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Saturday, May 21, 2011

I had a wonderful day with the kids in *****, what a great way to spend a day in a little town and to have the kids smile, run and give you a hug! I am so blessed!!!!
There is one little guy that has an infection of some sort in one of his ears, it is practically double the size of the other one and looks very sore however he says it doesn’t hurt that much. He hasn’t been to the doctor.....pray he gets better please! :)

The kids just long for attention so much, I want to make them all feel so special and love them well and most importantly I want them to KNOW and LIVE God's love....Holy Spirit please protect these little ones from the schemes of the enemy and draw their hearts to the Father.

For me, sometimes I struggle with serving the person right next to me ...living side by side me and thriving towards the same goals as I......but Jesus says for us to serve one another........love one another as I have loved you...He says that by this, all men will know that we are His disciples (Jn 13:34-35) and in the verses below we learn from Jesus's example.....

JN 13:12-17 NLT

      After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, Do you understand what I was doing? You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and you are right, because it is true. And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. How true it is that a servant is not greater than the master. Nor the messengers more important than the one who sends them. You know these things- now do them! That is the path of blessing.

                     
Lord, help me to choose Your ways...always!


:)Melissa

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

You are here!

This past weekend, I went to ***** I stayed the night with a lady that I met and her family. It is really a grand opportunity as she is not a Christian nor her adult kids yet (no husband) and the Lord has really blessed our relationship. I am excited to see what He does in their lives! We were supposed to go to church but at the last minute she decided she did not want to but would come another time,:) I believe her. I also met a lady and her 6 year old daughter from Nicaragua while waiting for the bus...they just moved to **** to find work, she has not been able to find anything yet. They haven't really met anyone yet and don't really know their way around. I will be glad to show them. :)  P, the mother painted my fingernails while waiting for the bus (after seeing mine needed a little grooming.. haha!) and the little girl sat with me until the person who was assigned to sit next to me arrived. I would say we hit if off! Thank you Lord for new relationships...may your perfect will be DONE!
....I need Jesus. I need Him to make me like Him. I need humility in my life. Rid the pride. Somehow. Realize who I am...and who He is...and who I am in Him. Psalms 39:4-5 Prayer of David (and me) Lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Vs.8 Deliver me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the reproach of the foolish.

I wanted to share this song...it’s in Spanish but I have been listening to it over and over again- the words are so simple and so powerful. I wish somebody would re-make it in English to be used in North America. I translated the words of the song below....listen ...you can feel the passion...it’s true. He is here. You are here Lord!!

Tu estas aqui - You are here

Although my eyes cannot see You, I can feel that You are here.
Although my hands cannot touch, Your face Lord , I can feel that You are here.

My heart can feel Your presence. You are here. You are here.
I can feel your majesty. You are here. You are here.

My heart can watch your beauty. You are here. You are here.
I can feel Your great love. You are here. You are here.


Amen.

Love, Melissa

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAqKj9toFo4

The link above is for a song that is ministering to me right now...I hope you enjoy it.

How can we be happy in this life? Prov 3:13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding; vs.18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retian her.

Proverbs explains how we can find wisdom....:)

xox Melissa