Dear Saints in Christ,
How God has showered blessings upon us over the last two months! Our hearts are filled with praise to the God Who supplies for our every need. When God provides for the physical, it reminds me that He is faithfully providing for the spiritual. We can’t thank you enough for your part in His provision through prayer.
By the end of a busy summer, it seemed that everything had fallen apart. We had several items in dire need of attention. 1. Most of our dishes broke on a bad bump on the road. We shared the same bowl for a while. 2. Our trailer stairs were broken, making Sara and me have to jump out of the trailer. 3. Our hot water heater was leaking profusely. For three weeks straight we were forced to swap out sopping wet towels twice a day. 4. We were in need of a new mattress. Ours had “given up the ghost” and was causing back pain. 5. A large stress crack had formed on the outside of our trailer wall. Water damage had begun. 6. The trailer was in desperate need of brakes ($1000 in parts alone). 7. The fuel gauge in the truck was broken, which had caused us to run out of fuel one day… that was fun. 8. Our taxes still were not filed because we needed the time to go through them and get professional advice (don’t worry; we had filed for an extension). 9. While at a family camp in Charlotte, MI, I got poison ivy and was due to speak later that week at another meeting. (Note: If you are extremely allergic to poison ivy, do not place games with teens in the woods at midnight.) 10. Sara had been having some health concerns. We needed to see a doctor who would be able to accommodate our traveling. Whew!
These all seemed to weigh down at the same, but the Lord was faithful to meet every need in the space of about 6 weeks! 1. A church in West Bend, WI bought us a beautiful dish set. 2. A gentleman in Laingsburg, MI welded our stairs back together. 3. Sara’s dad was able to weld our hot water heater, saving us $450. 4. We found a Sleep Number 7000 mattress that was under a year old and retailed at $3000. We bought it for $125 on Craigslist. 5. Another man in Laingsburg fixed our stress crack in a couple of hours. 6. When they heard of my brake situation, the church in Laingsburg raised their love offering from $450 to $1000, allowing us to purchase the parts. The gentleman that fixed the stress crack, let us borrow their car to drive to Iowa for a meeting, while he did the labor to fix the brakes. 7. Another gentleman at Laingsburg fixed my fuel sending unit, saving me $430 for a new one. 8. A former tax specialist in Lansing, MI walked me through our taxes. We still had to “render to Caesar” quite a bit, but at least it was with a clear conscience. 9. One of the youth pastor’s family doctor gave me a cortisone shot that cleared up most of the poison ivy within a day. He didn’t charge me anything! An emergency room visit would have cost $300. 10. We met a doctor, again at the church in Laingsburg, who helped with some of the problems Sara was having. She offered to be Sara’s doctor long-distance and to accommodate us wherever we are. What a huge blessing!
Isn’t God’s provision amazing?! We were thrilled to see the care of our Father! On top of all this, several were saved and many Christians awakened at the various meetings. We wish we could share every detail of their decisions, but space has run out. Please don’t misunderstand the emphasis of this report. The souls changed are more important than the provision in our lives, but I wanted to encourage you with “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33
“TO GOD BE THE GLORY, GREAT THINGS HE HATH DONE!”
