well my dh sent me a e-mail today – the last one I will get for a while. He flew into Lukla and trekked to Namche which is the last town before Everest so no more e-mail. Hes having a rest day to help acclimatise . Tomorrow he starts the long trek . Please pray for him and his 2 friends as he is suffering from headaches and sickness – hopefully it will past it would be tradgic if he had to come down because of altitude sickness. And Im feeling a bit wobbly about it all
Psalm 32:7-9
7 You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you and watch over you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
John 14:1-3
1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
Psalm 34:17-19
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;
Being a Christian doesnt mean everything is rosy – that bad things dont happen but it does mean you are never alone never abandoned and you have the strength through him to pick yourself up, dust yourself down and get on with it.
Being a Christian doent mean you necessarily get to live in a big house and drive a big flashy car- wealth doesnt equal faith or lack off. But it does mean that I trust God to provide for my needs- learning that how he sees my needs doesnt always tally with my wants
well thats the hard bit .
Been a stressful couple of weeks so I took sometime off from blogging- thats not exactly true in that when things are tough the last thing I can do is talk or write about them- Im the same in real life.
college going badly , we are tutorless for our placement module , the tutor we had and I use the word tutor lightly as he wasnt a counsellor but a social worker- didnt appear to have a clue and apparently wasnt there to teach but to supervise us- the 2 week we did see him he seemed to spend it getting us to talk about ourselves and then interrupting us and talking about himself- I`ll make a deal- When I finish – (should that be if )- I promise I wont try and teach social work – just need social workers to promise not to teach counselling – Anyway we more than half way through the module – 2 classes – no teaching , assignments due in – no idea about what. hours bad and its out of my hands
I have to do this court appearance via video link which is going to be truly awful – against a family member which has brought horrible memories back and feels like a betrayal and yet I have no choice if I dont Im letting others down and when they are children – well as I say no choice
Just found out my Dh is being made redundant in the New year -not so worried about WHAT new job its the WHERE that makes me anxious . Sure does put a strain on relationships.
Anyway my hubby is away for 3 weeks to climb to Everest – not the top Im glad to say just the highest camp. Hes in Kathmandu for a couple of days with a couple of guys from work before he begins the climb- seems a very poor place, filthy with lots of people begging – his first visit to a third world country and Im sure its hard to see people living in such poverty- please keep them in your prayers as they continue on their journey,
Been feeling very isolated and alone these past weeks – I know God is with me but I seem to have built a wall around me, Keeping him and others at arms length. Spending less time on the net, more time reading my Bible and other material , more prayer and its helping . Was re- reading Ann lamonts Travelling Mercies and read of two prayers she finds helpful- Help Me, Help Me ,Help Me and Thankyou , Thankyou , Thankyou – sounds good to me .
“As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you.”
– 1 Samuel 12:23a [NIV]
Hindu extremists carry out brutal attack on nuns in India
Five nuns were attacked by Hindu extremists this week in Northern India . The nuns were returning from a prayer meeting in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, when they were attacked by a group of activists allegedly belonging to Bajrangdal (the Monkey Brigade group), and workers from Dharma Raksha Samiti (a society for protecting the Hindu religion).
In the attack the nuns’ clothes were torn, one had her leg broken and another received a severe blow to her head. Although a report was filed with the police, the complaint was not initially accepted and no arrests have been made.
A local official claimed that the nuns had attempted to convert people in the area but others said extremists came to meet the nuns after the prayer meeting and purposefully picked a quarrel.
Archbishop Dr. Leo Cornelio, stated, “We have been suffering silently, but it looks that the fundamental organizations take it as a weakness from our part. This is an attack on women and human freedom.”
Please pray:
• For the nuns who were attacked, that they would recover from their injuries
• For freedom in preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that many in Madhya Pradesh State would become Christians
• For peace between the Hindu and Christian communities as they seek to co-exist.
Source: Assist News Service
Thank you for praying with us.
Every blessing
– John
Communications Team
Dh goes to day for his big trip to Everest , not right to the top but one of the higher camps – Hes away for 3 weeks – Help
A Blustery Day 