TRUST in God!

Just got a call from a good friend, brother in Christ, and Ugandan Mission worker (A. H.). He is a very modest man, so I am going to keep his name confidential; but you that go to Uganda with us know who I am talking about. He called asking about some info on cost of well digging wells in Africa and then he shared some faith news with me. What is faith news, it is when you trust God for something and truly trust Him, by following Him in faith, which leads to action and some really cool things happen. Here is what happened for him. He just got back from a mission trip in Africa and when he left, he didn't have the money for the trip. He called me one day very concerned about this, I told him if God wanted him to go, God would provide just TRUST God! Sooooooooo as Paul Harvey says, here is the rest of the story: He wrote a check out of his account, (A large amount) for the trip and went trusting God for what He needed. They had a great trip, did some great work for the people there and in served the Great Commission and came home ready to face the reality of life in the states, that would be bills for those not knowing what I mean when I say reality. He told me this morning, he is not sure when it happened, but while on the trip there was a large deposit made in his account for three times what he wrote out of his account. Is that just not like our God? My friend is truly proof of what I have been screaming. God is more concerned with what happens in us, more than what happens outside of us. He is more about a life change in trusting Him for EVERYTHING and LEANING on Him for everything than he is about what we do, or where we go. When we get right internally, (Following Christ with our whole life) then the externally stuff happens, (Going to Africa, visiting people that are hurting, helping those in need, praying with those that are lost and can't find their way) that kind of stuff. So lets keep our hearts open and allow God to work in us internally so that we can attempt the impossible for a possible God!


Just thoughts from a sinner on his way home,
peace, byron

Scared and in the Dark!

Through the last month and a half, it has been a blur. There has been many things happening with Hope Community Church. We have move into our 5th building, we completed a 40 day fast and prayer together, there is much excitement in the air, and part of our mission team is in Africa right now. It always amazes me, but it shouldn't, that when we as God's people get on our face before Him, He will do amazing things; all He ask is that we just trust Him.

It is amazing that God only ask us to trust Him, especially when times seem dark, that should be the times we trust Him even more. If we could just understand He only has our best interest in His heart for us. When I was young I use to walk in my sleep, I would even have conversation with people in the house, freaky isn't it. One night I woke up to find myself in the dark and not knowing where I was. The embarrassing part was I was in my room and I was lost and couldn't find my way out, (Lets not tell anyone about this, OK). I called out in a panic and my mother came in my room and found me on top of the dresser, don't ask, but I was on top of my dresser. She did the amazing thing that I could not do, she found the light and turned it on. Right now some of you feel that you are in complete darkness and you can't find your way out. You feel in darkness and you are not able to turn the light on, now would be a good time to cry out to Dad, and let Him turn the light on in your life. How? Just pray! Ask the Father and then TRUST Him.


Just thoughts from a sinner on his way home,

peace, byron