Messy Mashed Potato Making |
Thanksgiving was so fun! I was in charge of mashed potatoes for 25 people, as you can see from my messy stove, I rocked it! Ron & Patricia, the founder of the church and
Jason Being Baptized |
We are loving it here. We feel like we have come "home". The climate is a lot like Africa where John grew up. This time of year is so beautiful. It's cold in the mornings and evenings and somewhere between 60-75 degrees during the day. The sunsets are glorious here. This is one from my friend, Melissa's house the other night.
The kids are enjoying their school, although Destiny is really missing her friends. It's a pretty rough group of kids from a lot of brokenness but they are making friends, Destiny is already witnessing for Jesus, and as you know - they are rockin their uniforms. :-)
We are leasing a Bed & Breakfast that needs a lot of TLC. I am still unpacking and I hope to get to the Casita (guest house) next week and begin to unpack and decorate it. We have tons of yard work, but it's so beautiful. The property is full of mature saguaro cactus'. In fact today a friend is coming out to our property to do a photo shoot since the cactus' are so beautiful. John just got the heater in the pool and hot tub working so he is happy to be entering back into his morning swim routine. It's
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I just finished a Glory School a couple weeks ago. Great review on the presence and person of God and the supernatural. I think I had taken the same school about twelve years ago, but this was good review. Unfortunately, it was right after we moved and I was soooo tired from packing and unpacking I kept fighting sleep. At one time the glory of God came upon me so deeply that I thought my cheeks were going to be pulled to the floor. I have never experienced the manifest presence of God quite that deeply. I often get a heavy feeling starting at the top of my head and moving down my shoulders but this was bit more intense. I kept sliding down my chair as the weightiness of His presence increased. Thankfully I was not flattened. God is so big! So amazing! So incredible! Soon after that experience I had a beautiful prophesy over me - wish I had been more alert to record it.
One of the highlights for me these past couple weeks was an evening with
Destiny, Nita & Patricia Praying |
This past week I attended a Women in Ministry Network training. Patricia King taught the entire two days as women from all over the states came together for the training. It was again wonderful, Biblical, foundational material, with good insights and concrete practical applications. It felt so rich to be sitting on the front row just eating good spiritual truths. The last night, Patricia anointed everyone with oil that she brought back from Israel and it became a Holy Spirit anointing party as pastors, leaders and ministers of the gospel were laid out on the floor. Never a dull moment around here. :-)
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Live Studio - Different Taping |
Simeon on Top of the Mountain |
John, Simeon & Steve |
Well, that's a little update on us, for those who have been asking. We are happy and feeling like this relocation is in step with what God is doing in our lives and of course sunshine baby! I think we have found lots of it! We are feeling like this was definitely a "suddenly" of God or as my friend, Tatiana would say, "God is about to catapult you into an entirely new season" . . . and He did! It's a comfort to know that those nine months of WAITING and hearing from God but being in a waiting pattern have finally converged and tipped us over into Maricopa. "Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him." ~Isaiah 64:4