usually my day off

Typically Monday is my day off, but, not so this week!  Because of the huge work week ahead I want to fully dedicate each day to the Lord in prayer.

While over in Cambodia I was once again reminded about the fact that the staff and orphans of BB3 take one day each month and FAST and PRAY for Crossroads.  This has caused a conviction within me to be more fully devoted to prayer myself.

Last night as sleep once again waged battle with morning - trying to convince me I must wake up and begin the day at 3:30 a.m. , I laid in my bed and prayed for the most random people that God brought to my mind.  I don't say random in a demeaning way, but I was totally unsure how to pray for several people that I woke up thinking about.  One I have had no contact with for years and have no idea what he is even doing these days - still I prayed for him.  It was impacting to lay there praying that God would direct my thoughts toward who ever needed prayer.  I completely believe I had a divine appointment with the Lord this morning, our bedroom was filled with Him. 

Within this precious time, I also poured out confession to Him.  I have been preoccupied with a former acquaintances' choices concerning ministry work he is involving himself in right now.  God reminded me again, this is not to be of any concern to me.  I am not to talk negatively against this person/ministry and He reminded me that He is in control and does not need my help.  So, I turned it over to Him and today I feel so much more free to focus on the work He has for me.  And so I returned to work today...

Seeing such total dependency on prayer and trust in Him from the orphans and the orphanage staff was a wake up call for me.  I hope to hang on to the lessons I have learned in Cambodia forever.

back to work

Today I went back to work. Well, I've been working at home remotely, so I guess I mean back into the building of Crossroads.

It was surreal to walk through the empty halls of Crossroads - devoid of most of the staff as well as the hundreds...several thousand actually who attended just days ago.

It was amazing to watch the Christmas series unfold and become reality this past week. We watched as ideas became 3 dimensional and the message was proclaimed clearly for all to understand. The Holy Spirit moved people - I watched it. Eyes being wiped, families hugging as they sat with loved ones who seldom walk through the doors of church - anxious sideway glances to see if they were taking in the Christmas message. Christmas was everything we hoped for, worked for and prayed for.

God sent His only Son. And we celebrated that sending.

It was a blessing to be back to work today, to put things away and to move on to our next opportunity to produce ideas, create new things and give Him our best. So good.

our staff preparing

Easter takes a lot of preparation to make sure the incredible message is clearly proclaimed - we take this very seriously!

But today we took an hour to enjoy one another! Our staff is divided in half and every other month we take turns providing a carry in lunch! Our Easter lunch was SO excellent! Can you believe the talented chefs we have? Of course a certain unnamed - ornery pastor cut a rather large cube right out of the center of the gorgeous bunny cake!

Just when we thought it was time to get back to work, Jesse (youth guy) jumped up and said we were
dividing up on teams to go on an Easter egg hunt!

Now, we all knew who would win... Deering located one hidden egg after another and led the Directors to victory! And so after excellent food and fellowship we went back to our work and are all looking forward to what we pray will be a life changing weekend for many, many people!

catching up

Time to get back to work.

A whole lot of details waiting for me to work on.

Instead of jumping right back in, I took some time to catch up with the people I do life with, our staff. So many of them are going through tremendously trying times in their lives, unbelievable things actually...

I love my time away, but, what a blessing to look forward to being with my friends again. God has placed us all there together, we need one another and so does our ministry.

No one loves vacations to end, but knowing I get to come back to these amazing friends makes me more grateful than I can say!