Lesson #11 on a Journey to a Water Well September 2015-June 2016 Have you ever noticed sometimes life gets harder before it gets easier? Sometimes taking a step of faith ushers in challenges and uncertainties. Life can get harder before it gets better. But it doesn't mean we're on the wrong path. Quite the contrary, we may have finally stumbled upon God's will. That was our experience after committing to sponsor the water well in September 2015. We were confident of God's plan for the water well and had witnessed God prepare our hearts as Continue Reading
What will be the harvest of our prayers?
“Lord, teach us to pray,” Luke 11: 1 (NIV) Lesson #10 on a Journey to a Water Well One of my favorite memories from our journey to a water well happened in September 2015. After dropping Henry off at preschool, I parked in the school parking lot and drafted several emails and lists of things to do. After allocating the proceeds of Tim's promotion in August to the unknown well, we were on track to financially sponsor a water well by the summer of 2016. But what water well and where? At some point, pursuing God's will means pursuing Continue Reading
What’s the Difference Between Being Fruitful Versus Busy?
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We will continue unraveling the mystery of the water well and the lessons learned along the way in January 2023. But let's use the last post of 2022 to discuss margin because margin can be a game-changer for 2023. Let's think of margin as giving God enough space to ask and do the unexpected. Few paint a better picture of the power of margin than Bob Goff. If you've ever read the book, Everybody, Always by Bob Goff, you know Bob is an incredible storyteller and has a knack for sharing amazing Continue Reading
Does God Give Sneak Peeks?
Lesson #9 on Journey to a Water Well. A few days after I met my new friend on the playground in June 2015, she invited Ben to her son's birthday party. As Ben and I walked into the party, we noticed a man sitting outside the venue, simultaneously striking keys on a laptop while nodding his head with the phone to his ear. His call ended before we passed, and he jumped up to introduce himself as the father of Ben’s friend. When we mentioned their upcoming move, He shared the vision God had cast for their mission with Amazima Ministries Continue Reading