For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Spring is almost here! Along with it comes spring cleaning. My home has lots of windows, and some are on the second floor. For now I cannot get to them, so I contacted a window-cleaning service. Two men came to clean the windows. When they entered the house, they looked unsure [...]

“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.” (John 4:14-15, KJV) My husband was deciding on purchasing a computer case for a friend. He decided not to go with it. After thinking about it, [...]

“Jesus saith unto him, ‘Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.’” (John 20:29, KJV)  My husband and I have been suffering from bad coughs for a couple of months. We concluded that this was due to the dust coming through the air ducts. We changed the filter, but no results. So we called an air duct cleaning company to service the problem. Two men came. They surveyed the situation and said [...]

“Jesus answered and said unto him, ‘Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” (John 3:3, KJV) In the beginning of my health situation, I was unexpectedly admitted into the ER. Everything was going so fast: doctors, nurses, needles, IV’s. All I could think of was, “Do these doctors and nurses know Jesus?” They cared for me as if I was the only patient they had. I asked the [...]

 “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” ( Romans 5:10, KJV) My husband has to accompany me everywhere for now, so that I may lean on his arm to walk and have his support as needed.  And, I have to sit every few minutes to give relief to my back and gain strength and stamina. We were in a rush, [...]

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13, KJV)  We are still trying to finish the preparations for the ministry home. It is very difficult for me to work and get around without pain. My left [...]

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength (Isaiah 40:29) I was weak in body and struggling to walk, but I had to get out to help myself get through the day. My husband and I were at a store. While looking at some items, I found two items that we could use. We decided to purchase these two items. I went to the front desk to ask for help. A young [...]

And Jesus said unto them, I am the Bread of Life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. (John 6:35) At first, I had to have an injection every two weeks at the place where it is given, but now it is every four weeks. When I first met the nurse who would administer the injection, she was very caring. I cried a little because I was nervous about what [...]

“But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.” (Mark 4:29, KJV) While waiting at the Sydney airport for a flight to Northern Australia, I went into a store to talk with a young sales girl. My heart was moved to speak with her, and I quickly went to her because we did not have much time before our flight. She was walking around the store with no customers to attend [...]

"And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." (Revelation 19:10) We were on the way back to the U.S. from Australia. My thought was, “God, You saved souls on the way to and in Australia. But, Father, You have not saved one soul as [...]