I must appologize for notposting in sometime now. See my hard drive went out on my laptop again!!! Do not buy refurbished computers from a trade show...you never know what you are going to get...GRRR!!
But never fear, I have purchased another laptop and will back to posting here directly!! I have some exciting stuff to share! :0)
Leave me a comment!! Chat soon, promise.
~~L~~
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Anonymous
Oh my dear readers....I do hope you are sitting down for this. Just in case you aren't, I will wait..............Ok..
So when my husband went to Oregon this last month he was able to acquire a pretty fancy guitar. He likens it to the one BB King plays, with the metal front. He knew that it was a steal for $300. It probably is valued at $800-1000. So he is thinking that he is either going to keep this new found treasure for himself or he is going to sell it to help pay for our trip to Zambia in July.
He decides on the latter and here is why I asked you if you were sitting down.
So my husband leaves with the intention of selling this guitar. He gets to the guitar shop and starts to speak with the owner of the shop. I get this text from him that says.. "Can we cancel our dinner plans? I think the owner wants to sponsor us on our trip?" I respond with a swift "NO. Denise has been cooking all day and the food is already prepared. I am not going to call her, 20 min. before they are to come, and cancel." So I then proceed to tell my husband that he has about 45 more min before he needed to leave to get home for our dinner plans and to close the deal..lol. "If you can get him to commit to donate, then I will follow up with him." So my husband says "OK." Donations are awesome and I love that people want to help but you must understand that our friend who prepared the most delicious Puerto Rican food, is also Puerto Rican and I didn't want to mess with that feisty fire she has..I mean she just had a baby too....lol (Love you girl!!)
Now, while he was telling the owner about Zambia and his past trip in July, he has tears welling up in his eyes. You see, he is very passionate about the orphans there and trying to share Jesus with them. To let them know there is hope. To build a relationship with them is our goal.
Well as he was speaking he gets a tap on his shoulder. He looks back and acknowledges the woman who was trying to get his attention. She simply says, "I would like to help you." Standing there shocked that a woman that had simply overheard their conversation, was touched, he began a conversation with her.
This is how it went....
Husband: Um, ok. How would you like to help?
Woman: Well would you mind following me to my shop in Del Mar?
Husband: Um ok. (He says Um, Ok a lot) He was a little bit unsure. He was in Oceanside but thought that Del Mar sounded promising. So he agreed to go not knowing how she wanted to help.
So they pull into her shop and she buzzes them to let her in. Turns out to be a very high end jewelry shop. I mean how many shops do you have to get "buzzed" into?? Looking good so far, right.
He then follows her back to the counter where she opens a drawer and pulls out a check book. She writes him a check and hands it to him with one condition, that she remain anonymous. She was very clear....She didn't want anyone to know about this donation. She wants no recognition at all. She then says that he can walk across the street to cash it. He agrees and then says thank you very much and walks out.
Its not till he gets back into his car that he looks to see what the amount was on the check.
He opens it up and glances down to find the check was written for,get this, $6,000!!!! Phew!! I am out of breath and excited all over again!!
Are you freakin kidding me!!!! Who writes a check for $6k to a complete stranger. Praise God!! This is truly only something He can do.
Needless to say our tickets to Zambia for July are now COMPLETELY PAID FOR!!!
And get this....My husband didn't even have to sell his guitar. God can use anything to get you to where you need to be so that He can bless you. I love it when His mighty hand is in our lives.
God is still in the biz of miracles and this is the proof!!
I am asking you all to pray that this "Anonymous" woman would have her socks blessed off!!
We can know raise money for the Breath of Heaven ministry now that our trip is just about paid for. The money that we raise now will go toward the construction of the homes and filling them with the needed items to function.
This also reaffirms to us that the verse we received from God for our trip is "We live by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7
Not one of us could've predicted this to happen. We couldn't see it but we have faith that God will provide. Amen!!
