Will the lost return?

I lost my precious TNIV Bible at Missions Fest, it has treasures in it... like my grandma's handkerchief.
 So I went back and re traced all my foot steps including every washroom ...anywhere I had been, but alas I did not find it.
However in the process I met a gentleman who told me not to worry my Bible will be returned. He was certain because his lost Bible always came back and then he relayed this story; When he was a boy his mother made him write in the front of his Bible " I am 7 years old and I loose things, please mail this back to me". He could not recount how many countless times he found his Bible in his mail box!
That got me to thinking, what if I made labels to put on everything I own that read " I am menopausal and I loose things so could you please mail this back to me" What do you think? Big smile. And blessings!

Can you spare some change?

I was down town Edmonton leaving Missions Fest and carefully walking the icy streets when I noticed a man rummaging in the garbage. I scurried past but felt prompted to go back and give him $5 with the warm reassurance that "God love you". He looked up misty eyed and stammered out a "thank you". I responded with "don't thank me thank Jesus... I have never done this before and I know Jesus prompted me to tell you how much He loves you."
The frail elderly man then said "can you thank him for me?" And I responded "we can do it together right now" then gently I place my hand on his arm as we prayed together out loud..a prayer of thanks, repentence and consecration. I'm thinking of him tonight, -27 snowing and icy cold winds. I pray he makes it through the night but if he doesn't I feel confident that he is in a very warm place...with Jesus.

Home Sweet ...but Aimee and Lucille stayed on... for a few days of R&R. Hooray for them!

Its good to be back in Canada on safe soil...and a beautiful place of freedom and opportunity! From all my life changing experiences my heart is torn and full of tears, I have no words... yet. It is all ...indescribable. And yet I wonder " Why Lord, why did you show me these things?" and "What Lord am I to do next"? I am confident there is a purpose that he will reveal to me. I am reminded of the logo for Compassion Canada..I think thats where I heard this so many years ago:
 
Pity weeps and she walks away
Compassion comes to hep and stay

I must sleep now and ponder and process so many things ...later...good night my friend. This e-mail is ...the last 'sparkle' in my day! I know you will read it and you will pray. Smile. Soon I will attach some amazing photos! Check back.

FW: Terry is a Mother of 20 chidren, and 16 still at Home!!

Oops I made a mistake...I received an e-mail from the children at the home, who have adopted Terry, our Canadian friend and their new Mom, and I made a big mistake, I said there were 13 children and there are 20 in all! Big smile. Tonight they made us cookies and we had such a wonderful visit, they loved Butch and he loved them too. Here are some photo's. Butch gave them a DVD sent from Canadian friends who purchased and donated them. Enjoy! And please pray for these sweet new friends.

The God made family...

Wow... how awesome to meet Terry and Terry, two wonderful mothers (sister in laws) from Canada who are living in Thailand. Terry #1 and her husband Al Purvis have raised 33 children! Many of them I have met and it give me chills to see how God rescued these precious little ones and answered their hearts cry and prayer for a "forever family". We went to the market tonight after church and Terry shared more of her story ...it touched my heart.
 Terry #2 has 13 children... and I met nine of them yesterday, and oh how they loved the puppets! They were teaching Butch to speak Thai and he was teaching them English. LOL Then afterwards the students made balloon sculptures for them...we brought the balloons from Canada and I taught them how to make the only three that I knew how to make; a sword, a dog and a crown, Smile. Here is a photo...enjoy! Please remember them in your prayers. Thank you.

Thank you thank you to each of you who have been praying for me.! I arrived safely.
I have had a long journey, but a lovely flight (and they fed us every couple hours!) and we had prefect connections. Aimee and Lucille got seats together all the way (that was amazing as they booked them less than a week before departing and they only had single seats left at the time of booking).
Our rooms are comfortable and the College has air conditioning! See photos at www.victoryasia.com It is so hot here...smile and humid. We arrive at 2:30 am and slept for  a few hours and were up at 6:30 am for chapel at 8 ...and then I was teaching until noon. There was an outreach tonight but we were too tired to go. I am going to bed now.

I love the students already! The are so keen to learn and can you ...some of these "future Pastors and leaders" admitted to day that they did not want to take my class and had no or very little interest in children's ministry. I apprciated their honesty. The good news is that by the end of the day I had won their favor and supernaturally they changed their minds! And they were quick to tell me so. This was the greatest gift to me today. Big smile. Love to you all will write again when I can.