If you are ever in Spring Hill, TN, I have the ultimate restaurant suggestion, Sutlan Table. It says it is a Mediterranean Cuisine place, but it is much more like a Turkish restaurant. I felt like I was sitting down to one of my old places in Central Asia. The Turkish places there were like my McDonald's.
Our server, Jingiz, is from Istanbul, so I got to practice my Turkish with him. It was just such a blessing for God to give us a little glimpse into our future lives by providing us with the opportunity to eat at this place.
We are going back tonight for some baklava and coffee, and to say hello to our friend Jingiz. I do not know where his heart is at, or whether or not he is a Muslim, but I know I will pray for him, and will always visit this place when I come to town.
Some very dear friends of ours recommended this place to us, which just continues to show what great blessings the are in our lives. I pray that maybe Jingiz will get to know them, and that prayerfully they will develop a relationship. I was just reminded of the gentle nature of people from Turkey, and what great things they do for the kingdom when they come to know Christ.
It is such a blessing to know that the Lord has not at all taken anything from my heart about reaching the Turkish and Turkic people for Christ.
By the way, try the Turkish Combo and have some Humus for your appetizer, it rocks!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
In Christ Alone
As many of you have read in our newsletter, the past few weeks or so has been anything but ideal, at least in our earthly human perspective of things. The miscarriage, the car that will not sell, and the various other things, all seem to just add up. Even this past week, Cade came down with rota virus, and ran a little fever for the first time. The fact that he was so sick and wanted to cuddle was cute, but everything we had to clean up wasn't so much. Then Monica got sick, while Cade was still sick. Ugh, talk about a momentum killer. When two out of three are ill, things just are not looking up. Everyone is better now, and although Cade continues to chew on everything in sight, which i just know will get him sick again, Monica and I are doing our best to try and restrain ourselves from doing the same : ).
On top of this, we have just experienced alot of disappointment from people. It just seems for whatever reason, many of the people we are meeting with and talking to, have just seemed to shut down to us, or even begun to judge us. While we understand that our lives are out on display with what we are doing, it is tough to handle sometimes. This whole support raising thing is really interesting on so many levels. The growth it causes. The necessity to depend on God however, is the greatest.
Tonight I sat down with my guitar and started playing a new praise song, that sounds like an old hymn, In Christ Alone. It is so beautifully written, and right to the point. With all that is happening, with all of the people essentially letting us down, it is so amazing to know where our power and strength reside. The last line of the song says,
Til he returns, or calls me home
here in the power of christ i'll stand
And that is what we must do, until it is all over, until we are in His presence, no matter what, we must look to Him as our strength and our power. I encourge everyone to check out the lyrics to that song online, they are quite powerful.
Thank you everyone so much for your prayers, and all that you do. Continue to also lift up the people of Central Asia in your prayers. It breaks my heart to know that so many people walk daily in darkness overthere. When i sit and think about it, i am further resigned to doing whatever it takes to get there sooner. Not just for the sake of these peoples souls, but for the ultimate and boundless glory it will bring the Father. It is His glory we work for. It is His glory that we boast in, it is Him and only Him, and praise HIm that He is worthy of so much!
On top of this, we have just experienced alot of disappointment from people. It just seems for whatever reason, many of the people we are meeting with and talking to, have just seemed to shut down to us, or even begun to judge us. While we understand that our lives are out on display with what we are doing, it is tough to handle sometimes. This whole support raising thing is really interesting on so many levels. The growth it causes. The necessity to depend on God however, is the greatest.
Tonight I sat down with my guitar and started playing a new praise song, that sounds like an old hymn, In Christ Alone. It is so beautifully written, and right to the point. With all that is happening, with all of the people essentially letting us down, it is so amazing to know where our power and strength reside. The last line of the song says,
Til he returns, or calls me home
here in the power of christ i'll stand
And that is what we must do, until it is all over, until we are in His presence, no matter what, we must look to Him as our strength and our power. I encourge everyone to check out the lyrics to that song online, they are quite powerful.
Thank you everyone so much for your prayers, and all that you do. Continue to also lift up the people of Central Asia in your prayers. It breaks my heart to know that so many people walk daily in darkness overthere. When i sit and think about it, i am further resigned to doing whatever it takes to get there sooner. Not just for the sake of these peoples souls, but for the ultimate and boundless glory it will bring the Father. It is His glory we work for. It is His glory that we boast in, it is Him and only Him, and praise HIm that He is worthy of so much!
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