My thoughts...

Sister Alvear · #1 05-30-2008, 06:43 PM

This month has been a month of many victories with new churches and house meetings opening up however this has been the most difficult month for us financially in 40 years!
I am usually an upbeat person but this month it has taken a real toil on us however we know in the end God is victor.
I really have no idea how but someone took money out of our account and if that wasn´t enough several pastors did not come through on what they had given the ok for us for several projects causing us just for that one thing alone to end up 12,000 dollars in the red! That is besides what someone took from our account.
Tomorrow Brother Alvear and I are traveling purely by faith to far south Brazil and Paraguay. This is no sad story to make you weep but it is the truth.
I really do not know how the bus will pick up people for Sunday service but God knows and it is His work and His people.
I think when it rains it pours. However that works 2 ways... No matter how much the devil and all his forces could stir up and all the over time he has worked we know he is only trying to wear out our patience for we are in revival times...doors are opening...
Up in the jungle new folks have come to the Lord. We have had baptismal services almost every Sunday for several months, other states have sent us pictures of what God is doing...no wonder the devil wants us to up and do something else...
So many times this month have thoughts come to me to go to the states and get a job or this or that...but the burden may be misunderstood by some, laughed at by others…yet we know that He who called is faithful.
I hope the devil takes a look on my picture pages and he can see many lighthouses that are shining brightly for Jesus in this land. Brazil has never been an easy mission field but a field that needed to be worked and harvested.

Sister Alvear · #2 05-30-2008, 06:45 PM

....and this is for the devil.

Barb · #3 05-30-2008, 08:03 PM

This verse came to my mind when reading your post, Mother...

Isa 59:19
When the enemy shall come in, like a flood the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him and put him to flight [for He will come like a rushing stream which the breath of the Lord drives].
AMP

My thoughts and prayers are with you...

Sherri · #4 05-30-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

....and this is for the devil.

You go, girl!!!

Sister Alvear · #5 05-30-2008, 08:41 PM

We leave early in the morning for South Brazil and Paraguay...Looking for a great time in the Lord...No wonder we are on the devil´s hate list...
Love you, Sherri. Are you back home?

Sherri · #6 05-30-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

We leave early in the morning for South Brazil and Paraguay...Looking for a great time in the Lord...No wonder we are on the devil´s hate list...
Love you, Sherri. Are you back home?

Yes we are home for now. LOL! We have several more trips coming up this summer though - some short and some long ones. I get tired just thinking of all that packing and laundry.

Sister Alvear · #7 05-30-2008, 09:30 PM

Girl...just think what a blessing you all will be. Seems like the suitcase is our second home. We are staying with the people on our trip and I know it will be cold, cold down there...It is so hot here...

Sister Alvear · #8 05-30-2008, 09:58 PM

One of the reasons the devil don´t like us:

Sister Alvear · #9 05-30-2008, 10:01 PM

I have always paid my tithes to the pastor or a pastor.

Sister Alvear · #10 05-30-2008, 11:32 PM