Hey our friend

We hope you had an amazing week. We had our review and evaluation meeting this week in which each ministry is evaluated. We brainstorm and pray in those times together on how to move forward. It is always a really encouraging and wonderful time. We are also amazed by looking back how much God has done in the last 6 month.

We also had a personal blessing through God last week. The friends from the boys and girls club gave us tickets to a Raiders game, my second and Jen’s first American football game. Through that we could join 2 of our staff who are going regularly. We had such a wonderful time. We are so thankful!

Never once did we ever walk alone

Never once did we ever walk alone
Never once did you leave us on our own
You are faithful god you are faithful

During the worship time on our Staff Retreat we sang Never once from Matt Redman and just by singing the lines I started to feel courage build up in me . How amazing is it to know that our father is always with us. I feel sometimes we say it but do we truly believe it? Do we believe it in the dark and hard times in our lives and do we believe it in the good days when everything goes by plan?

When you read through the bible you see it all the time how god confirmed the truth of how he is with us all the time. Here are some examples:

Deuteronomy 31.8 ESV: It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31.6 ESV: Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
Joshua 1.9 ESV: Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Matthew 28.20 ESV: Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Like I said these are only a few examples, but when you read through the bible you notice that it is full of passages that are talking about that God is with us in every circumstance. It doesn’t matter what you are going through, He is with you and has a solution for you. Our God is faithful!! But we also need to remember that this message is not only inclusively for us. Share it with people that go through their lives and don’t even know that there is father out there who wants to walk with them and loves them so much. Sometimes people right next to us like our neighbors need to hear that. Its not just the obvious person that is homeless, but it is often the old man right next to us that lost his wife, it’s the rich man who runs your company and doesn’t have anyone that loves him, it’s the woman that models and has no one to be real with, it’s the Hollywood actor that doesn’t even know who he is because of all the different roles he played. These are just some examples but again this applies to every person that doesn’t know the transforming love of Jesus.

Remember it for yourself today and also share it with someone else.

We and Jesus love you

Markus and Jen