I Testify to His Faithfulness

Every Sunday in church, there is a time where two or three people can do a testimony and/or “special number,” which is when the person either performs or leads a song. Today I shared a testimony, so I’ll share it with you! The Bible says the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy, so when we tell of the great things Jesus has done, they carry spiritual weight into the future, and can happen for others. So let me give a testimony of the faithfulness of my Lord!

This is actually in a few steps…

First, my friend Meegan sent some coffee for our private stash. This was such a blessing, as the only thing available locally is Nescafe instant. Yuck. But, we wanted to share! Who better to share good coffee with than our team from Wenatchee, northwest connoisseurs?! We were talked out of it for a couple of days, but we made the decision to put the coffee in the community coffers. The next day I got an email that our friends are shipping some in a care package! Paul Frazier, as he was leaving this week, left his stash of coffee and a big tin half full of CoffeeMate. Not something I’d usually buy (I’m cheap), but a treat for us above and beyond. Now, I didn’t include that part in the testimony today, but many of you can relate, and it was significant to us, as a lesson that we may not always have everything we want, but we’ll always be blessed enough to share what we do have.

When the Wenatchee team was here, we needed sunscreen for a long day in the sun. The enemy says to me “your family will need the sunscreen you brought. You are here two years, and you can’t replace it. Take care of your own.” Ridiculous! I’ll share! Well, guess what, the team left behind sunscreen, so we have more than we had before!

Last weekend one of the boarder students hurt his knee pretty bad and I cleaned him up and bandaged him out of our personal first aid kit. I hear in the back of my mind, “your boys are dangerous! You might need this stuff, and you can’t get this quality here, or find it when you really need it.” But I had it, and was blessed to be a blessing to the boy, and dressed it again the next day. I said to Devin when he returned – “if anyone asks what they can send in a care package, we’ll need bandaids.” The day after I mentioned it, Paul gave us his Ziploc of bandaids without being asked.

At breakfast the next day, I was telling this story of how the Lord provides to Carol and Paul on their last morning with us. As we were preparing to leave the U.S., several missionaries told us that we will be amazed at the Lord’s provision on the mission field. We are still in shock that we are funded for this mission, but as their stories went, it would be the little things that are just as amazing – like you need red balloons and they suddenly and “impossibly” show up. So Jack said – “So let’s say I really pray for like a bunch of glow sticks to come – they’ll just fall from the sky??” I hope his doubtful tone translates…

HA! The night before, Carol had given me SEVERAL TUBES OF GLOW STICKS. Now – you can say it is a coincidence that of all things Jack picked THAT, but I won’t believe you. Sometimes God just blesses us in an unusual way to show that He is able, and just because He loves to give good gifts to His children. It was a faith builder for us all! We got a good laugh and said a good prayer.

So, leaving out many of these details, I tried at church today to give God glory for how He provides, and tried to express how thankful I am that He is teaching me generosity even now when we are unable to work for more and provide it for ourselves. With Jesus there is always enough. I am trying to let Him teach me this well. I know we will continue to be surprised by His blessings – and it’s exciting!!