The story behind "Amazing Grace"

I got this from a friend today, and it is so good, I wanted to share it with all of you. :-)

Encouragement from Deirdre in Germany

This is just too awesome be blessed
Here is the website
http://www.angelsonassignment.org/index.php
I have attached the books

Deirdre Jürgens

Angels on Assignment (PDF file - You will need the free Adobe reader to view this file. If you do not have Adobe Reader, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html and download a free copy.)

http://www.mediafire.com/?fhzbpxba90i


Who is Roland Buck? (Microsoft Word Document)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dznyieccmxd


Isaiah 34:16 None of these will be missing, not one will lack her mate. For it is his mouth that has given the order, and his Spirit will gather them together (NIV)
Isaiah 57:10 'You were wearied by all your ways, but you would not say, 'It is hopeless.' You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.' (KJV)
Hebrews 10:23 'Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.' (NIV)
Luke 1:45'Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!' (NIV)
Job 14:14 '.....all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.' (KJV)
Malachi 2:16 'I hate divorce,' says the LORD God of Israel. (NIV)
Psalm 124:8 'Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.' (NIV)

Baby Got Book

This is a cute little rap music video. A Christian pastor came up with this (in place of a much more raunchy song). It's quite fun, if you like rap/hip hop music.

Marriage Vision Statement

The following comes from Victor in Georgia:

Here is my Marriage Vision Statement. It is what I want my marriage to be.

I know that in business that if you don't have a goal you will meet it every time. In other words if you don't state where you want to go in your life, your marriage, or your business then you have no direction and end up wandering around in circles. Write out where you want to go and use see it every day, it will give you something to reach for no matter how long it takes.

Bless you,

Vic

Victor graciously allowed me to create a PDF file of his marriage statement with a nice background. You can download it at:

http://www.mediafire.com/?5zmnhxnu0dt

Encouragement from Deirdre in Germany

More encouraging items from Deirdre in Germany. This is her note that comes with the items:

Here are some articles I found on the web again.
Here is the website
http://www.preachtheword.com/sermon/1cor17.shtml
It might have answers to other questions the one or other may have.
I hope it helps someone to really hear what GOD has to say and see what GOD is doing even if they do not see a thing with their natural eyes.
The Lord watches over HIS children incessantly yes even our recaltrant prodigals...

Love and many blessings

Deirdre Jürgens

Stand ~ Donnie McClurkin (Windows Media file):
http://www.mediafire.com/?2icxnuyzfgc


"Marriage Matters" by Pastor David Legge (Microsoft Word document):
http://www.mediafire.com/?3cn0bq2y1tj


"Stand By Your Man - Is Marriage Outdated?" by Pastor David Legge (Microsoft Word document):
http://www.mediafire.com/?buf09l1x0tz


"The Sides of the Hedge" by Pastor David Legge (Microsoft Word document):
http://www.mediafire.com/?bz0myxwy0xy


Isaiah 34:16 None of these will be missing, not one will lack her mate. For it is his mouth that has given the order, and his Spirit will gather them together (NIV)
Isaiah 57:10 'You were wearied by all your ways, but you would not say, 'It is hopeless.' You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.' (KJV)
Hebrews 10:23 'Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.' (NIV)
Luke 1:45'Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!' (NIV)
Job 14:14 '.....all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.' (KJV)
Malachi 2:16 'I hate divorce,' says the LORD God of Israel. (NIV)
Psalm 124:8 'Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.' (NIV)

More Encouragements from Deirdre

Deirdre in Germany has more encouragements for us. All of the items are in Microsoft Word format.
Here is her note:

These files were available on the net. I took the liberty of putting it all in one place.
Hope you find them helpful.There might be many repetitions because these are not books
just a collection of various articles....
Love and many blessings
Deirdre

The Inner Court Ritual (Microsoft Word document):
http://www.mediafire.com/?81d41gxldie

Faith in the Night Seasons (Microsoft Word document):
http://www.mediafire.com/?3zl01xmeeqo

The Key To Joy - Private Worship - by Nancy Missler
http://www.mediafire.com/?51yczz4son1

Reading List from Joel in Mississippi

Here are files of the reading list from Joel in Mississippi.

Microsoft Word format:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ftnsdnlzdgm


Rich Text format:

http://www.mediafire.com/?1zswx2mwmmt

Enjoy!

Why Should I Be The First To Change?

This sharing comes as a download file (Microsoft Word format) from Deirdre in Germany.

Here's what Deirdre has to say:
I simply loved this. This is an answer to the love question I have been asking GOD again and again.
Hope you are blessed and encouraged by this too.
Lots of love and many blessings,
Deirdre

Here is the file for download (Microsoft Word format only):
http://www.mediafire.com/?4tn9oz4z1dd

Happy Thanksgiving!

This little graphic came in an e-mail from Kathy in Michigan, and so I'm sharing it on the blog for everyone to be blessed.

Encouragement from Deirdre in Germany

Dear Lord has been busy teaching me many things and a lot of old hurts and pains came up to the surface and it was a painful period but also a period of healing. I just want to share a few articles and thought that might benefit other standers.

