Making a
Difference.
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With Bp. Philip of
Belize, at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Belize City, Belize, Lent 2014.
We are making a difference in our mission
work. It has taken quite a few years to get to this point, perhaps 39+. All
that preparation work was methodically and gradually working to this point, to
the glory of God.
This recent trip to Belize was spectacular.
As I mentioned in my prayer mails, it was awesome. People's lives changed. The
spiritual atmosphere changed in several settings even as I was preaching or
speaking. God is moving in Belize.
I felt like the Apostle Peter. About
everywhere I went, whether at a planned event or in a passing conversation,
people's lives were changed.
One person said I moved to the top of their
favorite person list simply because of a casual conversation that started with
a simple question that I asked; that conversation helped them move forward with
their plans for job creation.
After preaching at the Cathedral, a
matriarch of the congregation said "you can come back to Belize,
anytime."
I could visibly see patients in a hospital
change as I prayed for them.
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Quoting from my prayer mails:
The mission trips over
the past few months have been excellent, and this trip has been totally
awesome. Ordination processes are bearing fruit. The Lord is blessing what we
are doing, and I praise God for those who have been coming alongside to help.
Every day is a new adventure. Every day is a walk of faith, and we are making a
difference.
Made a transforming
presentation on "leaders as stewards", at the diocesan Stewardship
Commission commissioning.... The Bishop added me to the Stewardship
Commission....
Created the Diocese of
Belize Web site, and by doing so, solved a major communications problem that
had been plaguing the diocese for about two months or so. Bishop Philip has
asked me to become more continually involved in the diocesan Web site
development....
A clergyman of a prominent
parish requested that I write a summary article of the trip for the Diocesan Newspaper.
In talking with Bishop Philip about the request, he reiterated that he would
like me to write bulletin inserts for each Sunday of Vocation Month (May) for
all the parishes in the Diocese, and added that he would like me to write a
regular newsletter article for each issue of the Diocesan newspaper on
"vocation and ministry".
In
Jesus' Name and God bless you,
Shaw+,
and on behalf of Julie+
SAMS missionaries,
making a difference
for the Kingdom of God.
Support.
Pray, please continue
to make checks out to: "SAMS",
and put "Mudge" in the
memo.
Mailing address:
SAMS, P. O. Box 399,
Ambridge, PA 15003-0399.
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