Just the Right Recipe of Apart-Togetherness in His Master Menu of Obedience

Wednesday. Sept. 24th 2008

* Hold on. You’ll be hearing from Vance real soon now.

If you simply taste and savor the metaphoric thoughts of this caption, straight from Vance… who knows where God will draw you? Vance, you capture our attention with essentials such as these ~ once again! Thank you for your careful listening to Him and sharing with us.

September 23rd 6:58 AM “We’re well and happy. Just checking to 2 say we love u and miss u; all the while having amazing adventures.”

Provided me an opportunity to… smile!

September 23rd 10:09 PM “Thanks so much for updates…and for folks helping you. Bless them. Pool water looking ok? 4 tabs in strainer and 4 in floater? My mind floats in and out on house chores, missing the familiarity of it all. At the same time my heart is tugging away from that scene to mission fields afar. Waiting is hard even as I travel actively. I love you more each day as our Master Chef plans just the right recipe of apart-togetherness in His master menu of obedience. I am learning to listen to His starts, stops, and taste tests before I turn on the mixmaster and have mashed potatoes all over the ceiling… [smile] Right now we are well and getting closer to the Kibera slum work tomorrow. Blessings!

I really loved the “help” Kenya! [Brought more smiles].

You have to know Garrison Keillor to appreciate “mashed potatoes all over the ceiling” – the master Mark Twain of our era was ruminating in his head having a conversation with his mother – who apparently continues to mother him into his eldering years… Been here! Done that? And, to the degree you know Vance, well… it’s good, real good that he’s learning the “art of taste tests before turning on the mixmaster…”

Above all else, return thanks for all the Savior has done… and is doing… in Kenya, Sudan, all of Africa, around the world … and in the United States… “pray about everything He brings into your heart and mind.” He’s counting on us to move His hands… so He can show us HE IS GOD, Lord of Everything - It’s His Power, His Majesty, His Money… It’s even HIS election, if we call on Him earnestly! Just press into Him – into His Goodness, His Wisdom, and His Power. Require it of Him. He delights in people who are passionately in love with Him. Oh yes, He is.

I received a lengthy, wonderful, absolutely exciting post from Vance - and it's captioned - for the blog. so, ya'll will hear soon. Blessings!