getting together, seeking the Lord's will for their lives, and eventually uniting in marriage. We are amazed and thankful as we look over what the Lord has done for the two of them thus far, and we can't wait to see what He does with these two young people as they seek to follow Him every step of the way.</i><br />
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<i>We are working on getting together the pictures from their wedding day and will hopefully be posting those soon, but first we wanted to share the testimony that Zak and Beth gave at their wedding in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, on July 12. </i><br />
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<b>Zak:</b> Thank you all so much for being here today. Some of you know that Rhinelander is the town where Elizabeth and I first met, in the winter of 2006. This area and this church are very special to both of us, and we are grateful to the Lord and our friends here for the opportunity to share this time with you all in this place.<br />
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Over the past few weeks a number of folks have asked Beth or myself just how we got together. For context, the Bale family has been serving as missionaries for the past several years in Romania, while the Klein family has resided in St. Louis for about the same period of time. Considering that these two locations are separated by 5,207 miles, including the Atlantic ocean, it's probably reasonable to wonder how we ended up in front here.<br />
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As I mentioned earlier, Beth and I first met back in 2006, when our families both attended a series of meetings here in Rhinelander. Over the next four years or so, our families saw each other for brief visits while we lived in central Wisconsin, and the Bales in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and our two families became friends. However, while I had taken note that Beth seemed to be a godly young lady, neither of us felt any interest in each other during this time. Our families had many similar priorities and experiences, but God still had much more to teach Beth and I before either of us were ready for this.<br />
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<b>Beth:</b> When we first met the Klein family, I was blessed to see their many kids, and see their heart for the Lord. Our families did see each other and get to be friends, but only for a couple of days a year, and usually in a large group setting. What I did see of Zak made me think he was a nice guy, but I had no idea that the Lord would work this out.<br />
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My family and I moved to Romania in 2010, where we lived for the next four years. Before we moved, some people had expressed concerns as to whether I would ever be able to find a husband if I moved to Romania. While we appreciated their concern, I truly felt it was God's leading, and if it was His will, He could bring me and my future husband together, in His time and in His place. And I actually felt that Romania was part of it all, and I've seen it to be so, as God worked in my life and taught me many lessons while I lived and worked with my family, and the things He had us deal with.<br />
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In late January of 2014, the Lord worked it out for my mom, my youngest sister and her husband, my two youngest brothers and I to come back for our first visit to the States, to be there for my Grandma Wright's 90th birthday, and to visit a whole lot of dear folks. Coming over from Romania, we landed in Chicago, stayed with a dear Romanian family, then headed West to California - the first stop being the Klein family.<br />
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<b>Zak:</b> When I first heard that some of the Bales would be visiting our home, I remember being rather nonchalant about the idea. By this time I had come to appreciate the family's ministry in Romania, and knew it would be good to see them again and be of whatever service we could. I figured it would be a nice visit, and then the Bales would be off to their next destination, and life would go on as usual.<br />
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It turned out God had other plans.<br />
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The Bales left our home in St. Louis on February 3rd, heading out towards California for their next stop. Again, I remember being very casual about the situation, but I also distinctly recall feeling as though I had “missed” something during those few days with the Bale family. But I dismissed the feeling without much thought - after all, there was surely nothing to be missed here.<br />
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Later that afternoon, we received a phone call from the Bales. Their van had broken down in Emporia, Kansas, about four hours away from our home. The family got a hotel room and tried to find either a shop to fix the van, or an alternative vehicle. Nothing seemed to work out, so later that night, my brother Solomon and I boarded my truck and headed out to Emporia, just ahead of a massive blizzard.<br />
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Between adventures in getting the Bale's van repaired and waiting out the storm, Solomon and I ended up spending the better part of two days stranded at the hotel with the Bales. Us boys stayed in a second room while details were worked out. During this time, the Lord opened my eyes to something I had never bothered to see before. We all know that trials tend to bring out a person's true character. As I worked alongside the Bales in trying to resolve the problem, God allowed me to see Elizabeth in a new light. Her attitude and demeanor in the face of difficult personal situations resonated with me, and I found myself reminded of a passage in 1 Peter 3.<br />
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“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”<br />
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When my brother and I finally parted company with the Bales and headed home on February 5th, I knew I wasn't going back to life as usual.<br />
