Another Awesome Meeting!

What do you call it when five women can come together for prayer, ruminate over our talks, share scripture, lay our requests at the feet of Jesus, eat a yummy lunch and dessert, laugh and not want to end the session? ANOTHER AWESOME MEETING!

Barbara Pillsbury with gift for China

You might think that we all work for NASA because every time we see each other we say, “four months or three weeks until we leave for China.” But on Tuesday we said “two weeks and one day, do you believe it”?  Our excitement is definitely growing as the time of our departure draws near. We learned a few words in Chinese…so now we can say ‘hello – Ni Hao’, ‘yes – Shi’, ‘no – Bu shi’ and ‘thank you – Xie xie.’

One of the most important aspects of our mission, and each EFCC mission, is to always, always give thanks for our prayer partners and financial contributors. We are so grateful that our mission is almost (as of this writing) fully funded!  Thanks to you and our Lord for His guidance and grace throughout this process.  Isn’t thankfulness really the deep, contented breath of peacefulness?  If thanks are the highest form of thought – make it my first thought.  I love this quote from Max Lucado – “God has given you/us a cup of blessing; sweeten it with a heaping spoonful of gratitude.”

 

You may remember this song: “His Love has no limit; His Grace has no measure; His Power no boundary known unto men.  For out of His infinite riches in Jesus, He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.”

 

The journey is about to begin…the travel part, that is!  Stay tuned!

Barbara Pillsbury for the Team