Simple Acts of Kindness and Love

Hello All,

This is a picture that Jim stitched together from our Crescent Island trip.  Not sure if you can make it out, but there are a whole bunch of wildebeest, zebra and impala in the picture.  I plan to have one of these printed out when we get home to hang on the wall as a reminder of the beauty of the landscape.

We were able to get into town this week and see the Hobbit.  Boy was that fun!  We ate lunch at an outdoor cafe.  This picture was taken while we were waiting.  I think it was torture time of waiting for the kids!

 

 

There was a line in the movie that I just loved.  It was Gandolf talking to Galadriel saying how Power is not the key to overcoming evil (which is where Saruman went wrong).  It is the "simple acts of kindness and love that keep evil at bay."  We were talking about this a bit at bible study this week.  The discussion was heading towards how God has been taken out of the schools, etc.  But, that is not the issue.  Having corporate prayer in schools or other institutions is not the key to keeping evil at bay (shooting children).  It is such a personal thing:  1. Your heart to heart relationship with God and 2. how you serve Him with what you can do (simple acts of kindness and love).  If we all did what we were called to do by Jesus, this world would be a different place.

 

 

Bethany Kids Wing:  Jim has been working hard this week.  It feels like a mixture of holiday and work!  We had a site meeting with the Architect and the contractor.  Things are going pretty well, but they are behind schedule.  We are hoping that things will pick up in January which is what the contractor believes also.

 

Here is a picture of the holes that are being dug for the footings.  At this point in the game, there should have been columns already sticking up!  Maybe in another month.  We are taking this coming week off since most of the hospital is also.  It will be a nice time to hopefully not do too much!

Please pray for us concerning the need here.  We have been bombarded with people coming to the door with needs.  Since the school is shut down and most of the people are gone, the local people that sell things are really hurting.  I had a friend come to the door with a need to pay her rent.  She was 2 months behind and about $30 would take care of it.  I gave her 1/2 of that and she was able to stay in the house for now with her kids.  How can I not help when it is so little?  But, there are many little things that just seem to tap us out all the time.  I put it in God's hands.

Have a Blessed Christmas and remember, it is what you do to the least of these that matters.


In His Hands,
Jullie T.