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After some prayer and consternation, I talked to my parents about my newfound feelings. Dad and Mom were both very supportive, and faithfully prayed with me and for me during the following days and weeks. Dad gave me his blessing, and counseled me to talk with Elizabeth's father before too long.<br />
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The Bales stopped by our home again on March 5, on their way back up to their house in Ironwood, Michigan. They stayed for several days, and while I certainly took the opportunity to observe Beth and get to know the family better, I didn't share any of my feelings. But this second visit went a long way towards settling my thoughts on the matter. The day after the Bales left our house again, I called Mr. Bale and asked him if he would consider me as a husband for Elizabeth.<br />
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Tim agreed to pray about my request, and told me he would get back to me in “a few days.” Those few days were very long ones, for sure. However, the Lord used the time to prepare me for what was to come later. I remember repeatedly praying that, if this was not the Lord's will for Beth and I, the door would be closed.<br />
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Five days later, Tim called me back, and gave me his and Terri's blessing. Then he told me that I needed to talk to Elizabeth.<br />
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It took just over another month before I finally spoke with Beth about this. During the interim time, the Lord worked things out that myself and one of my sisters were able to travel with Terri, Elizabeth, and her two youngest brothers, David and Nate, for a two week trip across the Eastern United States. I went along as a driver, and during the trip I had many chances to get to know Beth better, as well as many opportunities to interact with family and friends that we visited along the way.<br />
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God was using this time to stretch me in many ways - spiritually, theologically, and physically. And all the while Beth and I shared many lengthy conversations in the car about a broad range of subjects, developing a friendship and learning more about each other every day.<br />
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<b>Beth:</b> On my side, in the brief times we'd seen each other since coming back to the States, I was very blessed and impressed with all the Lord had done in Zak's life since I had last saw him. Of course he was just one of many young men I knew who love the Lord, and I appreciated that, but I did my best to stay neutral, being kind, but not seeking attention. Over time, I began to wonder at times whether Zak was thinking something more, but I really couldn't tell because he did such a good job of just being a good Christian brother.<br />
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On the trip out East, these wonderings grew, and I prayed a lot, but mostly it was a very peaceful time getting to visit folks, and really getting to know who Zak was in a neutral way, because I hadn't really known him personally at all up to that point.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the home of long-time friends of the Bales in Kentucky</span></td></tr>
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The last night of our trip, Zak asked me to talk, and told me that he had talked to my dad, and that he had given his blessing for us to seek the Lord's will in the matter. On the one hand, the Lord had shown me a lot of things that gave me peace about the matter, but I also had some concerns. So we got to talk some, and it was a very blessed time. One really neat thing was, that we both agreed that God's will is best, and if this was not God's will, then we didn't want it to happen. But if it was - we totally did want it to happen. We agreed to pray about it, and to talk some more. Then we prayed together, and it was all a very special time.<br />
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The next day we all drove back to St Louis. After a few days at the Kleins', me and my family drove back up to Ironwood. Zak and I continued to talk over the phone, and as the scheduled time came for our family to go back to Romania, the Lord led us to change our plans. Which then made it possible for me to come down and visit in St Louis, and get to know Zak even better. The Lord continued to guide and show me things in so many ways, through people, through sermons, through the Bible, and through Zak.<br />
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<b>Zak:</b> Over the next six weeks after Beth and I first talked, God continued to give us many indications of His leading. Patrick Clough and his family, dear friends in St Louis, graciously opened their home to Elizabeth, and she stayed in the area for just over one month. During this time we saw each other almost daily, and spent the majority of our time together in prayer and Bible study as we discussed various issues and possible differences between us.<br />
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Beth and I both agreed that we wanted the Lord's will in this whole matter, and we also understood that when it came to matters of faith, family, or any area of life, God's word had to be our final authority, and not our own opinions or family practices. Thankfully our parents on both sides had instilled a deep respect and trust of the Bible in their children, and we now found ourselves appreciating the Scripture more and more as our guide in discovering God's plan for our lives individually, as well as together.<br />
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As time went on and our discussions continued, Elizabeth and I both saw that the Lord was indeed working between us. And as we talked and shared more of our thoughts and memories with each other, our friendship began to grow into something more.<br />
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On June 2nd, I asked Elizabeth if she would become my wife.<br />
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<b>Beth:</b> I said yes. (smile)<br />
