Susan Jean Ohlerking Rodgers. Our only born daughter amongst three sons. God, how we thank you for her.
Thank you for the gifts you have bestowed upon her life. Thank you for calling her to the mission field...although it is very hard sometimes for us to think of her being there.
Thank you for the wonderful husband and children you have blessed her (and us!) with.
And now, today, we are asking for very special blessing upon her life. Give her clear direction, bless her every effort to bring Honor to you, bless her kitchen where so many weary lives have been energized, bless her home with your Holy presence.
Anoint her as she teaches school to her children. May they grow up to call their mom "Blessed."
Give her good health and strength. Give her good friends. Give her the right words to say to encourage others.
But of all the things we could ask you to do in her life, I think the one I want to ask you for is this: JOY. In the light of all the things that come into her life as a missionary and wife and mother, I am requesting that you give her abundant JOY.
Give her JOY unspeakable and full of glory.
In Jesus' name
Amen
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4 comments:
Jean, on day 5 of 40 I posed a question concerning Swaziland and Africa in general. When you have a spare moment (ok, I know you don't) would you give me your opinion. I have wondered about this for a long time.
We are still praying.
Love - Karl
yeah, Karl, i read that. it's a very good question. i wish i had the answer...but since i don't, (and neither does dave--i asked him about it at the time) i guess we'll just have to concentrate on winning them to Jesus.
it could be true. for sure all of the devil worship hasn't helped! i think some day (maybe it will have to wait until the Millienum) it will all be restored and lush and beautiful--but until then, we'll just do our best to change lives one-by-one.
if you get it figured out yourself, let me know!
love y'all
ok, thanks, I'll try. I would bring it up in our home group, but we have a black couple in there, and on previous occasions I have found that black people by and large don't take kindly to this question or insinuation (whatever you want to call it). I have thought about this for a long time. I'll see, what google has to say.
Love - Karl
karl...when we get together dave has some thoughts he wants to share with you about a belgian priest teaching the hamitic curse in rwanda which divided the hutus and tutsis and became the seeds of the genocide.
see you in september?
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