buffet, date with Jesus and beggers
Hello to all my faithful readers,
I have learned so much about the power of prayer. I can tell that you guys have stepped up the prayers as I asked you to during this time of such spiritual darkness here. It is so sad to see the people everywhere with pujah (it’s a red powder mixture) on their head to show where they have visited the temples everywhere. It’s crazy how even more heavy and dark the atmosphere here is during this time. But yet, I truly truly feel your prayers carrying me in an amazing way.
Last night my teammates and I (nathan and his fiance (almost) and some other co-workers from a different organization) treated ourselves to a fancy restraunt. Honestly I didn’t know there was such here. It was amazing. It was about the price of a nice meal at outback (yummmmy) and the place was gorgeous. It looked like something out of europe. And they had eadible yummy meat. Wow. Glory. The Lord loved on us last night. 🙂
And then today after going to church I decided I needed to take some time off just for me and go on a date with Jesus. I decided to go to the tourist section of town where they have a coffee shop and just spend the afternoon with jesus. It was hilarous though because I decided to be cheap and ride the bus instead of a taxi (how many nepalees plus one american can you fit on a bus.. and how many armpits can you smell (no deodarant) until you kill over and die .. it’s a fun game) but i misunderstood the boy the yells quickly where the bus is going. He said chabil and i thought he said tamel– so i ended up on the complete other side of town. So much for saving money– (I really have a horrible sense of direction). Since I had no idea where i was i had to get off the bus once we got there and take a taxi! But nevertheless I had an awesome date with Jesus… and yes coffee was included.
Can I just share with you what he showed me. I was looking out the window and there was a begger lady holding her hand out for money from anyone that came by. To live here you have to get pretty callous to beggers and basically just walk past them.. which gets really hard. But I was watching her from afar in her tattered worn clothes and just noticed that she really just wanted someone to notice her.. to look in her eyes and provide what she needed.. She was sticking her hand out to anyone that might provide. The Lord spoke to my heart and said, Jenn how many times do my people do that. They stay in the tattered clothes of a begger, sticking there hands out to anyone or anything to provide what they think they need. When instead, I am longing to take them from a pauper to a princess– for them to see me as all they need, the supplier of their deepest longings and needs. Just as you felt like a princess in your purple sari.. i long for my people to stop walking around in tattered beggers clothes, and walk around clothed in their royal robe of righteousness.
Just a thought.. hmmm..
Oh Jenn…. You have no idea how much I need your blog today. Your lack of directional sense, is almost as bad as mine. Remember when went to cheaper by the dozen, twice because we came in late to the wrong theater? lol…. Your prayer had me laughing out loud!
Jenn, several times lately you’ve asked me how you can pray for me, and I’m always slow to answer, because you have so much that is upon your shoulders, I am the one who needs to ask you that not the other way around. But, I just really want to love the Lord with everything I’ve got, but I don’t. I have so many idols in my heart right now. I am so ashamed. Also, a friend of mine doesn’t know Christ, and I am so burdened for them. (I won’t post the name here)
I am so glad God is answering our prayers for Emma and you! I wish I could lighten your load even more, but I know only PAPA can! I can’t tell you how thankful I am for you! You are the defintion of a best friend! I LOVE YOU! Keep on keeping on!(as my pastor would say…. Praying for safety this week. Keep posting when you can! -Teej
In case I didn’t say it, your prayer letter rocked!!!!!!!
Jenn,
Madeline taught our Sunday school class this morning, and did a great job (I might add.) We talked about you a lot. We talked about things you’ve said in your blog, and we admired your seemingly endless joy in the midst of some pretty intolerable circumstances. Isn’t it amazing that even though you are very far away from us physically, God is still using you in such a powerful way to teach us about truly laying down our lives for Him?
His plans are always so much bigger than we can imagine. He takes whatever we give Him, sanctifies it and multiplies its uses in ways that are beyond our comprehension. I’m so thankful for your obedience, and I am so grateful to God for revealing Himself through your life both in South Asia and back here in the United States.
When God asks me to do something, I often try to analyze why, and I make assumptions about the intended results of my obedience. I sometimes practice delayed obedience because His instructions don’t make any sense to my natural mind. I pray I’ll stop trying to figure out why He’s asking me to do certain things and that I’ll remember the lessons I’m learning through your walk with Him. He doesn’t owe me an explanation, but I do owe Him my life as a living sacrifice. It’s my reasonable service.
Your sacrifice is reaping a great harvest in a multitude of lives. You’ll never know until you get to Heaven how many ways and in how many lives God has used you. But I know one thing – my name will be on that list.
Love you bunches,
Sandra
Jenn, I just now started reading your blog and Praise God!!! I’m so amazed at what God is doing in and through you. I will be praying for you, and I just wanted to thank you for all that you shared with me while you were here. Also I wanted to share with you that I have really be challenged and invited by God to come to a true intimacy and relationship with him. He has been blessing me soo much, and has begun placing his heart in me. I have had a compassion that can only come from God for the Nepalis here on campus. I know that God is working in and through many people here to reach them. I can’t even explain how great He is and the works that he’s been doing in them, which seem so little to the eye, but huge when seen with hope and faith. I know that you have a million things going on with you over there, and for that I WILL be in prayer for you, but I also ask that you remember me, and all the Nepalis at Lee in your prayers. Thank you for everything and God bless you with an outpouring of his love and comfort in this difficult month.
JEnn-Are you saving all this stuff for your book some day? I am so so so proud of you. Ican’t tell you how much that ministered to me today. i am going to wear my princess clothes thank you very much! I love you so much, and I”m praying for you extra today!
I miss getting to talk to you so much. Daddy is still working on the problem with our computer. I hate I wasn’t here when Daddy got to talk to you on the phone. You are so amazing I am so excited when I read what you have written. I agree with Michelle you are going to have to write a book. I saw Dr. Willing today he ask how his girl was doing. He said to tell you hello. Have you been reading Emma’s CarePages? Laura & me went to see her last Thurs. & Fri. she is so precious. I got to read Joey a story and he went to sleep in my lap. I was in heaven of course. Just practicing incase I get to be a grandmother one day you know. I miss you and I hope that Daddy gets the computer fixed where we can talk to you again and get to see you. Email me sometime since I don’t get to talk to you right now. I look so forward to reading your blogs and prayerletters. I love you so much…………………………
Jenn, so sorry I haven’t found your blog before now- I am so computer illiterate. I read the newslatter a while back, but every time I pray for you(more than once a day!)I wonder how and what you are doing. You are having some awesome experiences. How is language study going? We just had two great Emmaus walks. It seemed so strange not to see you, but God had other plans for you, didn’t He? Love and prayer, Celia
I miss getting to talk to you. Daddy is going to try to get the computer fixed tonight. I hope he gets it fixed before you leave on Fri.. Emma may be going home tomorrow. Brandi & Jason aren’t sure that is a good idea. She will still have to be monitered closely. She had another transfusion today. Your Aunts and me went to see Granddaddy today. I took him copies of all your blogs. Brenda was reading them because she doesn’t get to since your Uncle Larry won’t buy her a computer. Laura & me are going to Bell Buckle this weekend. We will miss you being with us. I love you lots and lots. I hope I will get to talk to you soon and see your beautiful face.