The Ideal Christian Woman

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Quoting Gary Thomas from the Glorious Pursuit

"Pride is that potent, that destructive, that abusive, and that offensive. Relationally, there are few things so obnoxious as self-righteousness. Spiritually, there are few things so injurious or even lethal as pride.

The irony is, the more we experience the character of Christ, the more natural reason we'll have to become prideful...If we're not careful, spiritual growth can sabotage itself."

DBC Short Term Team

Here's a picture of the team (except Cheryl) that came in to help put on the Women's Retreat & Kid's Camp. Thank you guys so much for your endless serving!

Kid's Camp

On Friday Night & Saturday part of the DBC team, the missionary dads & other church members had a Kid's Camp to help out the dads who were taking care of kiddos while their wives were at the Women's Retreat. Thank you Wes for not only taking care of our children, but many others also! Thanks to all the coordinators & helpers.

Group Shot from Sunday

Here's a picture w/ the team from DBC as well as most of us Monterrey missionaries.

Photos from Women's Retreat Forthcoming

Last weekend I was blessed with attending our church's 1st ever Women's Retreat. It was a sweet time of fellowship & encouragement. About a year ago most of the women here said that there was no way they could be gone from there homes overnight. They are very serious about their homemaking duties! Since then, Phuong & Placy from our team and some other stellar ladies from the church organized a wonderful overnight retreat with a team from DBC serving at the retreat & hosting a Kid's Camp to help out the dad's caring for children. It was a great picture of the Lord using the Body to bless the Body! I didn't take any pictures, but everyone else did... so I'll borrow some & get them posted!

Galatians 6:9

I was honored at being asked to share the devotion at Jen's baby shower... and also quite nervous. It's been a long time since I've been asked to teach anyone over 5 yrs. of age anything. And it was to be in Spanish. But thankfully it turned out okay. I did totally speed through it, and my pronunciation went out the window... but it was sweet time to share where I'm at and to encourage all the women to give thanks to God for wherever they are in life.

I focused on such a comforting verse: Galatians 6:9

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not grow weary.

Sadly I oftentimes lose heart in doing good and grow weary. It's so easy for me to grumble & complain (at least inwardly), but I thank the Lord that He gently reminds me of His promise to produce a harvest in His timing. I think that the biggest harvest to be reaped will probably be in my own heart as He continues to show me the multitude of rights that I hold on to instead of Him and the selfishness that eclipes "doing good." I thank Him for his abounding patience, and for his mercy in giving me four little blessings to teach me such lessons.

(the picture is Jen & I at her shower... isn't she the CUTEST expecting mother!!)