Psalm 50:10 "...for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills."

I have such a good story to share! Our God really loves us and He really does provide!

Okay, so here goes... Yesterday, I was on my way to Costco and Tom called me on the phone. He was home for lunch and had just gotten the mail. He said, "Who is Mary (last name)?"

I tried to put a face with that name and I couldn't think of anyone. Naturally, I asked, "Why?"

We received a card in the mail from Mary, thanking us for our kindness when her mother died. Both of us racked our brains to remember who this nice lady might be. Not only did Mary send us a beautiful card, she sent a check, a big check, for $500!. She said, "Please use this for your mission, in memory of our mother."
Finally, I remembered who Mary is. She is the mother of my sister's friend who we helped about a month ago. Mary's mother had passed away and they needed to clean out her apartment. My sister's friend called and asked for help and we gladly volunteered. Tom and I showed up but there was a mix up and we didn't connect, so we went home. A few hours later, while we were on our way to church, Mary's daughter called and asked if we were still coming to help. We took a vote and we all agreed, we should lend a hand instead of going to church. It was such a fun evening. The Weber kids were great and we were joking around as we worked. We got our reward because we had such a fun time together, and it felt good to help someone.

Here is the lesson: You can't out-give God!!
We gave a few hours of our time but Our God provided according to His glorious riches! Jesus is making our monthly payments for our short term trip to Uganda this summer.
Jen

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed.”

The Lord has placed this dream in us to serve Him, by caring for the children of Uganda. Yet we come up against opposition. These Corinthians verses state how we feel some days; pressed on every side, perplexed, persecuted, abandoned and struck down. But when we feel like we are living these painful words we must remember the other side. We are not crushed, abandoned and we will not be destroyed. Our victory will come. We will fight the good fight and not give up just because it is hard.
His words and this dream of serving Him in Africa are fire in our hearts, and “a fire shut up in our bones” of which we are “weary of holding it in.” We must press on because of the love the Lord has placed in us for His precious children, who are forgotten by the world, yet are valued as precious jewels to our Father in heaven.
Our hearts are passionate to be a part of God’s healing in children without hope. The Lord is working mightily in Uganda, where He is giving a “New Hope”. We know that God has called us to be a part of His healing in Uganda, and we will “run and not grow weary and we will walk and not grow faint,” as we pursue what the Lord has burned into our souls.
Isaiah 6:8 says “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?’
“Then I said, ‘Here am I, send me!’”
In Christ's Strength,
Jen for the Webers

"Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my Help and my Deliverer; O my God, do not delay." Psalm 40:17

It is Christmas afternoon, the girls went to buy movie tickets, Lydia and Josiah are playing with their new toys and the house is quiet. We have much to be thankful for this year; Tom's job, our children, family and friends, health, a warm house, plenty of food, being able to buy presents for our children... God is so good to us. He has blessed us so much and we never want to take His blessings for granted.

Life is not easy and none of us are going to avoid trials, its part of being on the planet. Trails are not fun, but the Lord uses them to refine us. Currently, we feel as if we are in the fire, as we wait for resolution regarding us and Cornerstone. We ask, "Why?" and "when will it be finished?" We continually need to reflect on God's goodness to us and remember how He has covered us in the past. How's His record of goodness to us? Perfect. Please pray that we would remember this and that we would trust His timing and His control over every detail of our lives.

Tom is doing all he can to resolve this issue, but there are other people involved and we must trust the Lord to move the hearts of men, so we can move forward. We are in the first stages of an agreement but it all needs to be put in writing. We are praying this can all be resolved by mid-January.

Our prayer is to get moving on support raising soon and we pray the Lord would move mightily to get us to Uganda. Our hearts long to be where the Lord is calling us, serving the children of Uganda. He is our Deliverer and we pray He would not delay.

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
In Christ Alone,
Jen for the Webers

Thank you, Jesus! Blessed Beyond Measure!

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Tom and I are blessed beyond measure! When I am weary and tired, my silly children make me smile and help me to not take life to seriously.

Bumps in the Road Hurt!!

We hit a bump in the road as we pursue getting to Uganda. The building company Tom worked for, that went out of business about this time last year, has become a source of pain for the Webers. There are some legal issues we need to deal with before we can move forward on Uganda. Because Tom was the financial officer of the company, we are being included in the legal matters. Please pray the conflict would be resolved by January and we would be able to move forward on support raising. We know Jesus' timing is perfect and he is in control of all of this. We wait expectantly to see what He will do.

Do Hard Things

I recently finished the book by twin brothers Alex and Brett Harris, "Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations". I decided to read it for no other reason than the title was so intriguing to me, but soon after picking it up, I discovered this book would be influential to my life.
"Do Hard Things" exposes our cultures expectations of teenagers to be way low - and how we, as teens, fall into the trap and do the minimum amount of required work. But it's more of a call to a higher standard, a better way of living. As a matter of fact, these are the opening lines of the book:

"Most people don't expect you to understand what we're going to tell you in this book. And even if you understand, they don't expect you to care. And even if you care, they don't expect you to do anything about it. And even if you do something about it, they don't expect it to last.
Well, we do."

The Harris brothers explain that the teen years are a launch pad for the rest of our lives. I had one of those moments when everything in you seems to scream out "yes!" I know I was made for more than just enduring the teen years - I was made to live them. The crazy thing is, in order to really live, you have to do what the title sums up: DO HARD THINGS. We're not going to live the abundant life that Jesus promises by just "having fun" and "coasting" through these critical years, but by continually pushing back the limits of our comfort zones and doing things that are bigger than ourselves. And, guess what . . . that's going to be hard. But I really felt God telling me that even the short time I have left here in the states, I need to live into that. "Emily, it's time to start living a radical, faith-hope-and-love filled life . . . now," He seems to be telling me. It's not enough to dream it if I don't pursue it. I don't know what that's going to look like . . . but I know that it will please Him, and that it will be the best way of living there is. It's time for me to join the world changers and leaders of my generation. William Pitt from Amazing Grace says it right:
"We're too young to know that some things are impossible, so we will do them anyway."

-Emily
For more information about the "Do Hard Things" movement, go to www.TheRebelution.com.