Thursday, November 6, 2008

The End is in Sight

Today we received this message from our advocate from Senator Isakson's office: "We just confirmed the fingerprints are in TSC and we are calling a supervisor to again explain how urgent this is and request that they do everything possible to process this quickly." We are greatly encouraged and waiting for the morning when we will wake up to find the email that our approval has been granted!
In the spiritual realm, we're facing more difficulty than ever. The enemy is on the prowl. My friend Dawn sent an email today confirming what God had already whispered to us-the victory is coming. This is why the enemy is coming against us harder than ever. We feel darkness all around. Dawn shared a message from her Bible study that discouragement is one of Satan's favorite tools to use against us. As we draw closer to Christ's return, the church will feel more and more discouraged because Satan knows his time is short and will try everything to bring us down. She also referenced Matthew 16:19. Even when we don't see, God often answers our prayers already. It's a done deal. It just hasn't appeared on earth yet in a form we recognize. We greatly need your prayers for the end part of our journey here.
Kalina is our little angel most of the time. As I mentioned before, she turns into a crazy baby at feeding time, screaming and thrashing about while waiting for her bottle. It used to disturb Nadeem a lot. He felt she didn't trust us. He said that we always give her a bottle as soon as she cries. Why doesn't she trust us yet? Maybe that's how we are with God-screaming and thrashing about as if He won't take care of us, that He hasn't always provided for us. As earthly parents, we always take Kalina in our arms, still screaming and thrashing, and give her what she needs. I believe that God does this with us, too.
One quick addition to my Proud to be an American entry....be thankful for the campaign and election process at home, no matter how you feel about the outcomes. Here elections are next month. There will be huge riots and people breaking car windows and bashing cars in the streets. All schools are closed for the entire month because it will be too dangerous to go outside. Yes, I'm thankful for America!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow. That bit about the elections was intense.