It was over 17 years ago when as teen counselors at FBBC that my husband and I sat in a Sunday morning service and first saw this video. (It is 20 minutes... PLEASE take the time to view it! It will be more than worth your time!)
This past Sunday, our present teen pastor showed the same video to another generation of students. I can only pray it had the same impact on some of them as it once again had on us.
When we first saw this, we were in the first year of our marriage. It promted us to be fully on board of prayerfully and financially supporting missionaries . It was one of the most impactful and beneficial things that happened to us a newly married couple. It was a catalyst to engage our hearts about missions. We both saw the world as a big place that is desperate for the truth of the Gospel. We both felt compelled to obey God by getting involved in the Great Commission. Little did we realize what those first steps of obedience was preparing us for!
Dan is in his F.I.N.A.L. semester at NSBI. WOW!! It really has been an exciting time. Preparation is service, and we understand that so much now. There has been growth in our marriage, in our lives individually, as well as in our walk with the Lord. We are learning more and more what it means to trust God in all things... well most things! (To say all is presumptuous... as I am sure they would be words to be eaten at a future date!) We are still in awe at the desire of God to use us - we feel so inadequate! Nothing compares to the thrill of seeing God work in our lives.
While there will not be an official roll out date, :) our prayer card is almost ready to be printed! We received the initial project via email yesterday, and our hearts were pounding as we waited for the file to load! When we clicked it to open... we held our breath! I told Dan it was like he was asking me to marry him all over again! We hope to have the final changes done soon, and have them printed by the hundreds! So Exciting!!! Until then, I am going to share with you a few of the pictures that were taken to finally get "The One" to be used. By the way, we aren't using any of them! Not one if the 157 pictures. So sad!
More of a police line up than a prayer card pic!
My Gangsta Family- oh my!
This one was a contender- but we all look a little pale against the orange...sorry Orange Girl!
Si playing Peek-a-boo... They never really grow to old for that game! :)
A Picture for our Christmas cards
Love the Socks!
So Precious!
"Oh this is such hard work!"
"I am Done!"
4 comments:
EE TAOW is a great movie! I still think you should use the orange pic...all it needs is a little editing! :) Lol Great pics. Savannah made it longer than I would have...
~Orange Girl
Sweet! Thank you for posting.
Absolutely LOVE the pics! Can't wait to see the final prayer card!
Can I just say WOW! What a process! I agree...the orange is a no-go. Can't wait to see the final product. I know for sure you'll get a good one.
Maybe after you all rest up from the holidays? It's a thought. You're all too cute not to get a GREAT one soon.
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