The living tree

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the very south end of the island to a place called St Anne.  It is where many tourists go.  We enjoyed a few hours on the beach (but only found 1 tiny piece of sea glass!)

As we were walking back to the car, we noticed this dead tree stump, with a live tree coming out of it!  Isn't it amazing what God can do?  He takes something that looks totally useless and turns it in to something beautiful and vibrant.

We have been praying that He will do the same thing for us.  When the mission President called us and asked us to take on the new assignment of office couple in Barbados, we both wondered if we would be up to the task.  The President assured us that if we were all called based on how well we could do it right now, none of us would be called to anything!  The Lord takes us the way we are.  We may not look like much to others, they might not see the potential within us.  We may not even see the potential within ourselves.  But the Lord does.  And he knows that he can make a green tree out of us.

Psalms 1:3 - And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Job 14:7 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

We are grateful for the faith and trust that God has in us.  That the mission president has in us.  And that you have in us!

Thank you so much for praying for us!  We need it and we pray for you, too.

We love YOU!

And here's a pretty picture of St Anne, Martinique.