and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,

¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior."

Isaiah 40: 31

"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

2 Timothy 1: 7

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."

Psalm 46:10

"Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."

1 John 3:19-22

" ¹⁹ This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: ²⁰ If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. ²¹ Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God ²² and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him." TNIV

The Love of God, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8

"¹If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ²If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. ³If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸Love never fails. "

This is it everyone. The long awaited Mission Trip has come.

Let us as a Cell Group keep one another in prayer, and be united in spirit - for we pray to the same God, have the same Spirit (of God, that is) and are part of the same Kingdom of God. So even to those not going to Cebu, (although it does not involve action) prayer is of key importance - that, I think we do not appreciate enough. I personally am not good at praying...

I thought about this for a while.

God is good, all the time

God is very good, all the time.

God is perfectly good, all the time.

So,

May we give God our five loaves and two fishes (which is our all) and may God use us as vessels for his mighty work!

God gave us his best, so we give him our best.

:)

I am a Blessing.

I am a Bridge.

I am a Catalyst to the peoples of Cebu.

Through the love of God,

I will embrace.

I will pray.

I will give generously of myself to others.

I will rightly represent God's character.

I will lay down my rights to serve others.

I will love people with God's love.

Kenneth - took almost 3 hours to post this