Plod On, Plod On, Plod On,.....

Beloved Friends,
During our years at Elim Bible Institute, the college President "inspired" us all with these words (shared above). Despite all the pressures and challenges of life, we mustn't give up or give in - we need to keep pressing on! This is where we Millers find ourselves these days. We're not "in the trenches" of direct work in the mission field of Africa (yet), but we Definitely find ourselves in succeeding series' of Missions events in our everyday lives. Our Itineration plans have been temporarily set on hold as we go about the daily busy-ness of work and re-establishing ourselves in a new house. But that too is part of the process of moving forward. Every "explorer" knows that before they move on, they need to establish a base camp, from which they can resupply themselves, and from that foundation of strength, they can set out for the next goal. In our case, only the Lord know what our next goal truly is, but we need to keep focusing on the direct goals ahead, establish our bases, then move on, at His leading. It would be folly to keep moving onward without those base camps... those foundation stones, from which to move onward. So despite apparent lack of forward movement in regard to our Missions Vision, we are continuing to pray over and "envision" (if very little activity in) our next steps toward fund-raising and eventual reaching of the goal of service overseas. Pray for us as we continue to "plod on, plod on, plod on...." Blessings in Jesus' Name, DL

Pushing the Envelope

Remember that old term that meant getting out of your comfort zone? Well, it seems to David and I that the Lord has chosen this as a lifestyle for us! Over the past 26 years together we continually find ourselves going from one situation to the next where the Lord pushes the envelope and makes us stretch. Since we left Elim, we have experienced the lack of international peoples in our lives after having been part of a global community for 4 years. We have learned how to be friends with and love a precious young man who shares his testimony of when he accepted Christ and yet lives a homosexual lifestyle. Now we find ourselves being stretched again as we are renting from some very active Jehovah's Witnesses. We rejoice that the Lord continues to place us in situations where we have to grow and stretch to become all that He wants us to be, and where we are in a training ground for the future plans He has for us. We see every situation in our lives as an opportunity to be Jesus to others NOW and as a growing time for what we will need to do in the future. He is so faithful and will complete in us what He has begun! amen??

Another area that the Lord has really called me into is serious prayer for our children. Besides praying about the specific needs in their lives, I also use daily a little guide called Biblical Virtues to pray for your children (kids, he says :>).
You can get a copy at www.praymag.com or at 1-800-366-7788. I absolutely get blessed each day as I personalize these prayers that are all based on Scripture for our six children: Jim, Sarah, Tamela, Josh, Stephen and Ezra. Sometimes when one of them is dealing with a specific problem or situation in their lives I go to the book by Stormie O'Martian called The Power of a Praying Parent and let the Lord guide me to the chapter that will benefit them. These things by no means replace my time in God's Word and time on my knees in fellowship with my Lord. They are just tools that He has led me to that help me to be more effective in His call to prayer.

I hope and pray that you will all be challenged by this entry to let the Lord stretch YOU. Step out and be obedient in whatever He is calling you to.

Love and blessings,

Rebecca