Memories

It has taken me a while to sit down and think about what I want to write in this blog. I want to write about a man that I love, a man that has been in my life since I was born. He was very special to me and the memories that I have, I will cherish. This man is Gene Graves.

Mr Gene and Mrs Debbie have been a big part of my life. My best friend growing up was one of their daughters, Kylie. Our parents have been great friends for many many years. Kylie and I spent so much time together, our families were like second families.

Mr Gene and I had a great relationship. The older I got the more respect I had for him. His passion for missions had a huge impact on my life. He wanted people to hear the Gospel and he wanted them to have a place to worship God. The first mission trip that I went on to Honduras was the first time that I knew that God was calling me into to missions. Because of Mr Gene and Mrs Debbie and the IMB, George and our family have a foundation to work on in Honduras. We are thankful for his faithfulness to the call on his life. We are thankful that Mrs Debbie was his faithful helpmate.

Even now as I sit and think about Mr Gene, it is hard for me to believe that he is gone that I wont be able to hear his laugh or get a great bear hug. We didnt make it back in time from Honduras to be able to talk to him one last time but I know that he knew that I loved him and that I always will. God's ways are perfect and sometimes hard to understand but I am thankful that I have a God that is bigger than me. Mr Gene loved his family, his friends, his church family, his mission work-he loved all of this because he first loved God. Thank you for the example Mr Gene, thank you for your obedience.

Mayan Ruins

These are a few pictures from a museum close to the Mayan Ruins in Copan (and one of Elias helping George around the house!) It was very interesting and Elias had a great time!

Yessenia and Alice

This is my teacher, Yessenia, and her daughter, Alice Arianna. She is beautiful and such a sweet baby!

11.7.09

George and I have been busy with school. We have finished all of the grammar study and now we are talking in class with out teachers so they can correct us when we make a mistake. Elias is great just playing and being a two year old! My teacher Yessenia had her baby October 27th. Her name is Alice and she is beautiful! She had her in Guatemala (that is the closest hospital from here) She spent nine hours in the hospital and then was sent home. But, praise God, everything went great and Alice is healthy.

Now for some more exciting news! We get to come home for the Holidays! We are very excited to get to see everyone and to spend time with family. We will be flying into Miami on the 2nd of December and we will spend time in Florida and in North Carolina with our family there. We are very thankful that we have this opportunity to visit. Please pray for us as we travel. We love you and look forward to seeing everyone!!

Mercy Me song

One of my favorite songs be Mercy Me:

in you

I put my hope in You
I lay me life in the palm of Your hand
For I’m constantly drawn to You O Lord
In ways I cannot comprehend
It’s the Creator calling the created
The Maker beckoning the made
The bride finding what she’s always waited for
When we find ourselves that day

In You where the hungry feast at the table
The blind frozen by colors in view
The lame will dance, they’ll dance for they are able
And the weary find rest
O the weary find rest in You

It’s no secret that we don’t belong here
Though set apart by the grace of You
We look for the day when we go to a place
Where the old become brand new

Chorus (repeat)

Words & Music by Bart Millard
© 2000 Simpleville Music (ASCAP)

Love Jesus

Last night I listened to a sermon by Brother Johnny from rrcsermons.blogspot.com. It is titled "Love Me" from April 2008. He preached from the passage found in John 21:15-19. I love this passage and what it means and this morning I just wanted to share some of the things that I learned as Brother Johnny was preaching. Jesus asks Peter multiple times "Do you love me?" In the sermon Bro Johnny tells us to put our name there- "Kara, do you love me" This will make you think. Jesus answers "Feed my sheep." The following are points that Bro Johnny made in his sermon-and I would encourage everyone who reads this to listen to this sermon. And of course I thank Bro Johnny for preaching the Word of God in truth so that we may learn.

-Our religion does not impress God

-Any sin problem in my life is first and foremost a love problem toward Jesus. If I love Jesus like I should then sin would be less of an issue.

-My love for Jesus should exceed my love for anything else. Anything that we love more than

Him is an idol. Anything.

-The degree of my love for Christ is directly related to the degree of my understanding of what He has done for me (really think about this one for a few minutes)

-My love for Jesus will never match His love for me

-we give love to Him by obedience, gratitude, and spending time with Him

God is more than worthy of our love and adoration. If we truly love Him we will love His people, we will continually proclaim His worth to Him, we will be obedient.

no internet

Sorry that we have not written on the blog lately-we have been without internet for two weeks now. We are all doing great. Elias was sick a couple of weeks ago but praise God he is much better and has his appetite back! George and I are keeping on with school. My last day with my teacher was Friday-she is getting ready for the birth of her baby. I have a new teacher this week and she is great too.

We don’t really know a lot about what is going on politically. There is nothing about it on TV and since we haven’t had the internet, we have been out of the loop. We do know that November 29^th is going to be a big day. This is when the people will vote for their next President but the people are divided and so it has the potential to be a great conflict. Please begin to pray for this day even now. Pray that there will be a solution before this day.

Also please keep praying for Gene. Pray for peace for Gene and Debbie that they will continue to know that God is able to do anything but that more than that God is with them. We love them so much.

Pray for Jarmon too as he starts his long drive back to Honduras. Pray for safety and protection with no problems at the border. Also for Karina as I know she is worried about him.

Again thank you for your prayers! We love you!