Pure Joy
Let’s be honest! There are days we are not full of pure joy. Some days are just hard and you get hit with one thing after another. The longer we’ve been in ministry, and particularly on the foreign mission field, the more we’ve become aware of the potential patterns of spiritual warfare. “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” (1 Pet. 5:8 ESV) We just finished up an amazing time of prayer at our Madagascar Prayer Retreat. Thank you to so many who were praying for the details of the trip to come together. We prayed, we worshipped, we fellowshipped, we learned more about Malagasy culture and we played. God more deeply knit our hearts together and united our vision with his vision. The kids had a blast as they spent time worshipping, studying Bible stories, praying and playing. It truly was a sweet, sweet time! We had a few hiccups prior to the retreat. One family was unable to get their passports and visas in enoug