Hey all,
So today I found out that I should be shipping to AZ in 2-3 wks. I e mailed the volunteer coordinator @ WGM to ask what would happen if I got all my $ in today. I was informed that because of the closeness of time to the "dead line", the trip is postponed until later. Another reason for it not working is there wouldn't be enough time to get tickets purchased.
I am ok w\ this as it means I can still be apart of somethings going on here that I would've missed other wise. I also see this "delay" as more time to work on being dilligent w\ the time God has given me before the trip. Maybe something is or will be happening between here & AZ that God doesn't want me involved in...He could be protecting me or just showing me more things here.
At any rate, I'm still in OH until next month...so those of you who see me regularly are still stuck w\ me for a little while yet! Ha ha! (If you must weep, please do it privately) =]
Thanks for your continued prayers...I still need them.
Until the next update,
Bethany
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Summer Update
Hi,
So this blog continues to be sorta fickle & takes me down interesting turns that are frusterating....sounds like something else in my life that is all too familiar....any guesses? Yep, you got it...FEELINGS! These lil buggers can be the sweetest things in the world. Then they can be the most deceiving & lead me in wrong way if I let them & don't choose to take over.
I've been stuggling in that area a lot lately. Yeilding to MY feelings instead of choosing to do right even if it's hard. I know it's still my choice to follow feelings or facts, but I'd apprecite your prayers for me in this battle.
As you know, the dates for my mission trip where changed to June 18-July 24 in order to allow more time for support to come in. And no, I am in NO WAY asking for more support; this is simply an update to inform you of what's going on.
There is a possility of my time being extended again until my funds are in; which means I would still go, but my weeks would either be shortened or just moved all together. Those details are yet to be worked out as I still have until the 18th to see if the support will be there.
So...that's the size of it. Thanks for praying & please keep it up.
So this blog continues to be sorta fickle & takes me down interesting turns that are frusterating....sounds like something else in my life that is all too familiar....any guesses? Yep, you got it...FEELINGS! These lil buggers can be the sweetest things in the world. Then they can be the most deceiving & lead me in wrong way if I let them & don't choose to take over.
I've been stuggling in that area a lot lately. Yeilding to MY feelings instead of choosing to do right even if it's hard. I know it's still my choice to follow feelings or facts, but I'd apprecite your prayers for me in this battle.
As you know, the dates for my mission trip where changed to June 18-July 24 in order to allow more time for support to come in. And no, I am in NO WAY asking for more support; this is simply an update to inform you of what's going on.
There is a possility of my time being extended again until my funds are in; which means I would still go, but my weeks would either be shortened or just moved all together. Those details are yet to be worked out as I still have until the 18th to see if the support will be there.
So...that's the size of it. Thanks for praying & please keep it up.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
I'm back ! ! !
Memorial Day Service @ Kellogsvile Cemetary
Deanna & I
Marion, IN
VIA Theme from Jeremiah 18:4
SR group @ MMR
Tucker & me =)
Quite the statement...wouldn't you agree?
Dad, Abbey, Jeff & Me @ a shooting range near Cherry Point, NC...great fun!
Well, for the present time my 'old faithful' blog is up & running again!!! It was having issues earlier & I was unable to get on to post anything.
(these pics are in opposite order than what I say below so just follow the captions & think in reverse when reading here & you'll do great. *wink*)
There are a lot of pics I want to put on here before I leave for Arizona in roughly 2 wks so we'll see what I can schedule & accomplish w\o getting my time all outta wack!!
Just briefly I'll say that we went to Cherry Point, NC in March to visit my Marine brother & meet his girlfriend, Abbey. Had a GREAT time!!
I was also able to go to MMR (Miracle Mountain Ranch) in Spring Creek, PA for out Spring Tour @ the end of April.(the horse w\ me is Tucker formally known as Pete...he was donated to MMR by my Grandpa & I was able to ride him while @ MMR!)
Then about 2 wks ago I went to Marion, IN for WGM VIA O! (World Gospel Mission Volunteer in Action Orientation) in connection w\ the mission trip I'll be taking starting June 18-July 22.
