Striving After Dreams

Cathy and I are in Orlando this week attending the national convention for our denomination, the Assemblies of God. I just came out of a session that was quite overwhelming. A pastor from Baghdad, Iraq, spoke to us about not giving up on our dreams. He lives in danger every day yet continues to joyfully reach out to people in his city. One of their outreach efforts is to street kids who have been orphaned. They are now gathering over 300 every week who are learning about Jesus and receiving care. All of these children and youth were raised Muslim but have now experienced the love of our Savior, Jesus. We definitely have a lot to be thankful for and a great mission before us. Let’s keep striving after the dreams the Lord puts in our hearts!

Since we are in Florida this week, we are going to extend our stay through the weekend and celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary on Monday, August 10. We will return home on Tuesday and can’t wait to engage in the dreams we have to reach our city and deepen our devotion to Jesus.

Samuel Gordon will be bringing the Word this week in our summer of wisdom of series. He is fired up and ready to go.

Proverbs 21:2 All a man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

Pastor Rick