Jonathan called me later in the day after he had been working on the electrical wiring down there in Guatemala. He told me he purposely didn't tell me ahead of time what he was going to be doing that day.
Thank you, Sweetheart!
At Jonathan's parents' home this evening where we took a birthday supper in to his mother,
his dad let me know that Jonathan did NOT learn stunts like this from him!
That is good to know someone that I should not blame! :)
Jonathan had told me that the dear old Norm Uber who had gone along on this trip at 83 years old
Jonathan had told me that the dear old Norm Uber who had gone along on this trip at 83 years old
had prayer with him before he went to work on the electric wires--LIVE!
All I know is that I am very thankful to have my husband still in one piece after he was asked to do the electrical work at this place. This doesn't look quite so dangerous!
A couple more pictures from the work days. Here a little cart and ice cream vendor came by.
I hope to post a few pictures of the roofed church soon.
“Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense” (Prov. 19:11). In moments of calm, the wise man’s counsel sounds so right, so sane. Overlooking offenses is our glory.
Then the offenses actually come, and we often find them too large to look over. The actual size of the offense often matters little. A spouse’s consistent faultfinding, a boss’s unfair criticism, a stranger’s unaccountable rudeness — given the right circumstances, any of these may rise up in front of us like a son of Anak, its shoulders stretching to heaven (Numbers 13:33). Peripherals blur, tunnel vision ensues, and we have eyes only for The Offense.
"...Peter, writing to Christians familiar with offense, comes alongside Proverbs to show us a different way: “This is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly” (1 Peter 2:19). In three little words, Peter shares one of the keys to overlooking offenses great and small: we become mindful of God.
In other words, we don’t focus on the offense itself. We don’t stare at something that merely distracts us from what’s really important. We certainly don’t look within ourselves. Rather, we overlook offenses by looking up to God, by becoming mindful of who he is for us in this very moment — in the office, at the dinner table, on the phone call, during the meeting.
"To be sure, Peter’s readers were dealing with offenses more severe than the kind Westerners typically face: physical abuse (1 Peter 2:20), ridicule (1 Peter 4:4), fiery trials (1 Peter 4:12). But learning to overlook the biggest offenses usually begins with learning to overlook the smallest. Enduring slander begins with enduring a sarcastic remark. Enduring a beating begins with enduring a cold shoulder. Being mindful of God in everyday offenses trains us to be mindful of him when the worst comes."
from https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-to-overlook-an-offense
It's all done now. Now I can breathe easier.
The guys just hiked up the volcano this morning, that's all.
Here they are enjoying the top of the volcano.
A couple more pictures from the work days. Here a little cart and ice cream vendor came by.
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This topic is unrelated, but I read these thoughts recently, and they meant so much to me,“Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense” (Prov. 19:11). In moments of calm, the wise man’s counsel sounds so right, so sane. Overlooking offenses is our glory.
Then the offenses actually come, and we often find them too large to look over. The actual size of the offense often matters little. A spouse’s consistent faultfinding, a boss’s unfair criticism, a stranger’s unaccountable rudeness — given the right circumstances, any of these may rise up in front of us like a son of Anak, its shoulders stretching to heaven (Numbers 13:33). Peripherals blur, tunnel vision ensues, and we have eyes only for The Offense.
"...Peter, writing to Christians familiar with offense, comes alongside Proverbs to show us a different way: “This is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly” (1 Peter 2:19). In three little words, Peter shares one of the keys to overlooking offenses great and small: we become mindful of God.
In other words, we don’t focus on the offense itself. We don’t stare at something that merely distracts us from what’s really important. We certainly don’t look within ourselves. Rather, we overlook offenses by looking up to God, by becoming mindful of who he is for us in this very moment — in the office, at the dinner table, on the phone call, during the meeting.
"To be sure, Peter’s readers were dealing with offenses more severe than the kind Westerners typically face: physical abuse (1 Peter 2:20), ridicule (1 Peter 4:4), fiery trials (1 Peter 4:12). But learning to overlook the biggest offenses usually begins with learning to overlook the smallest. Enduring slander begins with enduring a sarcastic remark. Enduring a beating begins with enduring a cold shoulder. Being mindful of God in everyday offenses trains us to be mindful of him when the worst comes."
from https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-to-overlook-an-offense
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