Good afternoon :)

Today was a busy day for us, what with me recovering and my sister being sick, but I still managed to do a (little bit of) home schooling, mostly focusing on "the 3 Basic R's" as they call them: Reading,'Ritin(lol)&'Rithmatic(lol again!.)

Today, my son did his reading in a book called Revolution in World Missions by KP Yohannan. It is a book that is distributed by Gospel for Asia and you could get a free copy of it by visiting www.gfa.org/freebook or calling 1-800-Win-Asia.
He read chapter 9 today, "Is Missions an option?" and I had him write a 3 paragraph summary of what he read, answering that question in it,after he was done. He wrote,

"If it were not for Paul,America would not have been founded in a biblical way, and we wouldn't know about God as well. We also would not have all the blessings we do, and we would not be a rich, prosperous nation either. I love how God makes America very blessed and rich. So,we should be very grateful to God..."

I love that summary! Especially the first line... "If it were not for Paul..". If it were not for Jesus, none of us would be able to be saved, and also if it weren't for missionaries many places would not be reached for God. Our world needs saints who want to give back all that we have been given. 2 Corinthians 8:13-14:"For I mean not that other men be eased,and ye burdened: but by equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that thier abundance also may be a supply for what you want: that there may be equality."


This past Sunday we had 2007 Missions Fund Sunday for Sovereign Grace Ministries as well.SGM celebrated 25 years of church planting this year!:)

The president of SGM,CJ Mahaney,explained a Christians expected heart for missions so well that I know his words will be rich material to bless you and me in our home education endeavors, in every subject, from now on: because they help us to lift our eyes Heavanward, and put an eternal perspective onto our hearts. His words are italacized below. God bless! xoxox's <3 Stacey



"Each year, our mission presentation aloows us to look back and thank God for His faithfullness to Sovereign Grace Ministries over the past twelve months. It also inspires us to look forward~ to anticipate grace to come, and to consider the opportunity we have to contribute to the advance of the gospel.
... 25% of contributions to the SGM Mission Fund goes directly towards financing church planting in the US; another 25% will help fund the pastors college. The mission of each is esentially the same: to plant and build gospel-centered churches for the glory of God. I also want to thank all of you for your involvement in the local church, your support in prayer, and your generous financial giving. It is my great priveledge and joy to serve the Lord with you. May you be primarily aware, as you read about our missions work, of the Savior~ the one whose sacrifice on the cross for our sins makes all this possible; and may all your praise be directed exclusively to Him."