Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!
Isaiah 30:18
The emotions ran deep this week as I read Isaiah 30:18 as part of my Lent readings. Gracious, compassion, justice, blessed…wait. It has been over 5 years since I served with International Christian Ministries and Africa Theological Seminary. In the two weeks of being back with them, I have often felt overwhelmed by the graciousness, compassion, goodness and yes justice of our good, good Father. The to-do list sitting on my desk is long but not overwhelming. I feel very blessed to be the one chosen to work through it with His help.[1]
Just over two weeks ago; Paul returned from West Africa. We saw many family members, went to two memorials, and traveled many miles. I helped repack Paul and put him on the plane to Kenya. He arrived at the seminary without any delays and started teaching the next day. He is thankful to have the weekend to rest. Please pray for Paul as he teaches and looks forward to the upcoming graduation of many of his students.
I will be joining him in Kenya for a few weeks toward the end of March to attend graduation and for meetings concerning the Children’s Ministry Certificate and curriculum.
We are very clear that we could not do this without your prayer and support! Thank you for partnering with us on this journey as we have taken a leap of faith!
If the Lord leads you to financially partner with us, you may do so online at: rpc.bz/give. To give via check please download the response card: rpc.bz/rc.pdf.
Blessings,
Donna
Footnotes:
[1] Just in case you missed the big news…I rejoined ICM and ATS. Here is a link to our January newsletter: https://cox-net.com/pdf/2023-01_Cox.pdf.