he’s definitely a boy…
do you see his foot?!
here’s our baby’s profile shot.
He’s so cute.
He’s so cute.
Lord Jesus!
Please don’t let the fire go out. Please keep showing me your heart. Keep reminding me of what your passion is; bringing salvation, restoration, and healing to people everywhere.
Lord, don’t allow my heart to ever grow cold or complacent. Lord when I think that I’ve arrived remind me that I’ve just begun. Continue to pour out your love on me and point me in the right direction. Keep me connected to the source.
I want to be a child at your feet.
Love,
-jer
In Dependence
i think it’s humorous how God uses our ‘downs’ to show us His glory and faithfulness.
Jeremy has been working at FedEx the past couple months loading trailers with ridiculously heavy boxes in Swan Island, OR. with only 20 hours of work a week, we’ve been trying to eat, get gas for the car, support our sponsor child in Africa, and save up for the baby who’s coming in December. we haven’t been able to help with the bills like we had committed to on moving into the house with Jer’s dad because finances have been so tight and it’s just been hard.
yesterday, i was really getting impatient with God and just desperate. i think He likes when we’re that way, cuz we’re more dependant on Him and realize that we totally don’t have it all together. while i was praying, i said, “God! just do something!” it was one of those prayers that coincides with ‘hello? are you even there? if so, you can show up now…’
a few hours later, i got a call from this guy about a job for Jer. he was really desperate and made sure it was clear that he needed someone who was serious about the job. David Sorrell referred Jer, that’s how this guy got our number.
now Jer is getting ready to start his new full time job at Aerotek.
Thank you, Lord, that you never stop being faithful. You are good.
-Sue
Friends.
Friends are the stuff of life.
Soundingboards to bounce
your passions off of. The
sticks that stir you up.
May I give glory to You in
my friendships O Lord.
Kingdom Stuff
- Nate: you home dude
- me: totally home
- Nate: hey bud
- how are you
- me: freaking awesome
- Thanks to you and david's prayers
- Nate: yeah!!!!!
- how was work?
- me: good, I got off way early.
- divine timing, because Jesus totally used me
- to pick up a hitchiking guy named cody
- Nate: cool
- me: I asked for the gift of faith today and I believe God gave me some
- I picked him up and he came over and we had pizza and God blessed him with clothes
- and I prayed with faith
- and I told him about the Gospel
- and I prayed for his health conditions, but I forgot to ask him if anything happened and later I asked him and he said that there was tingling in his legs when I was praying and also he said that his stomach was messed up when he drinks dark soda, so I told him that God was gonna heal it and when I was praying he said he felt something in his stomach like a gas release
- and after he drank his soda his stomach was fine!
- dude. I always worry too much. I realize more now that it's stepping out that counts.
- Nate: Dude
- me: I asked God for encouragement and the gift of faith today and he heard my prayer.
- Nate: That's what I'm talking about
- dude
- me: I know right!?
- Nate: Yeah!!
- Man
- Yeah dude!!
- me: Kingdom stuff!
- God gave me boldness to talk to him about Jesus. And I told him that there is a war for his soul going on, and he has a choice to give God the victory over it.
- it was Great.
- he said he'd call me if he wanted to talk about it.
- Nate: Dude
- Praise God man
- I'm so freaking stoked dude
- you don't even know!!!
- me: amen dude. I'm so stoked too.
- so encouraged
- thank you Jesus.
- Nate: Dude
- That is so awesome!!!!
- well my day has been really good
- prayed a lot with david
- here with stephen
- me: nice
- Nate: busting out graphics yo!!
- me: word
- dude, I felt so fulfilled serving that kid.
- show me a graphic yo
- Sent at 6: 08 PM on Tuesday
Blessed (3)
So yesterday before work I made a new sticky note that said, “I forgive you. I even love you.” and put it on my bible and left my bible on the break room table again.
When I got off of work, this time I didn’t find my bible in the garbage. I hope that the person that’s been destroying it got the message.
-jer
Blessed (again)…
So, I take my bible back to work the next day because I refuse to be intimidated or affraid. Anyway, my bible ends up looking like this.
Then I pull it out of the garbage can again and set it on the table. After a while I feel like God is telling me, “Go put a note on it.” So I wrote a note and placed it on top of my disheaveled book. It simply says, “I forgive you”
I’m not sure if the guy got the note but when I came back for my bible at the end of the shift it wasn’t in the garbage.
Just in case he didn’t get it I stopped some guys in the parking lot (one guy who I thought might have done it) and I asked them, “you guys wouldn’t know who keeps destroying my book would you?” They said, “No man, but that’s really F’d up.” So I said, “Well, if you find out will you give them this note?” I handed them the previous note and said thanks.
One of the guys says, “I love you man.” Maybe he is a believer, or he was just sudenly touched by the note, I don’t know but I told him back.
so that’s the story of yesterday at FEDEX.
-jer
Blessed (In a wierd way)
Matthew 5:11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
So I was blessed today, in a deeper and wierder way that usual (for me anyway)
I usually bring my bible to work and lay it on one of the tables in the break room. When I have a 10 minute break I can munch on something and read a little bit here and there. I also leave it there because I know that it can often spark something in people or start a conversation.
Well, I came back into the break room after my shift was over and was looking around for my bible. It wasn’t on the table, it wasn’t on top of the vending machines. Then I had a feeling I knew where it was, so I checked and I was right.
There it was in the garbage, with a large section torn. It was laying open with stuff on top and juice or whatever spilled on it.
I was instantly kind of sad about it and a little mad. But the more I thought about it the more I saw it as a blessing that I haven’t really gotten to experience before. The blessing of persecution and being counted worthy of it. It also gave me so much more of an appreciation for the Word of God and more of a resolve to spread the news about God’s love for people.
I’m praying that God will highlight to me the person who did it so I can forgive them and really show them that love. I really believe that God will use this for his Glory.
LOVE,
-jer
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
This is a recording of the service at Life Change Christian Center in Portland, OR w/ Pastor Mark Strong on June 15, 2008.
Please exuse the poor audio quality.
When the Holy Spirit wants to take over a church service and you are willing to let Him, some great things can happen…
About 50 minutes into the service you’ll hear people speaking out in toungues and others translating. You’ll also hear some of the church leadership giving prophecies to the church body.
God is good and he is alive and active today.