It's Sunday!!!!!!

Yah today is Sunday 6th November 2011.  i always look forward to Sunday's, the Day of the Lord, the day we get to Praise and Worship Him with others who love Him too.  The day we get to say "Thank You Lord" and bless Him for what He is doing in our lives and in the lives of others.

I love Sundays!!!!!!!

I was on singing and Matthew was sound techie again.  Ryder just cruises between both of us, he is so comfortable with Church, it is like a second home to him.  It is also International Day of Prayer (IDOP) here in NZ, where churches and individuals are asked to pray for and remember other believers around the world who face persecution for their beliefs.  I found out about it 2 weeks ago when I was reading a book by Brother Andrew and Open Doors.  I went onto the Open Doors Website and found out about IDOP.  Last Sunday I approached this weeks Service Leader and asked her if she knew about IDOP.  She didnt know but was very interested so I emailed her the details this week.  I think what she did was wonderful and the prayer and talk about believers and what some have to go thru for their faith, is mind boggling.  We truly are blessed here and we dont fully appreciate what we have.  THANK YOU LORD FOR SAVING ME, FOR BLESSING ME WITH SO MUCH, LORD IT ALL BELONGS TO YOU, TAKE ME AND USE ME AS YOU WILL, I WANT TO BLESS YOU AS YOU HAVE BLESSED ME. HELP ME TO NEVER TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

After Church some people came up to ask how I am doing, so we talked for a while. I didnt get to take the spare change jar straight out after church, but I was so blessed when I finally made it to the kitchen as the people had remembered and put their spare change for Haiti in a container. So the message is getting thru.  Praise God.

I may not be able to go overseas just yet but I can still raise awareness of others and remind others that we have brothers and sisters in Christ who need our constant prayers and support and encouragement and financial support too.

When we got home from Church today, I was checking our emails to discover an email from Carrie, who is the Missionary Intern (English School Teacher) in Haiti.  She has only been there a few weeks and is struggling with the food in Haiti, so she emailed me to see if I had any suggestions.  I was blown away that Carrie would ask advice from me!!!

She is mainly living on rice and it is not really enough for her, most Haitians eat 1-2 meals a day and make them as big as they can as they probably dont really know when they will eat next, so poor Carrie is struggling to make the food she eats be enough to sustain her.

I gave her as much info as I had been given by the nutritionist.  I really feel for her, I have it easy in spite of what I am doing because I have a choice of food and what I want to eat when I am allowed to eat, whereas Carrie has to eat what is available.  I also have access to fresh pure water which helps greatly with the hunger and hydration whereas again I am not sure where Carrie's water comes from.  Over 75% of Haiti does not have access to running water, so hygiene and sanitation and drinking water are big issues for many Haitians.  Many have to drink contaminated water full of bugs and parasites which makes them sick.

So can I please ask everyone who is reading this to pray For Carrie and her situation, that she will know she is where God wants her to be and He will provide her with the nutrition her body needs to survive the conditions she is working in. That her body will adjust quickly and fully to the foods she has to eat and there will be no ill effects for her.  Thank You everyone, I appreciate it and I know that Carrie will too. She needs her strength to teach and minister to the Haitian children and their families in the area she is in.

I have decided that I am feeling so well today that I will total fast today and eat tea tomorrow night.
I am constantly blown away by God's goodness towards me and that this has not been too strenuous for me to follow.  I realise that it is only day 6, but the program is easy to follow and I know that God's Hand is on me.  I feel the prayer coverage.  Thank You everyone.

Until next time. Blessings
Karen