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Letters are going out this week!
We are very excited!!! Our support letters are going out this week! If you don't get one and would like to, please let me know.
"Commit your work to the Lord and your plans will be established." ~Proverbs 16:3
January 13, 2013
Dear Friends and Family ~
As time passes, it becomes more apparent to me that God has
a magnificent way of using the ugliness of life to bring Himself glory. If you are one of my more recent friends, you
know that I light up whenever someone speaks of missions, but it hasn't always
been that way. Having been brought up as
a missionary kid, I was sure I would choose a different life for myself. It seems though, that the older I get, the
more I feel this call on my heart for missions.
It is a yearning to share the gospel with those that have not
heard. It is a deep ache for the
children that are hungry and without a home.
It is a fight in my soul to stand up for the girls and boys that have
been abused and neglected.
When God told Moses to go to Pharaoh, his first response was
that the people would not listen. He
claimed he didn't have the ability to speak.
When Jesus told the disciples to feed the crowds with the boy’s lunch,
they questioned how they were supposed to feed so many with so little. But, this is the same God that spoke and the universe
was created. This is the same God that
took my mess of a life (a sinful child from a dysfunctional home, an insecure
adult with an inability to trust anyone, and a broken marriage that had turned
to ashes) and made something beautiful out of it. I have such little faith and so many excuses,
but I've witnessed miracles in my own life and I know that my God can use even this
lump of clay for His glory.
One of our greatest ministries in life is to raise our
children to know and serve the Lord. As
John said, “There is no greater joy than to hear that our children are walking
in the truth.” With all these things in
mind and after much prayer, Brian and I have decided this would be an opportune
time for Luke, our 16 year old son, and I to take a step in this direction.
Luke and I will be heading to Kakinada, India in June. It is a two week mission trip that will
surely be a life changer. We will be
working with a local church and caring for the children in their orphanage. We will teach Bible stories, play games, and
share the love of Christ at their Children’s Bible Club. I will be speaking during a women’s outreach
seminar that will include many Hindu women from remote villages. I can’t express to you strongly enough my
feelings of inadequacy. There is no way
we can do this without the power of the Holy Spirit, but we believe and know
that with God all things are possible.
Will you please be in prayer for my family as we take this
faith walk?
We have been asked to go.
We believe that the Lord is leading us to go, but we have no idea how it
will be possible. Will you please
consider supporting us? We know that whatever
the Lord requires of us, He will provide.
I’m including an envelope and a bookmark. This is not to pressure you, but to remind
you that we as Christians are all called in one way or another.
“Go into all the
world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation” ~Mark 16:15
If you would like to follow our journey, please go to
asgabbert.blogspot.com. We’ll do our
best to keep it updated throughout the trip.
May this light that has been placed in my heart bring glory
to God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Cor. 4:6)
In His
Service,
Angie
& Luke Gabbert
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