May HIS grace and peace be with with this day and may HE preempt you with the many blessings HE has in store for you.
Love
Deirdre


What Do You Do With A Broken Relationship
(Adobe PDF file - requires the free Adobe reader software. You can download for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/)

When Trust Is Established, Healing Begins
(Microsoft Word file - requires use of Microsoft Word to open)

Psalm 112
(Microsoft Word file - requires use of Microsoft Word to open)

Curriculum Vitae for Jesus Christ

This was a cool e-mail I received from a friend, and wanted to share with all of you. (requires Adobe Reader - free download available at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/)

You can download a copy of this inspiration from my mediafire account:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d0dqzy9xdmt


Love & hugs,
Ruth Anne

Inspiration from Tony in Alberta, Canada

Fall Color at the Cove ~ Asheville, North Carolina

A couple shots of fall colors at the Cove, November 2-4, 2007:

View from the back deck of the training center overlooking the mountains

View from the entrance of the training center, along the road
towards Pilgrim Inn and Chatlos Chapel

Isaiah, Ella & Hannah

Isaiah & Ella


Hannah

Asher, Sam & Kylie

More grandchildren pictures. :-)

Asher


Sam


Kylie

Links from Desiring God

Graeme in South Africa sent in the following links from Desiring God Ministries. Great articles - thank you so much, Graeme!

The first one comes from Dr. John Piper's book, What Jesus Demands from the World, Chapters 40-42:
http://www.desiringgod.org/media/pdf/bwjd_ch_40-42.pdf

Demand #40: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate, for Marriage Mirrors God’s Covenant with Us
Demand #41: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate, for Whoever Divorces and Marries Another Commits Adultery
Demand #42: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate—One Man, One Woman, by Grace, Till Death

For those interested, the entire book is available online at:
http://www.desiringgod.org/media/pdf/books_bwjd/books_bwjd.pdf

The other link is a Biblical response to an article in Christianity Today in October, 2007:
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TasteAndSee/ByDate/
2007/2443_Tragically_Widening_the_Grounds_of_
Legitimate_Divorce

Welcome to the family, Sawyer!

Sawyer West
5 pounds, 13 ounces

Sometimes

This note comes from Juan in South Africa - posted to the blog to include the pictures.

Sometimes God breaks our spirit to save our soul.

Sometimes He breaks our heart to make us whole.

Sometimes God allows pain so we can be stronger.

Sometimes God sends us failure so we can be humble.

Sometimes God allows illness so we can take better care of ourselves.

Sometimes God takes everything away from us so we can learn the value of everything He gave us.

Plan, but understand that we only live by God's grace...

Have a blessed day!

The Window of Faith

Friends,
Tom G. has graciously transcribed the second of David Wilkerson's teachings, "The Window of Faith." He wrote:

Attached is the second CD transcript from the Death of a Promise series Joel sent me. I'm trying to be true to the spirit of the message and how he delivered it, but that makes it seem a little disjointed at times, but still worth the read. I have a pretty good start on the 3rd and final CD too and should get that to you this week at some point.

The Window of Faith (Microsoft Word Version): http://www.mediafire.com/?4nwqkbozjcd

The Window of Faith (rich text version): http://www.mediafire.com/?4nwqkbozjcd

Thanks Tom!

Death of a Promise Transcript

Tom G. has transcribed the first of the David Wilkerson "Death of a Promise" teachings. The document is in Microsoft Word format. Since not everyone has Word, I also changed the document to a rich text form (which should open in notepad or wordpad).

This is a link to download the Microsoft Word version:
http://www.mediafire.com/?am9yyn3fmix


This is a link to download the Rich Text version:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3yzfjrnnx2d

Hannah and Isaiah

Here is another picture of Hannah:




And here is Isaiah (left) and Hannah (right):

And Hannah makes her debut too!

(left to right in photo: Korri, Hannah and Josh)

Welcome to the family, Hannah!

born 13 September 2007
7 pounds, 7 ounces
20 inches

(left to right: Hannah and Korri)

From the proud MeMe, Judy:

Hello Everyone,

I’m writing this generically because I’m absolutely pooped. Last night at around 11:00 p.m. Korri’s mother-in-law, Joyce, and I reported to Elliot Hospital in Manchester to wait until Korri and Josh had their baby.

After laboring long and hard throughout the day, the decision was made to take little Hannah by C-section. So at 3:26 p.m., Hannah Grace Manley was born. She weighed 7 lbs, 7 ozs and is 20 inches long. She looks exactly like Korri did as a newborn. What’s especially funny is that Korri used to scrunch her eyebrows up when she cried and Hannah does the same thing. She’s so cute even when she’s mad. She also has a very strong cry.

Hannah is the second baby born in our family this week. On Monday, Jake and his girlfriend Bobbi gave birth to Isaiah Lawrence Rousseau. He also weighed 7 lbs, 7 oz but was only 19 1/2 “ long.

Korri, Hannah and Bobbi and Isaiah are all doing well but a lot of us are really tired.

Well this grandma has got to get to bed.

I’ll send you more pictures at a later date. That’s it for now.

Lots of love,

Judy

Isaiah Makes His Debut

Welcome to the family, Isaiah!
Born 10 September 2007.
7 pounds, 7 ounces
19 1/2 inches

Prayer Day ~ 27 May 2007

Calvary Assembly of God ~ Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Special prayer day for the families and marriages in our ministry, with our letters and pictures on the altar.