Times of Refreshing
A Botswana Blog
Josiah’s Testimony
While on our recent trip to Botswana, we were able to witness for ourselves the wonderful results of God’s miraculous healing power. During our trip to Africa in September of 2013, we were greatly saddened to hear that Pastor Tex Kiti’s young nephew, Josiah had been...
Keemenao’s Testimony
Keemenao Kalankane has been a member of Christ the Rock Community Church since it’s inception in May of 2010, and she has also been a Student in the Global Equipping Ministries Bible School since it was founded in September of 2013. Keemenao is a faithful servant of...
African Journal – August – September 2013
This is a bit of an unconventional blog, but I wanted to give you a day by day account of our time in Botswana, hence the "journal" style of this entry. We thank you for all of your prayers on our behalf during our recent journey to Botswana. Your effective prayers...
An African Journal
Thank you for all of your prayers on our behalf during our recent journey to Botswana. Your prayers sustained and strengthened us, and they were heard by our Mighty God who moved night and day on our behalf. We left on our journey on Friday, April 30th, and arrived...
The Ways of God – Part II
I closed my last blog entry with the following comments (in italics): While I long to be perfect, complete, lacking in nothing, I continue to wish that there was some road other than the one marked with suffering that would enable me to reach my desired destination. I...
The Ways of God – Part I
A dear, young friend is suffering, experiencing anguish of heart. If I could bear her pain I would gladly do so, for I know what she does not yet know. I know that this pain shall pass. At her young age, this is the first time that her faith has been really put to the...
The White Pathway
Last night I was too busy settling back in after our vacation to notice that there was another "White Night" painting the earth with its glow (see Sept. 9th posting for more on a "White Night"). It wasn't until I started to climb into bed that I noticed the white...
How Beautiful the Bride
While enjoying a week vacationing in the recently, I was amazed over and over by the awesome beauty of God's creation. At every turn in the road winding over the mountains, the stunning vistas grew more and more lovely. While the visual effect was wondrous, I found...
Hope Renewed
A dear young friend posted a comment on Facebook recently stating that she had lost all hope and trust. Wow! That’s a tough place to be in. I posted a comment under her gloomy declaration to let her know that no one can take your hope away, but you can give it away....
Storing Up Treasure
Today’s missive is a bit of a departure from the norm, but was hastily assembled in response to a question from a friend. This dear, young friend of mine recently asked the following intriguing question on Facebook: ”What is a “treasure in heaven”, and how do you...
Choices
I’m having real trouble with obedience lately. It doesn’t seem to be the BIG things in life that challenge me, it always seems to be the so-called LITTLE things. Is there really any such thing as “little” disobedience? I think not. Is everything black and white with...
Freedom From Disappointment
Disappoint: To fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of; to defeat the fulfillment of hopes or plans; to frustrate; thwart. One of the greatest joys in this life is the privilege we have to minister to others in their time of need. I find that ministry to be most...
Dying to Self
How dare I presume to write on such a topic when I do so many things, great and small, each day to preserve the “self-life”? I perceive that many of us find ourselves in the same place, and so, perhaps even a little light on the topic many be of some assistance in...
Spiritual Gardening – The White Garden
I began capturing these thoughts as they were coming from God while sitting in a hospital waiting room on August 7th, as we awaited word that our precious daughter, Elizabeth, had safely come through surgery. We had been told two days before that her seventeen week...
Spiritual Gardening – Pest Control
As we continue our look at spiritual gardening, I would like to re-visit the topic of pest control. I write primarily for my own benefit and from my own life experience. This is the area of my greatest weakness, thus it is the area of my greatest need, and I hope it...
Delay, Delays, and More Delays
What’s up with all of this waiting Lord – don’t You see the torment these delays are causing me? You could do something about all of this if You wanted to. Don’t you care? Oh how we whine and whine and whine (at least I do) when things don’t go the way we want them...
Spiritual Gardening – Reclaiming Losses
As I gazed upon my garden one day last summer, I was dismayed to see that approximately half of the plants I had the previous year had disappeared. Since it is a , the plants should not only return each year, but should be doubling in size and volume annually....
Delays Are Our Friends
Today started off with a big delay. Though I cannot see what God is doing, I trust that He is "Doing" exactly what needs to be done in order for His perfect will to come to pass in my life, and in the lives of those I love. I know that all He does is perfect, and I...