Epic Evangelistic Encounters
One major event for us last month was Javen's graduation from college. We drove from Watsonville California to Dubuque Iowa to see our oldest son graduate from Emmaus with a double major. His degrees are in Christian Counseling and Biblical Studies. We couldn't be more proud! Javen is such a fine young man that loves the Lord and is using his many gifts to serve Jesus. He preaches from time to time at his local church in Dubuque, he is sharing his faith at work where he is a package handler for Fed-Ex and now he hopes to be a light for Christ as a Christian psychologist. Please pray for him as he starts to pursue this career. We look forward to seeing how the Lord will use him in the years to come!
Wisconsin Youth Rally
Family Camping Trip
When we finally arrived back in California, after our whirlwind trip to the midwest, our long-time friends Steve and Patti Shimpf took us on an awesome camping trip near Mount Shasta! We had a blast fishing and boating and doing campfires and eating and playing games! Ellia caught lots of fish, Josiah spent lots of time rowing a boat around the lake, Mya did lots of reading, Bria did lots of hiking, and Amy and I and Steve and Patti did lots of talking :) We thank the Lord for this short break and the time together as a family. Theres nothing like getting away into the wilderness!
Another Divine Appointment!
The other day I started shooting hoops with an 18 year-old guy named Josh. As we shot around we talked about where he was from and what he's studying and the career he wants to pursue. After a while I said: "You've got a bible name... You ever read the Bible before?" He said: "No, I've never even really been to church." I replied: "Oh, thats okay... Sometimes I like to ask people questions about spiritual things and hear their perspective... Can I ask you few?" Josh said that he had never really given any thought to religion before but he'd like to hear my questions.... so I said:
The first question is: "If you were God and you wanted to communicate with human beings how would you do it?" Josh thought about it for a few seconds and then replied: "I guess I'd write a letter and then I'd send messengers to take that letter to everyone everywhere."
I said: "Man, that's a great idea.... So how would you convince people that this was really your letter and your messengers sent to communicate it." Josh thought again and then said: "Well, I'd have my messengers do some miracles and then I'd do some special signs in the sky or something like that."
I replied: "What if the people still didn't believe the letter?" Then Josh said: "I think I myself would come down and I'd do a bunch of miracles and tell them my message with my own mouth."
I said: "What if they didn't like it and they killed you?" Josh said: "Well, forget them! I'd just destroy everything!"
I said: "Are you sure you've never read the bible before?" He said: "Never" I said: "You really should read it.... You'd be surprised at its message."
Missions Quote For The Day: "We do not truly understand the gospel if we spend all of our time preaching it to Christians. The gospel is a missionary gospel. It is the communication of Good news to people who are lost in sin and darkness."
Micah for the Tuttle's