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<b>Zak:</b> As we look back on the path God has led both of us over the past few months, one thing that stands out the most is that, while both Elizabeth and I were certainly interested in marriage, neither of us were led to search out a prospective spouse on our own. Jesus, quoting from the book of Genesis in Matthew 19:5, says “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh.” Up till this time, God had clearly given me a role within my family as a son and a brother to my (many) siblings. And He had given Elizabeth a place to serve with her family in Romania., more than 5000 miles away.<br />
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There were certainly many times in my adult life where I figured marriage wasn't going to be in my future. With our family's frequent moves and somewhat “unusual” lifestyle, I must confess that I was very doubtful at times that the Lord would ever bring me a spouse. After all, it's not like a godly missionary girl in a like-minded family from across an ocean would ever end up on our doorstep in St Louis, right?<br />
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Ephesians 3:19 says that God “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.” For Elizabeth and I, He has certainly done that. While neither of us can claim to have done as well as we ought, both of us have come to understand the principle of Matthew 6:33: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.”<br />
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Our hope is that everyone here today would be encouraged to seek the Lord even more, and to trust Him to provide “all these things” that you need. We are grateful beyond words that He was weaved our lives together, and we invite you to join with us in living out the promise of Psalm 37:5:<br />
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Zachary, Abigail,<br />
Benjamin, Sarah,<br />
Solomon, Hannah,<br />
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This hymn always seemed to be about farming or Thanksgiving. It's actually a soul winner's hymn. But it also has a good message for christian parents, whose job is to train their children in the way they should go, to persevere. </div>
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So much of parenting, which is a privilege and blessing, is teaching and doing the same thing over and over and over, in the midst of learning on the job, being tired or impatient, struggling with our own growth in the Lord (or lack). We need to keep our purpose before us and remember what it's all about. It all works together for good to those who love God.</div>
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<i>They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.</i></div>
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<br><br>Sowing in the morning, <div>sowing seeds of kindness,<br>Sowing in the noontide </div><div>and the dewy eve;<br>Waiting for the harvest, </div><div>and the time of reaping,<br>We shall come rejoicing, </div><div>bringing in the sheaves.<br><br><div>
Refrain:<br>Bringing in the sheaves, </div><div>bringing in the sheaves,<br>We shall come rejoicing, </div><div>bringing in the sheaves;<br>Bringing in the sheaves, </div><div>bringing in the sheaves,<br>We shall come rejoicing, </div><div>bringing in the sheaves.<br></div><div><br></div>
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Sowing in the sunshine, </div><div>sowing in the shadows,<br>Fearing neither clouds </div><div>nor winter’s chilling breeze;<br>By and by the harvest, </div><div>and the labor ended,<br>We shall come rejoicing, </div><div>bringing in the sheaves.<br></div><div><br></div>
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Going forth with weeping, </div><div>sowing for the Master,<br>Though the loss sustained </div><div>our spirit often grieves;<br>When our weeping’s over, </div><div>He will bid us welcome,<br>We shall come rejoicing, </div><div>bringing in the sheaves.</div>
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<i>Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, </i></div>
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Our current home has a lot more wall space that the previous one, so it allowed us to have a dedicated missionary wall area. </div>
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Some dear friends gave us the idea, as they had a similar set up in their home, with a map and current prayer needs. So, after moving to this huge house, we set it up in our dining/devotions/school area. It is a focal point and helps to keep updated with prayer requests for those who are unreached, and the christians who have left all to seek to reach them.</div>
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So we have room for a laminated map, hung almost level, and a big whiteboard that is separated into areas for those we want to be regularly praying for. We also had plenty of room for a book shelf, so we took apart a retail book display and modified it. It gives us space to keep missionary related books and newsletters displayed and accessible in the same area. We use some of those 3 prong portfolios to collect newsletters on this rack. In the center, we have some bulletin board strips for photos or recent newsletters. </div>
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Our desire is to remember what God is doing beyond our zip code and time zone. It is a struggle to think outside our own territory. The whiteboard especially has been a big help in keeping up to date with current events for missionaries. The addition of a dedicated calendar to mark up with events, travels and outreaches is the next ingredient we need.<br />
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<i>We give thanks to God always for you all, </i></div>
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We are super-excited that the Lord has opened the door for another homeschool missions fair! We were first involved in one with our dear friends in Wisconsin, and it was such a blessing! If you are in the St Louis area, here are the details! (Click each photo to enlarge - it is in brochure layout, so you kind of have to figure out where panel one begins!)</div>
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