Beyond Ourselves

The work of God is always beyond our resources or abilities. Though the Makindu ministry has been strengthened and encouraged through the recent meetings, there continues to be physical hindrances. After traveling to the Mount Kenya region for some God-appointed visits at the beginning of this month, brother Lawrence states: "we were grounded with exhaustion." He and his wife suffer from head and backaches with such trips, he explains. "I believe it is fatigue that goes with old age. These things slow me somewhat. So I have a backlog of work now. Please, pray for us to be blessed with a vehicle. It would ease up matters a lot."


They were greatly encouraged that funds were provided for roofing the Bible Center, and plans were made to start last week. "However, the people we had given the order for timber did not deliver," he says. "So we had to give others the order and we are expecting the timber any time now. We have had to pay a lot more than we wanted to, which has eroded the funds we had for the iron roofing sheets. But we are hoping to make up for this in adding the iron sheets slowly, bit by bit, on the timber."


The desire for people to receive spiritual light and to live to glorify God is the burden of his heart. "I know it will come, for we have began seeing God moving in wonderful ways," he writes. "Please, please, pray on. The true church of God, where God is given the right of glory, ownership and rule is just beginning to shine forth in this area amidst the denominational organizations which have influenced the lives of the people. It will take time for the inbred habits to be cleaned out of the lives of the saints and for them to lift God always."

The counsel of Psalm 118:8-9 is true: "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes." It is better. It will end up right. Let us look beyond people and circumstances and places and things to the Author and Finisher of our faith. He alone is worthy of our confidence. Amen.