9-11

Good afternoon,
Tomorrow James will be 19 years old! James changed our lives as he came into our family, and still today he's the change we needed in our life! GOD is so good!
In 2 days James will be returning to the US to continue to his studies at EI school of biblical training. We are thankful for James and that he has this opportunity to study the Bible. Please pray for James and the other students as they go receive this Biblical training to go into their world and encourage and change the way we look at GOD by teaching GODS WORD!

We have been here at camp all day today. We have been cleaning getting ready for a group coming to spend the weekend in a retreat to seek GOD September 16-17. Praise GOD!
Today we were able to watch some video of the events 16 years ago, how could it have been that long already! I remember as many do, we were so scared no one knew what was next as the horrific scenes unfolded on our tv screens that fateful day!
 I cried again as we re-watched the twin towers fall as we did on that day in 2001! It has definitely been good to reflect back and remember how we all prayed more that day than maybe we ever had!
So going forward, we can't go back and change things, but we can change the outcome, what happens from here on out, in the world around us. We wake up, we go on about our little lives sometimes not realizing that what we have is a new day to do GODS WILL and not our own, a new day to focus back on JESUS the author and finisher of our FAITH!
What is faith? What is truth? Where can we find faith and who do we turn to for truth?
Faith is defined in many ways, faith in GOD is believing that HE exists, believing beyond what we can see feel or touch or smell. GOD is real, and HE created us in HIS image. We can talk to GOD, that may seem elementary to some, but sometimes we just need a reminder that GOD is near no matter what!
Truth, what is truth? Pilate asked that question when he was interrogating JESUS, not knowing that the TRUTH was standing right in front of him in bodily form. Jesus didn't answer Pilates question, and I have a feeling Jesus isn't answering us either.
We want to know the truth but we run in circles looking everywhere but to the One who said, "I AM the way the truth and the life no man comes to the FATHER but by me," John 14:6 Lets look to JESUS, no more turning away to look at someone else for the truth or worse yet, looking in the mirror hoping to see a tiny line of truth in the face staring back at me!
As we walk into another year, 17 years SINCE 9-11, lets not just stand there, lets tell someone about the truth we have found, JESUS the CHRIST, our Savior! The only one who truly has the answers to our questions, the truth we haven't found anywhere else!
Keep JESUS first!
JESUS BLESS YOU! Franklin Evelyn Mary & James