Boldness from the Book: From Surviving to Thriving

I give a devotional on Wednesday mornings to the 7th through 12th graders at Levittown Baptist Academy in the town of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. 

They can get pretty excited about things..

I also teach Bible to a class of 8th graders twice a week. Just one of me and thirty-three of them for an hour. Some days that hour seems like it's a lot longer than an hour.

I used to be intimidated by the thought of speaking to rowdy groups of kids. But, even when there doesn't seem to be enough of me to last that hour with the lot of them, I have always found that the Word of God is enough to get us through. It is sufficient in itself to do miraculous things. It is easier to boldly proclaim something when you know with a certainty that it has the power to change lives for the better.

So here we are, missionaries in Puerto Rico, boldly proclaiming the Word of God, not just on Sundays, but during the week as well.

You may also note that we seem a bit tired at times. That's OK too. I don't mind getting tired doing something that's worth while doing, and nothing is worth doing more than reaching the souls of men (or rowdy school kids) with the Word of God. It has the power to change lives. That's something we should all get exited about.

Replanting Can Be a Good Thing

Today, a church member brought a bag of papayas he harvested and gave them out after our Mother's Day Banquet. In spite of the hurricanes destruction, the trees recovered and began producing fruit again. He told me the biggest one was over 13 lbs and that they were especially good  for making papaya, strawberry, and vanilla ice cream smoothies.

Our church is being replanted again as well. We have rented a small building in a new location. We have met there now for the last 3 weeks. Every week it is looking better and there is a good spirit among our people. Please pray that our church might prosper as it is replanted in its new location.