Needing God's favor

I am heading back to the gulf on the 22nd of this month, for a short time.
Here are some things I ask you to pray for while I prepare and as I am there: blessings upon my family, new location for us to operate from, continued favor with pastors in MS gulf coast, wisdom in decisions, new staff arriving and fitting in, wisdom in how to best use the gifts of the teams coming in and for our personal finances.
My desire is to find that place in the gulf where God has already opened up that unique place for us, to know it and walk in it.
I am reminded of a time I was exactly where God desired for me to be, at the right place on earth where God intended for my feet to be. In short this past summer I was seeking God for pastors we could partner with in Montreal, especially in the area we work in West End. I asked God to place me in an area where I could meet pastors I had not yet met.
As a result of one of our teams doing a drama on an outreach, children gathered around us. Two children started singing along to the song in the drama and I was standing between them. I asked them how they knew the song and they shared that they heard them in church and that their dads were pastors. In fact their dads had just moved to this area to plant churches. In just a few minutes these children had gone and brought their parents to meet me for the first time.
I don't know about you but once you see God move in ways like these it becomes easier to trust him for things that are much bigger than ourselves.
I was reminded this morning again of just how desperate I am for God's miracles in my life, in so many areas. Physically, financially, familially, emotionally, occupationally...
"Trust and obey...there is no other way"

Using your talents

I have just finished reading a great story on the internet. It is the story of two people who went to the gulf coast to "clean up pictures that could be saved, made digital copies and hand-restored photos back to their grateful owners". Why? They had two reasons... one was to "do something we do every day in our jobs, and here you're face-to-face with the subjects and victims of this tragedy. and second, "We can help and we can reap the reward of doing something valuable for another human being". I have a feeling that is what God desires of us. Take what our skills and gifts are and use them for His purpose. It is easy to do what comes naturally to help others. It is a choice we make whether we use our talents to bless others. If you have special talents and gifts you want to offer up to God and bless others, take that step of faith and do it. You will reap the reward.
Another great article is found at: www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/world/13796257.htm