Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Mexico in pictures



P a t i. 

"Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations."
[Psalm 100]

As we both proceeded to color the blank pages before us,
she stopped midway to give praise to our God in her sweet little voice.
That's what she does--color the world around her.
Whether she is pretending to make a phone call with her plastic phone
or reciting a Psalm before a student who had grown disheartened by 
the brokenness around her, this is how Pati praises her King.
Humbled and uplifted by a four year old.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Off to Mexico, with love.


Ringing in the new year with my RUF family in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Jan. 3rd - Jan 10th
Please keep us and these beautiful souls in your prayers!

Going with this in mind:
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this:
to visit orphans and widows in their affliction,
and to keep oneself unstained from the world" 
-James 1:27

And praying that we leave assured of this:
"I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you"
-John 14:18