Rachel's Reflections

God has blessed me with many valuable friendships over the years. Some through Child Evangelism Fellowship , others through Word of Life, and of course the usual places like church, neighbors, family friends, etc. Unfortunately I'm not always great at staying in touch with everyone so it's a special treat when I get to spend time with friends I have not seen in years. Last weekend I was able to see a friend I met in January of 2013 through CEF. When I knew her years ago she was single, last weekend I met her husband and two precious kids. Niko (7 months) fell asleep in my arms and Milo (2 years) kept asking me to read books to her. My friend and I were able to spend time together, share life updates, and re-live memories from years ago. We were also able to see two other friends from 2013 and I know we were both encouraged by the little reunion. On Thursday I was able to see another friend from Word of Life who I had not seen in three years. Though our time was short, we

There are people searching Who don't know what they're searching for There are people waiting Who don't know what they're  waiting for There are people without hope Who don't know that hope is within reach These are the Mwani people. They think god is distant, disconnected, and indifferent to them. But the One, True God is not distant, disconnected, or indifferent to their needs. He is reaching out to them He offers them hope through Jesus death, burial, and resurrection He promises Eternal Life to each one who will believe in Him "How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard?... "  (Romans 10:14) Most Mwani people have never heard That they can have a relationship with their Creator My team's vision is to change that Will you join? Pray for the Mwani people

Last week I hit a wall. It hurt, I felt stunned, stopped dead in my tracks. I didn't know how to proceed. The hardest part was the wall was invisible. How do you go around a wall you can't see!?  This wall was in my mind, regarding " partnership development " ( what some call "support raising") . While it's an incredible privilege and form of ministry it's also difficult and challenging; and, as I discovered last week, easy to lose focus. I cried out to God to get me past the wall, to help me see what the problem was, and how to move forward. The answer? My spiritual health and prayer life (or rather lack thereof). My relationship with God had been at bare minimum: not much quality time spent with Him or specific prayer time for what I was doing. I had been striving in my own strength and draining myself dry. The LORD answered my cry this week. He drew me back to Himself, into time with Him and into prayer. On Wednesday, after an unexpected bl