THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT. I AM GOING TO SHORTEN THESE Newsletters TO SEE IF YOU LIKE THEM SHORTER. IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS, or would like them longer, PLEASE LET ME KNOW
1 Corinthians 13:8 Charity never faileth:
Fail means end. The only time we fail is when we quit. Literally this verse says ‘love never ends’. God is love ‘1 John 4:8’. God is eternal. Love never ends. People tell me to quit but I don’t know how. The love of Christ constrains me.
I came to Nicaragua thinking that if I just loved God and others enough everything would work out. Love never fails right? That isn’t quite how it works. I can’t wait to see how God fixes this mess. My takeaway is this, trust only in God.
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of the drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit” (Jeremiah 17:7-8 RSV).
What happened to everyone else? They’re still my friends, and I love them, but right now it’s just Winnie, me, a 2nd in the house and a few loyal brothers and sisters.
Trust in God!!!! Only His love (true love) doesn’t fail.
Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man.
Pray for us. We’re going through a tough learning curve down here.
God is continually being glorified however. Payrolls, lawyers and cpas paid, lights are on. Nothing has stopped. Bible studies continue. Kids are being fed. School is going full swing and the Church is great. Everything should be back to normal in a few months, Lord willing. Whew!!! What a ride!
We are just being a lot more careful. Pecho al piso.
Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.