I feel like I've been running around like crazy the past month or more! I've been busy mostly with the Media Studio stuff. I've been overseeing three documentary style projects of the Trinity semester program (including a week+ on the atlantic coast of Nicaragua), and this week I've been working on two videos for the Nehemiah Center) At times it's been pretty stressful, but I trust the Lord is working things out...I was reminded of that when I came across these verses from Psalms 127 (NIV).
1 Unless the LORD builds the house,
its builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchmen stand guard in vain.2 In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.
Found them interesting paraphrased in The Message, too:
1-2 If God doesn't build the house, the builders only build shacks.Maybe it can be a good reminder for you, too. Leave things to the Lord. Do all that you can, but do not lose sight of the fact that it is He who works through you... it is He who accomplishes His will in you. And don't forget to rest. Don't forget the rest. He wants us to have it.
If God doesn't guard the city,
the night watchman might as well nap.
It's useless to rise early and go to bed late,
and work your worried fingers to the bone.
Don't you know he enjoys
giving rest to those he loves?
I just finished a video. A couple videos really. Quick reminder that they can always be found on the Nehemiah Center Media Studio Channel. (Become a follower, it's fun!) The videos both dealt with the work of the CRC in Nicaragua through local people and organizations. The first tells of the work of CRWRC and the Christian Center for Human Rights. The other talks about the Program FE, or the Healthy Churches Initiative that CRWM is in the middle of. Both videos will be making their way to partnering churches in the near future. You can watch them directly if you want a sneak preview.
Remember the post about Wiwinak? Where I included a newsletter from a colleague who wrote about a plane crash? Apparently his article made it into the hands of a pastor and became the key illustration in a sermon. Very good, challenging sermon. When you get a chance, I recommend it. You can find it here.
I need to post some more of what I've been doing lately. Maybe I'll see you in church. I should be sharing very briefly in Brookside on the 9th, and First Hamilton CRC on the 16th, if all goes as planned.
Actually, that sermon I mentioned and linked to above was where I was presented with the verses from Psalms. Here are some more verses that came from that sermon, too. Look them up if you so desire, or don't. Have a great week!
1 John 2:15-16
Matthew 6:33
prayer items:
- pray for a great trip back to Michigan for Mike's wedding!
- pray for a couple of satisfying visits and presentations at churches
- pray that the videos that the Trinity students are doing will come out great!
