The Day Jesus Died

 He thought he’d won

the devil smiled

 And rubbed his hands with glee

The maker of the world was dead

 Hanging on a tree.

“The world is mine

I own it ...now,

I finally won,” he cried.

He didn’t know he’d lost it all

The day that Jesus died---  

Two days he smiled

His heart was light

Now man was his alone—

Then words that echoed

through the years,

turned his heart to stone

“For God so loved the world,

He gave His only Son to die—

But on the third day He would rise,

give man eternal life.”  

 That Sunday morn

He waited there

As darkness changed to light

Then terror seared his burning heart

And anguish filled his eyes…

The empty tomb—

He’s risen! It can’t be true,” he cried

He finally learned, he’d lost it all

The day that Jesus died…

By Velma Dawson Griffis

Flight travel woes

Well, yesterday was to go off without a hitch but someone forgot to tell US Air that.  We were to pick Sherrie Fausey up at Dulles airport at 5 p.m. and then bring her back to meet all our family and a few friends.  She calls in the afternoon to tell us they switched her flight so she is coming in at 5:25.    Half way down Interstate 66 we get a call from her that her flight is delayed for mechanical reasons.  So we stop at a Sheetz to kill time people watching while we wait rather than turn around and come back home.  By 6 p.m. her flight is completely cancelled and now she is on a flight arriving at midnight.  so home we go.  Then pick her up and this time that flight was early.  She got in around 11:30.  Her day started at 5 a.m.  She was exhausted.  Now today we are off to help her shop at EQUIPPING THE SAINTS.  A great place for missionaries to find good 'experienced' items at bargain prices.

Support will be needed

We will be looking for more full time supporters for prayer and financial needs. If you want to have a part in works all over the world use this address.

Steve and Theda Dawson

Christian Light Foundation

PO Box 23881

Jacksonville, FL 32241-3881

  

Please be sure to include our name on any donations.

http://www.christianlightfoundation.com/

Adventures with God

You just never know what God is going to take you through.  And sometimes it doesn't feel like you will make it through it but He always shows Himself real and takes you through.  He shows His love in so many ways.             
He is changing things around for us and we are excited and scared at the same time.  We KNOW He will provide but often wish He would let us see a little farther down the road.  We are stepping out to be a mission to missionaries.  We will be doing whatever we can, wherever we can to help further the Gospel.  Right now we are helping Sherrie Fausey, missionary to Haiti, gather items for her container.  She is coming here to VA and we are taking her to a great place called EQUIPPING THE SAINTS to buy many items to go in the container. 
Also going to the Green Valley Book Fair to find some books for her to replenish her library after the earthquake and its aftermath destroyed.  Pray for us as we step out to do this.  We plan this to be full time so we will depend on God and His people for support.

Shoefoot on Halloween

Check out this link if you are on face book.  Later I'll try to get the article posted on here.
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=124631917602341&id=157864507575029

Prayer and Praises June 10, 2010

Hello from Haiti:

We have solar panels!!!!!  Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!  No more electricity problems!!!!  First Southern Baptist Church in Liberal, Kansas bought everything for solar panels and shipped it to Haiti.  They came Sunday to install everything. 
We were concerned about it arriving on tine but it came out of customs on Tuesday.  Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!

The electricians are also wiring the first wing and putting up ceiling fans in the classrooms and apartments.  Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!  This will make everyone much more comfortable as no one has air conditioning here. 

Steve and his crew poured the concrete beams on the back wing.  Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!  The carpenter is putting up wood to pour the deck.

Summer school

has begun.  The 7th grade boys have class each day to finish math and science.  The orphanage children will be doing extra math books in English.  They asked for summer school and cheered when I found the math books.  Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a simple celebration for our Adult Literacy graduates this year.  I don't know if we still have graduation gowns or not, but we have some wonderful graduates.  Each graduate receives a Creole Bible - and now they can all read!!! Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Please continue to keep Haiti in prayer.  Driving around we see many buildings being demolished by men with sledge hammers.  These were schools & businesses & homes.

We also see crews of people working on roads & bridges, etc. so progress is being made.  Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!

I will be flying to the USA on Wednesday.  Please keep my travels in prayer.  I will be on the road from place to place a lot. 

God bless you,

Sherrie

FW: Prayer and Praises June 3, 2010

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Hello from Haiti:

Monday was the last day of school for this term.  It was a fun day.  We will have a small summer school.  Of course, school lunches will continue all summer.  Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!!

We had a simple little graduation for our Adult Literacy class.  These are adults who never had a chance to go to school.  They have learned to read in Creole.  Each graduate will receive a Creole Bible.  Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!!

We have our own transformer up on a pole.  Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!!  It will be connected soon to EDH - goverment electricity.  We had been sharing a neighbor's transformer.  This was difficult because we moved when we lost our building and the lines were too long.  The school needs it's own transformer.

We lost most of the furniture for the orphanage in the earthquake.  The group from World Mission built cabinets for the children to keep their clothes in.  The group this week from CLF finished painting them and the children are using them.  They sure keep the rooms much neater!!!  Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!!

First Baptist Church in Jacksonville

sent funding and a couple men to build a housefor Mr. Renal, the old man who sweeps my yard.  Some Virginia folks joined them to build a nice 2 room house.  Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!!

Please keep the construction projects in prayer.  We want everyone to stay safe while we build the back wing.  The men are finishing my little apartment.  Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!!

Please pray for a home for the orphanage.  A school is not a home.  I am still praying for the empty lot behind the school.  May God's will be done.

Please continue to pray for Jared & Amanda, and Amy as they prepare to come full time.  Please pray for Emily and Ross who will keep my children while I am away.

We still need teachers to come work alongside the Haitian teachers.  For these children to succeed, they need both American and Haitian teachers.  Is God calling you to a school year in Haiti?

 God bless you,

Sherrie