Retreat

We are at the retreat. Faith's Lodge in Webster, Wisconsin. So far so good.

There is another family here that is Mung. They are great. There older two girls are Jordi and Mason's ages, there remaining son, Donovan, is Russell's age. Those two boys have been running the place ragged. Having a blast together. Charles and Lisa (the parents) are very interesting and open to Christ. We spent a couple hours together tonight sharing stories.

Their son, Nicholas was born with ADL and starting showing symptoms a year ago. He died in December. They mostly came to the retreat for their kids, which turned out to be a blessing because so did we. They have some family/cultural sprititual beliefs that range from Buddist to Shamen things. They seem undecided on anything and have even saught out palm readers and psychics to help to evaluate what they are going through. It is supposed that there is a "bad omen" on their family because along with their son, Nicholas, Charles grandmother died shortly after and two deaths within a year in the same family is considered very bad.

We had the opportunity to share with them our faith and beliefs, the hope we have now in being able to meet Gretta again and share a full, eternal life with her, beyond anything we could have even hoped to have here in this life. They were receptive or seemed to be. The conversation went well and was theraputic to us all. All the while the two 4 yr. old boys steam rolled around the entire lodge and finally lost their steam about 1/2 hr. ago.

Pray for Matt and I this week, that we will serve God's purpose here in witnessing to this couple and their family in our actions, words and with love. Also, Praise is due, as Matt and I were finishing up our conversations with Charles and Lisa, we walked into the dining room where Mason and Jordan were talking with their children, Taylor and Isabell. Jordi says, "Oh hi Mom, guess what we are doing? We are telling Taylor and Isabell about God!!" Then when Charles came over to see what the kids were doing, Taylor, their eldest said, "Dad, we are learning about God!" AND Charles says, "Yes, we were just learning a little too!" Isabell followed up with, "Yeah, I know where God is Dad, He's up there (she points overhead), with Nicholas!"

Only God knows......He is in control....I pray all the time that I only want to be where He wants me to be. Father continue to be faithful to me by giving me wisdom and words, when needed, to show YOUR love to this family.

Also they have a youngest, Emma, she is a little over one...and adorable.