From the Desk of Jill Keenon, Operations
Director:
John
15:7-8
says, "But if you stay joined to me and my Word remains in
you, you may ask any request you like and it will be granted! My true
disciples produce much fruit. This brings great glory to the Father."
Let us stay so close to Jesus that it is natural to expect Him to
answer because we will want what He wants. God does
not want us to go from miracle to miracle. That is living in survival
mode.
We
are to be "more than conquerors" on an everyday
basis. There may be trials and tribulations, but we can ride them out
because we know without any doubt that the Lord is
right in the middle of it; we can ask for help, and it will come. Our
life is a miracle just because we are living victorious because of what
Jesus did for us. We should expect the
supernatural on an everyday basis because we have
Jesus not just in a crunch, but always.
Amen!
- We
will call the new boy, Pat. He is doing well and
has not had any allergic reactions to anything. It may be an emotional
issue with him. Pray for wisdom to know what is going on. The Quick's
are noticing that Pat seems to be somewhat
simple-minded and not too concerned with anything but the present
moment. Pray for some answers for this family.
- The
caseworker for Bonnie called on Wednesday and said
that Bonnie was moving that day. So, today she came
and got her stuff but it appears we have the answer as to why she has
been so emotional. She is pregnant and does not
even know the man's name. This explains a lot, but it is very sad. One
more welfare child to come into the world. Pray for that child. (Once
again I am so glad Jesus is in charge because it
confuses the heck out of me.)
- Margie planned on moving out as of Wednesday to a two
bedroom apartment with eight people in it, five of them children under
seven. We talked her out of it, and it seems she is just sad that Bonnie
left and thought she should be independent right now. Pray for her: she
gets easily confused and swayed.
- Paul is still weak from the West
Nile virus. Pray for his immune system to work efficiently
and productively
- Friday is the Golf
Marathon. Pray for a good turn out.
- Pray for us to know if someone
should replace Bonnie.
- Pray for Joel as he goes
through the week. I worry about him feeling lonely - even though he
does have friends, he is not a big communicator, and I can't always
know if he is just quiet or feeling something.
Abide in the Lord!
In Christ's Service for the Community,
Paul & Jill Keenon
Open Door for Teens, Inc.
