Today was a good day. I was mad at myself because I didn't have my camera to capture some special things. We went to a church in a village that is about 40 minutes away and had a great time with other Baptists. It is funny because after we went to the Mexican Baptist Convention, many of you emailed and said how surprised you were that there were Baptists here in Mexico. Well, there aren't a ton, but there are a good many. If I were to compare it to something, I would say that there are as many Baptist churches here as there would be Catholic churches in North Carolina. There are some, but it just isn't something you see on every corner. Anyway, the boys fit right in as they played marbles, (their favorite game to play right now) and Annie actually played with all of the kids. She then got up in front of the church ( about 25 people) and told what her picture that she colored was about. That was a big step for her since she has run from attention lately. So, church was a success today!
Today was a tough day for some friends of ours. Jeff and Angela Adkins were friends of ours in Asheville. Last week their little 9 year old daughter, Claire, passed away suddenly from a freak accident. Her funeral was today. Please pray for Jeff and Angela and their 3 other daughters as the coming weeks/months are sure to be hard. My friend Melanie from Asheville also, is also suffering along with her family as her father passed away yesterday from a long battle with cancer. Please pray for them as they make all of the funeral arrangements this week. There have been so many things to pray about lately that I have found my heart to be truly heavy. I wake up many times during the night and all I can do is pray for the many who are hurting. I feel that is the least I can do. So many of you prayed for us during our time of need and I just want to somehow repay you all! I had just prayed for the families mentioned above when Greg yelled, "Hey everyone, come quick, you gotta see this!" So we all ran to the window and saw these 2 rainbows, one that was the brightest we had ever seen. It was just a little reminder that God is still on the throne, still in control and I thought it was nice that there were 2, one for Claire, and one for Roger.
This blog was started in 2004 when Annie was badly burnt. Over the years we have seen how God has continually provided for us and answered our many prayers.
