The Journey of a Family Striving to Live Dangerously Surrendered!


"Surrendering means that we have come to the end of our independence from him, our reliance on self-sufficiency, and our insistence that we don’t need him. Surrender to God changes everything! Why add the word dangerous to surrender? Because we don’t surrender to a benevolent but impotent grandfatherly figure; we surrender to Almighty God —the Creator and Sustainer of the universe. C. S. Lewis’s character Aslan in the Chronicles of Narnia depicts God as a magnificent lion —good, but certainly not safe. Surrendering your life to God is the boldest and riskiest step you can take. Being dangerously surrendered to God allows you to know him in increasingly deeper ways and to participate fully in his will. " ~Kay Warren

Monday, March 24, 2008

Heart Bursting Moments!

What an Easter gift we received yesterday! After a busy day of ministry and visiting friends all day, we came home to check our email. We sent a package to Joshua with a precious family who went to Ethiopia to pick up their little girls. We sent a Ulysses t-shirt, my best friend bought him a Ulysses hat..we sent Hot Wheels, stickers, sunglasses, and a photo album pictures of his family. This was the first time he would see the faces of the family that is coming for him.

Opening our email, we found a message and pictures from Julie, describing her encounter with Joshua and four pictures of him holding the package we had just sent! Be still my momma's soul! We called the kids upstairs and showed them the pictures and they laughed and squealed in delight. Blowing up each picture, we scanned every detail of his face and body and clothes. The boy has the biggest, thickest fingers I have ever seen on a 3/4 year old!! We may have a linebacker on our hands!!

This is the most amazing journey we have ever walked...so much intense emotion, so much waiting, so much trusting in God for absolute provision.

Praying God's absolute provision over every area of your lives. He is trustworthy! You can count on Him for every need!

How we love you,
Kurt and JoLynn

1 comment:

sexi88 said...

Hey u guys r doing an awsome thing 4 Joshua i love u 4 what u guys r doing what u do and what uv done
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