His GRACE: having all our family in the same city; finding a Spanish-speaking church in which we could help out; new friends; making great headway in obtaining U.S. citizenship for Germán (after years of struggle!)...
His PROVISION: a doctor who never charged me for my visits, a car donated to us just when the one we had was coming apart, and a "too precise to be a coincidence" move on His part: when we had been there a year, we saw that we'd need to extend the lease on the place we rented for another few months. That meant another big chunk of money. Not knowing of our need, a dear friend and her husband (supporters of ours) sent us an "extra" check, which covered the rent completely...plus a little left over!
And...ahhh, LOVE! Friends of Dan and KC thought that Debbie would be a good match for another friend of theirs! They made sure Debbie and Steve met, (and when they got married, their wedding bulletin included "Matchmakers of the bride and groom"!)
Germán and I both felt peace as we watched their romance develop. Rather than go into details, I'll just suggest you visit (or re-visit) the post I wrote about one-and-a-half years ago, where I give a few more interesting details...AND you can read (or re-read) the wedding poem I wrote for them. Here's the link:
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We had already returned to Quito towards the end of 2004, but in April of 2005 we were happy to fly back up to El Paso for two special events: Debbie and Steve's wedding, and...at long last!...the formal naturalization ceremony for Germán as a U.S. citizen.
El Paso still holds many sweet memories, and we look back on our time with gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His kindness in arranging things so that we could be with our children, and for all His blessings, that came one-after-another. He is amazing!
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Ephesians 3:20 says, "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work in us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever."
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Seeing our children grow up to marry believers and rear their children with a knowledge of Jesus, thus continuing the "throughout all generations" of our family, is one of the greatest blessings we know!
If you haven't experienced this yet in your family, please don't ever give up! Our children went through their own uncertainties and difficult times, just like yours may be doing. (If you've followed my blog, or at least read some of the posts, you will have noticed that we've had an abundance of trials, too, separately and as a family!)
So don't think that this blessing of having all your kids following the Lord is not going to happen! Never stop praying for them, never stop loving them, never stop trusting in what it says in Isaiah 54:13: "All your sons (children) will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your children's peace." (If you'd like to share with me, let me know, and I'll pray along with you!)
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Have a great week! May you feel God's peace and joy, no matter what your circumstances are. He loves you!
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