This
year is flying by. My goodness, I did
not realize I had not posted for so long.
It certainly is not because we are not doing anything because we are for
sure! Father did not send us on a trip
until May 13. We were so excited to be
planning our travel and watching His timing and plans come together. He sent us to Springfield, Missouri, Kansas
City, Missouri and Northern Colorado. Of
course as usual He had LOTS of appointments for us but mainly He sent us to
spend time with a few of our spiritual children and grandchildren. Over this year we have added several to our
spiritual family. It is always exciting
to know that our quiver will never be full until the Lord says it is full! We are always open.
Our
time in the Springfield area was short but very special. We spent an hour or so visiting with our
precious adopted daughter and held her as we spoke blessings over her. She has a lot to do on a daily basis being a
single mom with a very demanding job.
Since we saw her, she has written asking for prayer concerning some
issues in her life. It is our joy to be
available to pray for her and know that the Lord is meeting her needs. In the Springfield area is where we met the
first of 3 Lindsay’s who served us in restaurants. We traveled to Kansas City and spent a couple
of days with another spiritually adopted family. The couple married last year and had
celebrated their one year anniversary before we arrived. This blended family of 3 (she has a daughter
8 years old) are doing so well. The Lord
has blessed them this past year and they have drawn closer to Him as the
transition has been made to being a family.
Here is where we met the 2nd of our servers named
Lindsay. By now we are wondering, Lord
what are you up to? I carry my scripture
cards with me so I have been able to share these cards with each server we have
met and also with our motel housekeepers.
Several friends came to visit with us while we were in KC and we spent
an evening encouraging and praying over them all. Such a special time!
Then
we went through Nebraska to Northern Colorado to spend time with another
adopted family. This year has not been
an easy one for them but their focus is on the Lord and they continue to seek
to walk in His ways and make wise decisions.
In Colorado is where we met our 3rd Lindsay. We decided to have barbecue for lunch before
we went up in the mountains so our server at the restaurant was named
Lindsay. We told her about the 3
Lindsay’s and she said, they must be special for you to have 3 of them. We agreed with her. We knew Father had a plan. I gave a scripture card to each one and we
shared about Jesus.
After
leaving the restaurant we stopped for gas. Something happened that could have
stopped our trip all together and it could have been life threatening. Charley was pumping gas and he tripped over
the gas hose and fell on his face full force.
He was bleeding profusely and with help from another person at the next
pump we were able to stop the bleeding enough for him to drive to a close grocery
store where he could look at himself in the mirror and see the damage. We were praying Lord what do we do. The laceration on his nose looked like it
needed stitches but he did not really want them so we got a bandage for his
nose and headed into the mountains. Our
adopted daughter was able to clean and dress the wound and then the children
with others in the house prayed over him.
We were so thankful to be with this precious family and to count our
blessings that the hose did not come out of the car and pour gas all over
him. Also we praised the Lord that in
falling Charley did not break any bones.
The injuries were superficial: a laceration on his nose, scrape and
bruise on his upper lip and his two front teeth broken. He had a few abrasions on his knee and was a
bit shaken but otherwise he was fine. We
watched his face heal supernaturally that week.
He rested quite a bit but many times he had 3 little children in his lap
reading stories to them. What a blessing
to watch the joy on their faces! The
Lord had special plans for us there and the enemy tried to stop us but he lost,
AGAIN!! Praise God!!! The scripture that
comes to mind is Psalm 91:11 which
says “For He shall give His angels
charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.” Our desire is to walk out Proverbs 3:5-6 daily. It is our life verse and because we choose to
seek the Lord with all our heart, He takes care of us.
We
arrived home on May 25 from our trip rejoicing at all the Lord did in those 2
weeks. He had a plan and a purpose for
each visit and for each appointment we had.
Other opportunities included sharing with a motel desk clerk about what
the Word of God says concerning marriage and God’s love, sharing scripture
cards in motels with notes of thankfulness to the housekeepers for preparing
our wonderful rooms, leaving a bag of items in Nebraska and having the bag
returned to Colorado before we headed for home and many encouraging words
spoken to people in stores, restaurants and motels. We strive to be ready with a word of blessing
or encouragement from the Lord every moment of every day. It is a lifestyle. Hold on to your hats folks! This is the way we plan to live our life from
now to eternity. Stay with us for the
next article and know that it will honor and glorify our Lord Jesus.
Love
and blessings,
Charles
and Karen
