The Body of Christ Building Muscles

 The past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind of blessing.  The Body of Christ is building the muscle of faith in our heart and... our church  has come together to get a new RV for our mission trip across America.

All of YOU have  have been a part of it.  You have kept us in your prayer, you have send your monthly donation, you have cooked for the people who have been investing their time with repairs and upgrading the RV for our comfort. Wow!!!!

Last week we arrived in the Tulsa area.  After our radio interview, we stopped at Midwest Agape Chapel to see Pastor Kevin. We had a good time and wonderful conversation.  He asked us to come and share at his Wednesday night service and talk about what God has been doing in our lives since we started our 3rd journey. We accepted the invitation and we had a great time.  God really moved as we had a chance to pray with some of the people and that's definitely my favorite part.

On Thursday night we went to Pastors George and Brenda Shafer's home for dinner. They are soooooo giving and loving. I cannot stop being amazed at how God puts in our path people who love Him and dedicate their lives to Him; people who have the heart of God.  The Lord, keeps moving through the body of Christ....the church, and it does not matter what denomination or church they belong to, they all have come under the Banner of the Love they have for Jesus.

After dinner, George gave us a ride back to the RV, he asked us if we were going to be warm enough, of course we said "yes, no problem".  As we got in the Yellow Submarine, Nick turned the thermostat on. I was setting out our clothes ready for the next day and was about to get into bed when all of the sudden I got a whiff of the propane! I grabbed a plastic bag and I started to....well you get the idea!  Nick immediately turned the heater down and it went off.  We lay in bed and tried to go to sleep.  Some time around 2:00 am.  The heater came on again and I just could not take the smell any more.  Nick handed me my clothes as fast as he could, as I was making my way to the bathroom.  The smell was overwhelming and got stronger and stronger.

I told Nick..."I can't breathe, I cannot breathe!" He started to pray for me and as I was putting my shoes on, he ushered me to the door and into the sanctuary of the church. We are so thankful Pastor Kevin gave us the key!  I was walking back and forth all over the sanctuary trying to compose myself, but I felt that my longs were all full of that stuff.  I ran to the restroom in the church and by the time I came out, Nick had set up a blanket an a pillow for us to sleep under the cross in the sanctuary.  We sat on the steps of the altar. We did not know what to do and we were both wide awake. Nick embraced me and asked me to try to go to sleep, but I was not able to....finally I drifted off. 


Next thing it was 7:00 am, we had slept for couple of hours.  Nick called Pastor Harold in Olathe, with the news. "We are not able to continue with this RV, we do not have electricity, a toilet that works and now we have a propane leak....we do not know what to do." We called  our friends Pastor George and Brenda, who live near Bixby, to see if we could spend couple of days with them. We needed re-group, get some counsel and pray for what God wanted us to do next.  George and Brenda opened their home to us and have been a great support.

The rest is history.....if you do not know about our new RV and the miracle behind it....read Nick's blog.