Last but not least, Deanna was able to be up last wk during Memorial Day...great fam time!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
A Moment in American History
Here are some shots from the internet of the 2009 Inauguration of the President of the Untited States of America...
"Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all."
1 Chronicles 29:12 NKJV
"If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
2 Chronicles 7:14 NKJV
Thursday, December 18, 2008
CHRISTmas
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
John 3:16
(NKJV)
That is IT in a nutshell...I love simple things. God is the Author of the most complex sciences & maths, yet the Author of the most simple things too.
Have a fun!!!! yet Christ reflecting Christmas..... =)
Merry Christmas from NE Ohio...(& from the Florida panhandle since that's where I'll spend Christmas w\ family Lord willing)
John 3:16
(NKJV)
That is IT in a nutshell...I love simple things. God is the Author of the most complex sciences & maths, yet the Author of the most simple things too.
Have a fun!!!! yet Christ reflecting Christmas..... =)
Merry Christmas from NE Ohio...(& from the Florida panhandle since that's where I'll spend Christmas w\ family Lord willing)
Saturday, November 15, 2008
GO MILITARY ! ! !
The Sack Lunches
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my
assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a
good book to read Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.
Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and
filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to
start a conversation. 'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier
seated nearest to me.
' Chicago - to Great Lakes Base. We'll be there for two weeks for
special training, and then we're being deployed to Iraq '
After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack
lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours
before we reached Chicago , and I quickly decided a lunch would help
pass the time.
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard soldier ask his buddy if he
planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a
sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we
get to Chicago '
His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I
walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a
fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed
my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked
me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it
for him.'
Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers
were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like
best - beef or chicken?'
'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to
the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from
first class. 'This is your thanks.'
After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane,
heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I
want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five
dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down
the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was
not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on
my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held
out his hand, an said, 'I want to shake your hand.'
Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand.
With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military
pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I
never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of
the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs.
A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his
hand, wanting to shake
mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.
When we landed in Chicago I gathered my belongings and started to
deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped
me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without
saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their
trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five
dollars. 'It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be
about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.'
Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their
fellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer
for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our
country. I could only give them a couple of meals.
It seemed so little...
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank
check made payable to 'The United States of America' for an amount of
up to and including
my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who
no longer understand it.'
(I received this in an e mail from a retired Master Sargent in the US Air force)
These pictures were taken at Paris Island, & although they are Marine in nature, they represent the Military as a whole. We are so VERY priviledged to have such a great Nation STILL...let's not take it for granted.
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my
assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a
good book to read Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.
Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and
filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to
start a conversation. 'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier
seated nearest to me.
' Chicago - to Great Lakes Base. We'll be there for two weeks for
special training, and then we're being deployed to Iraq '
After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack
lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours
before we reached Chicago , and I quickly decided a lunch would help
pass the time.
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard soldier ask his buddy if he
planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a
sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we
get to Chicago '
His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I
walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a
fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed
my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked
me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it
for him.'
Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers
were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like
best - beef or chicken?'
'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to
the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from
first class. 'This is your thanks.'
After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane,
heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I
want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five
dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down
the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was
not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on
my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held
out his hand, an said, 'I want to shake your hand.'
Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand.
With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military
pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I
never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of
the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs.
A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his
hand, wanting to shake
mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.
When we landed in Chicago I gathered my belongings and started to
deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped
me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without
saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their
trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five
dollars. 'It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be
about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.'
Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their
fellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer
for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our
country. I could only give them a couple of meals.
It seemed so little...
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank
check made payable to 'The United States of America' for an amount of
up to and including
my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who
no longer understand it.'
(I received this in an e mail from a retired Master Sargent in the US Air force)
These pictures were taken at Paris Island, & although they are Marine in nature, they represent the Military as a whole. We are so VERY priviledged to have such a great Nation STILL...let's not take it for granted.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Believer's Present Mission
I like this photo & as shy or fearful as some of we Believers in Jesus may be, we have to do as the posted verse (Eze. 22:30) says now days more firmly than ever. Yeah, that's kinda scary, I won't deny that, but the fact remains that I need to & if you have been born again into God's family than you need to as well...or the last part of the verse will be true.
Will we stand in the gap?
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