Hailes on Mission

Learning to follow God's call on ones life is extremely hard.  Doing what is right is not always as easy as it seems.  The continual struggle to become a man of intergrity who fears the Lord and is truly seeking God with His whole heart is extremely rewarding but difficult.  Furthermore, growing a family to be a family that fears God and truly seeks to honor Him seems an even greater task.  It is in the times of feeling alone and worn out in serving God that one truly learns to depend completely and wholly upon the Lord.  One thing is true and will always be true and that is that God is the Rock of Salvation and He continually proves Himself Mighty and able to Save all the time. It is the reminder of God's ability to save that leads one to remember God's Word to Isaiah.  In Isaiah 49:6 God speaks and says "It is not enough for you to be My servant raising up the tribes of Jacob and restoring the protected ones of Israel.  I will also make you a l...

Koym Grandkids being silly! Koym Grandkids looking good (K still being silly :P) The youngest 3 Koym Grandkids at the Ranch Drew names for gifts this Christmas.  Pretty cool that E bought for K and K bought for E. Aren't they cute? Grandma's always so good to let the girls help Sweet picture of the Koym cousins in Hodge The big experiment.  What's in the squash/gorde? Grandma is also so good to do "Science" with the grandkids! The water works table at the Mayford Museum in Waco, TX.  Whose duck will win the race? Just had to throw in a pic of my man! :D More footage of the Mayford Museum.  Sitting over Mammoth bones and learning what happened to them. We always have a great time with the cousins and Grandma and Grandpa Koym!  Praise God for family!  Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for making it happen!

As I have been reflecting on our journey thus far, I am in awe of God's timing.  In those days when we wondered if we would ever be headed over seas, God revealed Romans 11:29 to me, which says, "Gods gifts and His call are irrevocable."  And of course, Isaiah 55:8-9 always brings peace of mind.  (“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.)  Finally, my lifelong verse, Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a hope and future."  There have been so many Scriptures that I have been pondering in my heart.  God is faithful to His Word and "will make known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure." (Eph. 1:9)  As we have been praying for the Antandroy people, God keeps confirmi...

Learning to let go and let God is not always the easiest thing.  As we prepare for the road ahead we find a constant battle between the here and now, and the then and there.  We pray for what God is going to do with the Antandroy people but do not want to miss what He desires to do in Commerce right now.  Please pray we will all be obedient and see God to do great and mighty things in the here and now.  We are so excited about all that He is doing.