Saturday, March 31, 2012
Happy Birthday Wyman! You are 7....WOW!!
So our boy turned 7 today!! Wow! Seven years ago today in Virginia Wyman was born. At the time we were completely unaware that he was to be our son three and a half years later. We were praying for a child but didn't know that God already had His perfect plan in place and already had him on his way to us. I am sad sometimes that I only have one picture of Wyman as a baby (the 1st picture in the video) and that I didn't get to see him as a baby. I am amazed that in three and a half years all that has happened. Today I listened to him speak in Spanish while a Dominican pointed out....wow your son speaks Spanish really well. That makes me happy and so proud of my boy! My boy pointed out one day on the way to school that when he is 21 that he wants to come back to the Dominican and build houses for people. I tear up when I think of what a sensitive little guy he is. I love him to the back of the moon!!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
We must remember so we don't forget
Some of you may have seen this video before. Some of you may have even been lucky enough to have known Holt Rowland. I met Holt Rowland in the Dominican Republic the summer of 2010 on a FCA Mission Trip with SCORE International. I made this video for his family on the anniversary of his death this past fall. Holt passed away in a car accident just a few months after his trip to the DR. I often need reminders of how to walk with the Lord, and Holt's example of living a life pleasing to God was amazing....and he was 16 years old.
Holt's memory is alive here in the DR. FCA shirts carry a HR10 on the sleeve. Our wrist bands for our ministry also have the HR10. I tell as many groups as I can about the amazing young man named Holt Rowland and how he truly lived a life filled with LOVE!! Love for other's and most importantly a love for Jesus played out with lots of time building his relationship by reading His Word and journaling about where he saw God each day. His treasure was Jesus....his heart was where his treasure was and it was in reading the Word and building a relationship with Jesus.
I am still in contact with Holt's family and our new friends in Blackshear, GA. Pierce County was once a place of competition and two teams trying to beat each other in baseball. Now our relationship with the people of Pierce County is one of love!!
I hope I can lead my life as Holt and show God's love to all those I meet.
Click here for the video
https://vimeo.com/31874568
Click here for the video
https://vimeo.com/31874568
Sunday, March 11, 2012
My Friend Ramon
Here is my friend Ramon. He lives in a pretty remote barrio called San Jose, Dominican Republic. In November Ramon made a commitment to start a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Here he is in November at our medical clinic when he made a commitment to begin a relationship with the Lord |
Here he is on Friday March 9th getting a solar device where he can listen to sermons by Charles Stanley and the New Testament in Spanish |
Here he gets an explanation on how it works |
His face was priceless |
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sorry for being among the missing!
I have been among the missing and I apologize! My Mom was just here from the day after my birthday (22nd) until this past Friday so I didn't want to take any time away from our time together. I also found out recently that I am anemic. Not to get into too much medical detail but I have had out of control periods over the last couple of months and they took their toll on me physically! I had horrible headaches, super tired, and just didn't feel like doing much. Thankfully our local Doc gave me a blood test in his clinic then sent me for more thorough blood work (CBC - complete blood count and a renal panel). The results came back worse than he expected but I am on iron medication and had a shot of iron. This weekend and today I just want to sleep the day away. I know I need to rest, but I am wrestling with resting too much and not doing life! Pray for me to find balance and to snap out of this funk!
View of the golf course in La Romana, DR at Casa de Campo
I am finding that daily postings may be too much for me right now, so I am also trying to find out the best way to handle my blog going forward. I am thinking of maybe just posting a couple of days a week so I can plan ahead and keep up with it without being overwhelmed.
In His Grip,
Jodi
Mom and I in La Romana, DR at Casa de Campo |
View of the golf course in La Romana, DR at Casa de Campo
I am finding that daily postings may be too much for me right now, so I am also trying to find out the best way to handle my blog going forward. I am thinking of maybe just posting a couple of days a week so I can plan ahead and keep up with it without being overwhelmed.
In His Grip,
Jodi
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