Serving Him in Indonesia

One cool thing we did while in Pekanbaru was do a Good Friday service in the “hutan” or jungle with a community of Nias people.  These people are incredibly poor and the kids do not go to school.  Once the kids are old enough, around 8 to 10 years old, they start working to help provide for the family by cutting grass.  These kids were a huge blessing, they were so happy and full of life and they worshiped!  We start service with worship and the Spirit was on them and they were worshipping!  It was an incredible day and time.  God is so good and in control.  Once Jehovah Jireh goes into phase two of taking more kids some of these kids will probably come and live in the house where they can be better fed and taken care of as well as go to school.

Here are some fun pictures from our trip!  

Over Easter weekend I was able to make my second trip to Pekanbaru on the island of Sumatra.  This trip was to check out the house that the Lord has provided to make a home to local orphane children.  During this trip Keren, Yoksan and I spent 4 days checking out the situation and ministering to some of the local communities.  The Lord is amazing, He is the great Provider.  The name of the orphanage is Jehovah Jireh’s House because He has provided everything.  He has provided the vision, the finances, the people to run it, the children and the local community.  He has already and is continuing to spread the vision to people both in Indonesia and in the states.  The Lord has provided everything and everyone involved in the project is waiting eagerly to see what the Lord’s going to do next.  

Check out these pictures of the house and some of the kids who will stay in the house.  We had an Easter service the weekend we were there with some of the families of the kids.  God is incredible!  

The Lord blessed me with a great 2 months at home over Christmas and all of January.  God really used this time home to refresh me and to allow me to reconnect with so many people.  I enjoyed time in San Diego and Orange County with my family as well as 2 weeks in Colorado Springs with Rachel and her family.  I am so thankful I got to see everyone and share with so many of you what God is doing.  God also used this time to speak to me about several different things in my life and what He is doing.  2008 is the year of releasing His vision in my life!  It’s already 4 months into the year and it’s happening, God’s words are true! Enjoy the pictures from home.