THOUGHT FOR TODAY: God told Ezekiel that if he failed to warn the people of the consequences of their sinful ways, their blood would be on his hands (Ezekiel 33). As they say, any passage has one interpretation, but many applications. One application might be that if our lives fail to present a clear picture of Christ to those who don’t know Him, we share in the guilt if they go to hell. We need to begin doing whatever it takes to sharpen the image of Christ we are presenting.
I got a note from Nicolas today and he is ready to start handing out tickets for the Christmas gifts-- 300 in El Sauce and 500 in Seis. It’s quite possible that the container will arrive next week….I sent an email to Mauricio Mayer, manager of the Landau factory in Cortes and told him I’d be back middle of the month. Here is his response, “Awsome. We will be waiting for you. We already have your machines set up and our team is ready to set this up.”
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: God told Ezekiel that if he failed to warn the people of the consequences of their sinful ways, their blood would be on his hands (Ezekiel 33). As they say, any passage has one interpretation, but many applications. One application might be that if our lives fail to present a clear picture of Christ to those who don’t know Him, we share in the guilt if they go to hell. We need to begin doing whatever it takes to sharpen the image of Christ we are presenting. We got good news from Tom Hagen yesterday. The freight for our container, 13,650 pounds of it, (including 800 Christmas gifts for our kids) left Tulsa yesterday and should have arrived in Gulfport today. We were not expecting it to ship to Honduras for a couple of weeks yet, but it will likely leave on Monday. That's great news but changes my schedule somewhat, and I'll have to return to Honduras a little sooner than I expected. We have an event in Tulsa the night of the 13th; and a day or two later I’ll leave . Actually, it will probably work out for the best as there are two other things coming up in November. First, we are expecting a vehicle to come into a dealership in San Pedro, and when it arrives we have only 10 days to process the paperwork. Also, the general manager of the Landau factory wants to bring his team out at least twice before the end of the year in order to get the sewing production project all set up. Therefore I really do need to be there, though it looks like I may not be at home for Thanksgiving this year... Nicholas has decided to stay in his apartment in Campana instead of moving into the rent house, so he and the others have cleared out all our stuff. It's the best thing to do, but it's also a little sad. That little house has been a bit like home for the last 10 years.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: You can be sure people are indeed looking on. A missionary to China wrote, "The church has been and always will be persecuted. Everyone watches us. If we die in faith, hope, and love, it can change the history of nations. If we fail to stand in love and hope for our faith, nations often can reject Christ." Taken from "Extreme Devotion" published by The Voice of the Martyrs. Between 2 and 3 million people still without electricity in this area; not sure if Central Park has reopened… Erica’s wedding was quite an event. The ceremony was pretty much a typical Honduran wedding but the reception was quite extraordinary. It was held in the ballroom of the elegant East Wind Inn and Spa in Winding River. The evening included a sit down dinner featuring chateau briand, stuffed white bass, etc., etc. ….Luis, Alba, and family returned to Honduras today.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Honestly, what image are we painting for those looking on from a distance? Aldus Huxley wrote, "The third petition of the Lord’s Prayer is repeated daily by millions who have not the slightest intention of anybody's will being done but their own." That makes you feel like fighting back, but I have had to admit that for much of my life I have prayed “Thy will be done” with my lips while my heart, soul, and mind were firmly fixed on following my own plans for success. |