Dear Friends and family,
I hope you have all been well! I can’t believe how quickly the weeks are going by, it is already the end of April! J The end of March and early April were big travel times for me. I was able to go to Colorado with my oldest brother Pat and niece Elissa to see where they will be moving to at the end of May. Elissa and I were blessed to enjoy some beautiful hiking around the Colorado Springs area. Then a lot of the Indiana family headed south to enjoy spring break at Jon and Sharon’s in South Carolina. The times that God has blessed our family with are so precious. On April 17th we got to have a family party and Easter celebration with the whole family together since Laura and Keisuke Noguchi (my twin) was in town.
The spring season is so beautiful with the flowers blooming and the trees and grass turning green. It’s a great reminder of the new life we have in Christ. The Old has gone, the New has come! It also reminds me of Christ’s greatest love and sacrifice. He humbled Himself to become like us so that He might take on the punishment we deserved in our sin. But He didn’t stay dead, we serve a living Savior!!! He conquered death and sin on the cross and Rose again victoriously. Hallelujah! “And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.” Col 2:13-15 (ESV)
Preparations are coming along well for Kenya. When I was in South Carolina I was supposed to share about the ministry I will be involved with at RVA to Sharon’s Bible study group. The night before it was supposed to happen it stormed and the power was knocked out so they had to cancel the meeting! Then I was going to share with Jon and Sharon’s Sunday school class on Sunday and ended up getting the flu bug that was passing around our family! My brother Jon and sister Becki were gracious to share a video presentation about RVA and I trust that if God wanted anyone to be involved from that, He could use those ways of communication. God doesn’t need me to do His work; He just blesses us by letting us be apart of it! Satan might try to thwart the effectiveness of ministry that he knows God has planned, but God is Sovereign and all-powerful. His plan will always go through and in His perfect timing so that His name is Glorified. I am still working on Bible classes and trying to be diligent about making time for those.
I am so thankful for all of you and your prayers. Prayer is so important. “You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.”
(2 Corinthians 1:11 ESV) Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (James 5:16 ESV)
Also, God has been faithful to provide financial support through many of you. I am about 90% on outgoing funds for Kenya however, I have only about 40% pledged for monthly. AIM requires that we be 100% of pledged monthly support one month before our departure date. (June for me) If I don’t have that, I will have to wait till October for the next departure date. I am thankful and resting in the fact that God is faithful and the Great Provider. He will provide the money when He wants me to go. Please be praying with me that God would make that clear and provide in His timing.
I would love to hear from you what is going on in your life or what you have been learning from the Lord. Please feel free to email or facebook me if you have any prayer requests!
Serving with you,
Amy Jarrett