~~L~~
So when my husband went to Oregon this last month he was able to acquire a pretty fancy guitar. He likens it to the one BB King plays, with the metal front. He knew that it was a steal for $300. It probably is valued at $800-1000. So he is thinking that he is either going to keep this new found treasure for himself or he is going to sell it to help pay for our trip to Zambia in July.
He decides on the latter and here is why I asked you if you were sitting down.
So my husband leaves with the intention of selling this guitar. He gets to the guitar shop and starts to speak with the owner of the shop. I get this text from him that says.. "Can we cancel our dinner plans? I think the owner wants to sponsor us on our trip?" I respond with a swift "NO. Denise has been cooking all day and the food is already prepared. I am not going to call her, 20 min. before they are to come, and cancel." So I then proceed to tell my husband that he has about 45 more min before he needed to leave to get home for our dinner plans and to close the deal..lol. "If you can get him to commit to donate, then I will follow up with him." So my husband says "OK." Donations are awesome and I love that people want to help but you must understand that our friend who prepared the most delicious Puerto Rican food, is also Puerto Rican and I didn't want to mess with that feisty fire she has..I mean she just had a baby too....lol (Love you girl!!)
Now, while he was telling the owner about Zambia and his past trip in July, he has tears welling up in his eyes. You see, he is very passionate about the orphans there and trying to share Jesus with them. To let them know there is hope. To build a relationship with them is our goal.
Well as he was speaking he gets a tap on his shoulder. He looks back and acknowledges the woman who was trying to get his attention. She simply says, "I would like to help you." Standing there shocked that a woman that had simply overheard their conversation, was touched, he began a conversation with her.
This is how it went....
Husband: Um, ok. How would you like to help?
Woman: Well would you mind following me to my shop in Del Mar?
Husband: Um ok. (He says Um, Ok a lot) He was a little bit unsure. He was in Oceanside but thought that Del Mar sounded promising. So he agreed to go not knowing how she wanted to help.
So they pull into her shop and she buzzes them to let her in. Turns out to be a very high end jewelry shop. I mean how many shops do you have to get "buzzed" into?? Looking good so far, right.
He then follows her back to the counter where she opens a drawer and pulls out a check book. She writes him a check and hands it to him with one condition, that she remain anonymous. She was very clear....She didn't want anyone to know about this donation. She wants no recognition at all. She then says that he can walk across the street to cash it. He agrees and then says thank you very much and walks out.
Its not till he gets back into his car that he looks to see what the amount was on the check.
He opens it up and glances down to find the check was written for,get this, $6,000!!!! Phew!! I am out of breath and excited all over again!!
Are you freakin kidding me!!!! Who writes a check for $6k to a complete stranger. Praise God!! This is truly only something He can do.
Needless to say our tickets to Zambia for July are now COMPLETELY PAID FOR!!!
And get this....My husband didn't even have to sell his guitar. God can use anything to get you to where you need to be so that He can bless you. I love it when His mighty hand is in our lives.
God is still in the biz of miracles and this is the proof!!
I am asking you all to pray that this "Anonymous" woman would have her socks blessed off!!
We can know raise money for the Breath of Heaven ministry now that our trip is just about paid for. The money that we raise now will go toward the construction of the homes and filling them with the needed items to function.
This also reaffirms to us that the verse we received from God for our trip is "We live by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7
Not one of us could've predicted this to happen. We couldn't see it but we have faith that God will provide. Amen!!
~~L~~
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Cry out.....
Cry out for insight,
and ask for understanding.
Search for them as you would for silver,
seek them like hidden treasures.
Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
and and you will gain knowledge of God.
For the Lord grants wisdom! Proverbs 2:3-6
~~I have been in this entire Proverb for some time know and this is my favorite part!! Are you crying out to seek Gods wisdom in your life?~~
~~L~~
and ask for understanding.
Search for them as you would for silver,
seek them like hidden treasures.
Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
and and you will gain knowledge of God.
For the Lord grants wisdom! Proverbs 2:3-6
~~I have been in this entire Proverb for some time know and this is my favorite part!! Are you crying out to seek Gods wisdom in your life?~~
~~L~~
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