Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Sunday Is Coming


Good morning for the last time from Arizona....


This is our last week here. We have one more service on Sunday, then we head out Monday. I urge you to keep us in your prayers as we travel the next two weeks. We are going to do a little sight-seeing and visiting on the way home.


The time here has been great. God has used us in several ways. As the scripture says, we have finished the race here for this season and we kept the faith. We also shared our faith every day with all to see and hear.


Thanks for your encouraging words, prayers and your financial help. Without these we couldn't keep doing this.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.

Don

This is from David Jeremiah:

Faithful to the End

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7
Recommended ReadingHebrews 12:1-2

During the 1992 Olympics, British runner Derek Redmond posted the fastest time of the first round of the 400 meter race and won his quarter-final. In the semi-final race, he started out well, but about 250 meters from the finish line, his hamstring tore, sending him to the ground in agonizing pain. When stretcher bearers came to carry him off the track, he refused their help and determined to hobble to the finish line. Soon after, his father pushed past security, joined him on the track and helped him finish the race. Despite a crushing disappointment and a dream lost, Derek Redmond, with the help of his father, finished; and that's all that mattered in the end.
Sometimes we get crippled with distraction by all that's going on in the world; injustice, sin, materialism and war. But if we are faithful to the end, it doesn't matter what trials and tribulations the world experiences because we have a Heavenly Father who is always beside us, helping us run the race. Through Him, the race has already been won; all we have to do is remain faithful until the finish line comes into view.

"The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur." Vince Lombardi

1 comment:

The Longs said...

Don/LaVon we miss you folks much ..will be in especial prayer for your travels these weeks....