Tuesday, July 17, 2012
#eternalthreads
This is a short video that Matt made after the trip he took with a few others to Nepal. He took hours and hours and footage and the stories he has shared have been incredible. I am thankful he was able to take this trip and witness firsthand the incredible kingdom work that Eternal Threads is doing there, among other countries. And I am thankful he was able to use his gifts to document the trip, in the hopes that eyes can be opened and we can better partner with them in the restoration of all things. You can go to the Eternal Threads website for more information and to see ways you can get involved.
Monday, July 16, 2012
our Savior who weeps with us
celebrating with a dear friend who welcomed a baby boy this morning and
grieving with JB and Ashley Hewatt who are burying their 2 month-old
baby boy today...just attended the funeral and am headed to the hospital
to see the new baby...the words of Randy Harris from this Sunday are
echoing in my mind..."that all that Israel had hoped for in the messiah
was actually going to be fulfilled in the suffering servant of
Isaiah"...our Savior who weeps with us.
the thunder and rain that echoed throughout the skies during the service was a perfect pairing to the air in the room...our God proclaiming that this is not how it is supposed to be; that parents should not bury their babies...Mike so eloquently spoke into a grief he understands all too well, reminding us that a life of 68 days is infinitely and eternally significant...and encouraging us to let "the parched places in our spirits be refreshed with the rain and thunder of God"...and in the midst of the texas summer, as the rain fell, i was reminded of a verse that i love...that affirms the winter of suffering and promises the hope of spring...
“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. ” ~ Hosea 6:1-3
Hewatt family...we see you...and we mourn with you in this cold winter...and we will continue to stand by you...waiting, with great anticipation, for the promise of Spring
So today we celebrate new life...and life anew...all while we stand in the gap between the brokenness of this world and the hope of the next...Lord come quickly
the thunder and rain that echoed throughout the skies during the service was a perfect pairing to the air in the room...our God proclaiming that this is not how it is supposed to be; that parents should not bury their babies...Mike so eloquently spoke into a grief he understands all too well, reminding us that a life of 68 days is infinitely and eternally significant...and encouraging us to let "the parched places in our spirits be refreshed with the rain and thunder of God"...and in the midst of the texas summer, as the rain fell, i was reminded of a verse that i love...that affirms the winter of suffering and promises the hope of spring...
“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. ” ~ Hosea 6:1-3
Hewatt family...we see you...and we mourn with you in this cold winter...and we will continue to stand by you...waiting, with great anticipation, for the promise of Spring
So today we celebrate new life...and life anew...all while we stand in the gap between the brokenness of this world and the hope of the next...Lord come quickly
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