Here in the United States in this season of our Thanksgiving holiday I am reminded that we should count our blessings and express our gratitude to our loving God. Gratefulness is such an important component in our faith walk with the Lord, it is more a “heart condition” to acquire than a behavioral attribute. In that regard, as Christians every day is in fact a day of Thanksgiving.
Likewise, I want to express my gratitude to each of you for your prayers and financial support along with words of encouragement I have received from you. Now in its 14th month, this blog is now being read by almost 3,000 across six different continents. Seeking the Lord for every message I never know from week to week what will be written next, and for that matter, I consider it to be His blog and not mine.
I would like to ask you to pray for a little boy named Ethan who is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant. It is believed a donor match has been found but there are complications that have arisen and have brought things to a temporary halt. Please pray for God’s solution and healing of Ethan, and for strength and encouragement to his parents and siblings. It has been a long road for them.
In addition, in this season of giving I would ask you to consider making a donation to Sons of Thunder, a five-fold ministry underway in Zambia. God has used Sons of Thunder in mighty ways to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ, to minister through its four churches, teach and train on agricultural techniques using Farming God’s Way©, healing and saving lives through the Sons of Thunder Medical Clinic and Maternity Ward, and educate multitudes with excellence through the Grade School. Zambia has suffered a terrible drought in the last year and your donations can help acquire additional mealy-meal for distribution to those hungry and malnourished who frequently seek help from SOT. This ministry is near and dear to my heart and I love the Zambian people. If you would like to learn more about Sons of Thunder here is the link and you can migrate to their donation page.
Finally, there is a transformation that God is bringing about in our lives as well. Both my wife and I are excited and have peace about what the Lord is directing but there is an element of clarity that we are seeking from Him. We would be grateful for your prayers in that regard.
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” (Colossians 3:16-17)