Once we give our hearts to the Lord Jesus does that automatically make us one of His disciples? As Christians we have a mighty duty to Him. The bible tells us it is not enough to attend church on Sunday mornings, go home and forget about Him until next Sunday when we meet with other believers again. It is so easy to get wrapped up in our every day lives that we push our Godly duties to the side, like devotion, praise even prayer. When we do this over time we find ourselves slipping further away from Him. Just like a marriage, how can we only go to our spouse once a week and speak with them and listen to them, having a meaningful relationship? Our Lord requires so much more! And we should be more than happy to accommodate! What is it that you can do during the week to show Your Savior how serious you are about serving Him? What "job" is He calling you to and what are you doing for Him, to help further the Kingdom of God? How can you be a better disciple for Christ?
The deeper I grow in Him, the more I am able to hear His voice telling me what to do and how to serve Him for today! I want this to be my prayer every morning of every day, Lord, what can I do for you and your people today, who can I pray for, who can I help? We are learning with three small boys, full time ministry, a busy home school schedule, full time 40 hour a week job, getting ready to begin, it is extremely difficult to find alone time for Christ! Or is it?! I have learned when you pray for time, you get it! There are always moments we can seize, beautiful moments we can spend with Him, times when we can just stop and listen, not for Him to answer our every need (He knows those before we even ask), but times when we can ask Him, "What can I do for you today Lord" asking with a pure servants heart!
If you want to become a disciple of our savior you can begin today! Develop the practice each day of spending time alone with Him. Pray for God to send others your way to minister to, others willing to commit themselves to Him by changing the world through evangelism and discipleship. The world desperately needs such a change, but only our Lord Jesus Christ has the power and plan to change men's hearts and nations!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
He's Finally Here!
My midwife Chris
9lb 5oz and 22 inches long
Here he is.... Mr. Peter Joshua Bryant! Peter was born Tuesday, August 4th and has been such a joy in our lives! Thank you all for your prayers! Sam and Zach are totally in love with their new little brother and we are all having fun spoiling him as much as we can!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Uganda Prayer Requests
Thanks so much for all of your thoughts and prayers while we have been on our journey, preparing for Uganda.
In case any of you are qualified and are looking to do some international travel, Heritage International School (where Sam and Zach will attend) is in desperate need of a high school English teacher for this school year! The school term starts on August 10th, but they would take an English teacher whenever he/she can arrive. Because of other shortages, many teachers are taking on extra loads to teach these classes. Please pray that one could be found. Pray for the new volunteer teachers arriving to teach the upcoming year that they will adjust well to Uganda and be a blessing to their students.
We obviously appreciate and covet your prayers, but if you could also remember the folks that are already over in Uganda doing the work. Please pray for the physical & spiritual health of the missionaries & their families:
—Southern Uganda Missionaries:
• John & Beth Muehleisen
• Jonathan & Lisa Mayo (Jordan & Ethan)
(Jon and Lisa are our Field Directors)
• Kenneth & Delight Hopson (Kaleb, Austin, & Emilee)
(Ken and Delight are actually back in the states traveling)
• Lisa Fish
• Keith & Donna Bourne (Haley & Rachel)
• Jean Komline
—Northern Uganda Missionaries
• Billy & Joanna Coppedge (Elsie Jayne & Lucy)
—Missionary Disciples (First term missionaries like us)
• Jamie Friedrich
• The Hallahan Family
• The Rambo Family
• The Guilliams Family
• Pam Wilson
• The Ferg Family
• The Burke Family
Please continue to pray for..
• the field housing situation. With rent increases and more missionaries arriving, the need for affordable field housing continues to remain a need.
• the monthly pastoral trainings taking place in 10 different locations including 1 in Sudan. Over 110 pastors are being trained at 3 different levels.
• the youth pastoral training and all of the youth outreach ministries.
• our field directors as they continue to look at new areas for outreach. New ministries have already begun in South Sudan . We are now looking at ministry opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 5 strategic locations within Uganda .
• 25 to 30 new missionaries to come along in the next 5 years to meet the needs of the expanding ministries.
• land to be purchased to build an Urban Center or to be able to purchase land with an existing building for multi-purpose ministries in Kampala. This Urban Center would be a place for the 600 plus students from 11 African countries in the University Ministry. It would be a multi purpose building for a church to reach professionals, a place to begin businesses or to rent out to other businesses to help fund the ministries of the church.
Please pray that God will provide the necessary resources to meet the needs within all of the ministry opportunities.
• Us that we will always have a Christ-like attitude and keep Him the center focus of our family and our ministry, and that we would be a light to those we come into contact with here and Uganda.
Stay Blessed,
Josh and Angela
In case any of you are qualified and are looking to do some international travel, Heritage International School (where Sam and Zach will attend) is in desperate need of a high school English teacher for this school year! The school term starts on August 10th, but they would take an English teacher whenever he/she can arrive. Because of other shortages, many teachers are taking on extra loads to teach these classes. Please pray that one could be found. Pray for the new volunteer teachers arriving to teach the upcoming year that they will adjust well to Uganda and be a blessing to their students.
We obviously appreciate and covet your prayers, but if you could also remember the folks that are already over in Uganda doing the work. Please pray for the physical & spiritual health of the missionaries & their families:
—Southern Uganda Missionaries:
• John & Beth Muehleisen
• Jonathan & Lisa Mayo (Jordan & Ethan)
(Jon and Lisa are our Field Directors)
• Kenneth & Delight Hopson (Kaleb, Austin, & Emilee)
(Ken and Delight are actually back in the states traveling)
• Lisa Fish
• Keith & Donna Bourne (Haley & Rachel)
• Jean Komline
—Northern Uganda Missionaries
• Billy & Joanna Coppedge (Elsie Jayne & Lucy)
—Missionary Disciples (First term missionaries like us)
• Jamie Friedrich
• The Hallahan Family
• The Rambo Family
• The Guilliams Family
• Pam Wilson
• The Ferg Family
• The Burke Family
Please continue to pray for..
• the field housing situation. With rent increases and more missionaries arriving, the need for affordable field housing continues to remain a need.
• the monthly pastoral trainings taking place in 10 different locations including 1 in Sudan. Over 110 pastors are being trained at 3 different levels.
• the youth pastoral training and all of the youth outreach ministries.
• our field directors as they continue to look at new areas for outreach. New ministries have already begun in South Sudan . We are now looking at ministry opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 5 strategic locations within Uganda .
• 25 to 30 new missionaries to come along in the next 5 years to meet the needs of the expanding ministries.
• land to be purchased to build an Urban Center or to be able to purchase land with an existing building for multi-purpose ministries in Kampala. This Urban Center would be a place for the 600 plus students from 11 African countries in the University Ministry. It would be a multi purpose building for a church to reach professionals, a place to begin businesses or to rent out to other businesses to help fund the ministries of the church.
Please pray that God will provide the necessary resources to meet the needs within all of the ministry opportunities.
• Us that we will always have a Christ-like attitude and keep Him the center focus of our family and our ministry, and that we would be a light to those we come into contact with here and Uganda.
Stay Blessed,
Josh and Angela
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