HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!
We of the Miller household want to wish God's very best to you this Christmas season. He has given of Himself - Christ Jesus our Lord, to be our Saviour and to bring the hope of eternal life to any who accept His love.
This is an emotional roller coaster for us this year. Our hearts are full of the joy of the season and the hope and promise of good things to come in the year(s) to come. Naturally, that includes the prospect of grandchildren later this summer, and we pray that God will grant health and strength to Tammy and Sarah as they go through their pregancies - and to their loving husbands, who will try to make every day a better one for their new families. This Mom & Dad miss their kids VERY much, and although our minds accept the fact that families grow up and move apart, that doesn't make their absence any less painful. We Love hosting the kids for holidays and family gatherings, and their absence is truly missed! Also, this past year, I lost one of my dearest mentors-of -the-faith, Judson Cornwall, my grandmother, who was also a spiritual mentor and a dear, dear lady, and my niece, Susan - the latter of whom are particularly missed when the family gets together. It's times like these that makes us aware of how great will be our feeling of loss when we finally get to Africa!!! If seeing our children and grandchildren is few and far between Now, imagine how much less it will be once we've moved even farther away! But that is part of our "counting the cost" to follow Christ. His call to us is even more important than our emotional ties and dearest loves. Like the song says, "I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back."
So we CHOOSE to focus on the things we DO have, not the ones we don't. We rejoice in the health and presence of our beloved family members and friends. We thank God in anticipation of Rebecca's upcoming college responsibilities - I'm so proud of her I could virtually POP! ! ! ! She's one talented lady, and I'm so blessed to have her as my bride of 26+ years. Times might be tough financially, but our heavenly Father knows what we have need of, and He WILL provide, as He has promised in His Word. We look forward with Great Anticipation to being united with our Pamoja Team over in Tanzania, in the Lord's perfect time. That day will come, by His grace, and what a wonderful day that will be, when He reveals our roles in their ongoing missions efforts.
So, as I close this Christmas message, I again pray that the Lord will pour out His abundant blessings upon you. If you do not yet have this faithful Lord as your own Saviour, I ask the Spirit of God to move in your heart to accept Him and His proferred gift of relationship with Him, into eternity!
God bless and keep you, by His perfect and great grace - DL
This is an emotional roller coaster for us this year. Our hearts are full of the joy of the season and the hope and promise of good things to come in the year(s) to come. Naturally, that includes the prospect of grandchildren later this summer, and we pray that God will grant health and strength to Tammy and Sarah as they go through their pregancies - and to their loving husbands, who will try to make every day a better one for their new families. This Mom & Dad miss their kids VERY much, and although our minds accept the fact that families grow up and move apart, that doesn't make their absence any less painful. We Love hosting the kids for holidays and family gatherings, and their absence is truly missed! Also, this past year, I lost one of my dearest mentors-of -the-faith, Judson Cornwall, my grandmother, who was also a spiritual mentor and a dear, dear lady, and my niece, Susan - the latter of whom are particularly missed when the family gets together. It's times like these that makes us aware of how great will be our feeling of loss when we finally get to Africa!!! If seeing our children and grandchildren is few and far between Now, imagine how much less it will be once we've moved even farther away! But that is part of our "counting the cost" to follow Christ. His call to us is even more important than our emotional ties and dearest loves. Like the song says, "I have decided to follow Jesus; no turning back, no turning back."
So we CHOOSE to focus on the things we DO have, not the ones we don't. We rejoice in the health and presence of our beloved family members and friends. We thank God in anticipation of Rebecca's upcoming college responsibilities - I'm so proud of her I could virtually POP! ! ! ! She's one talented lady, and I'm so blessed to have her as my bride of 26+ years. Times might be tough financially, but our heavenly Father knows what we have need of, and He WILL provide, as He has promised in His Word. We look forward with Great Anticipation to being united with our Pamoja Team over in Tanzania, in the Lord's perfect time. That day will come, by His grace, and what a wonderful day that will be, when He reveals our roles in their ongoing missions efforts.
So, as I close this Christmas message, I again pray that the Lord will pour out His abundant blessings upon you. If you do not yet have this faithful Lord as your own Saviour, I ask the Spirit of God to move in your heart to accept Him and His proferred gift of relationship with Him, into eternity!
God bless and keep you, by His perfect and great grace - DL
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