Sunday service

We serve more than Sunday's ,it's our fulltime life commitment !
We now live in
Mescalero,new Mexico, the reservation of the Apache Indian
serving the people of the Apache assembly of God church
God has blessed us here with a loving people and great expectation of a future church filled with workers in the service of winning souls for Christ.
The reservation has much sadness and spiritual darkness,much alcohol ,much suicide.the lifespan of 35 years is average because of life habits that cause early death. We have such a challenge ahead of us.
God spoke this to me when we were leaving our wonderful home in Nogal,
"From selfish solitude to sobering surrender"
I can no longer say i have all the quiet and peace that was in nogal
I don't have my days to myself
But I do have days filled with a sure purpose, a desire to see lives touched by the hand of God,however God chooses to use us, we cry out for willing hearts and determined spirit.

mescalero new mexico 2012

In fear, I fail

weary

I weep

Taking things to Jesus

never mine to keep

2012 has begun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2012 Has begun!

Mescalero Apache Worship center is now our place of service to the Lord as interim pastors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had absolutely no idea where this move to New Mex was heading but we did know God was gently leading us all the way.

Yes,on the first day of this new year we were installed as temporary pastors for this awesome people and we are so honored! I feel ..........................................

Excited

afraid

unworthy

but confident that He who has begun this work in us will complete it.

Finding our place

Finding our place in this life is an on going process,just as you think you've arrived, you feel stirred to keep looking at the possibilities ahead of you.

We have been attending the most precious church in Mescalero New Mex.God is stirring us to serve the people there and yet we are an hour away from the church,through the mountains,night time driving is a challenge.It is hard to commit to what we know will be difficult..I felt coming to the house in Nogal was a God thing,it is such a wonderful place to be,had no idea we would go to church so far away when we chose this house to be home.And so I lay in bed wondering how all of this will come together,what does God have in His plans and will we recognize it when we see it face to face.Finding our place is more important than anything,not in houses or land, but in the work of the kingdom Of God,our place in His body.

"Going Back " not always a bad thing

This morning I once again realize how refreshing some of the old ways were and can be still today.As I hung the freshly washed sheets,white pj's,breakfast coat and gowns on the clothes line,yes,clothes line,I once again was taken back to the simple things of life.Simple is not to be mistaken for easier.It takes much more time and energy to hang clothes out to dry than to throw them in the dryer,I've been doing that for years, and still do on days required by weather or things needing to be with that less starchy feel,but,since coming back to my childhood roots,I find every day I long for more of the warm and peaceful feelings i had back then.I realized that the inconveniences of those days were really memories in the making ,my memories.Young ladies,you haven't experienced the joy of sheets bathed in warm sunshine until you hang them out to dry,and I might add, it takes no electricity!Well,i really don't expect many of us to enjoy this task,nor to look for things to do that add more hands on work to already busy days,but I think to do this just once could bring freshness to your beds and a smile to your face,besides one day you will be able to say,as i do now,i remember when..........