I was sick one Sunday so I had to stay at home. My Dad and my sister and I had
our own church service and in my Dad's sermon he taught us about the full armour
of God.
He said that we can't only have the armour of God on but we
have to have clothes on as well. The clothes are called: gentleness, kindness, patience,
compassion, humility, self-control and LOVE holds it together.
You have to put all these on before you put on your armour or the devil will laugh at you and mock you because you have no pants on.
Eloise Menzies (Age 81/2)
I looked forward with apprehension to the series of meetings. I was not sure that
I could carry through what I thought would be expected of me, and after numerous
attacks from the enemy, my self-esteem was at the lowest.
As the day of the Ed Delph "Heal the Land" meetings approached I was nervous, wondering
what to expect from God. The first evening came upon me and I was there. The music
was playing and the worship wonderful - there was the presence of the Lord upon the
place. Ed Delph started to speak, with a joke. No, this was not what I was expecting.
I expected a solemn time, a solemn assembly. As he continued to speak on God's purpose
for me and for us as a church, a burden lifted and a lightness and joy came upon
me. I had never heard anything as freeing as this before.
On Sunday when Ed Delph spoke on the Joseph/Judah ministry, all my struggles about
trying to fit into my church fellowship were answered. I had been trying to fit in
for many years. My problem was that I was trying to fit a round peg into a square
hole in order to please people not God - into an area that I thought I should be in. When
the Lord showed me where I was to be I was hesitant at first. What would people think,
because this is not the focus of my fellowship. The Lord showed me very clearly that
I was to be in Judah-style ministry. This brought me great joy to know where God wants
me to be after years of struggling to fit in and please people.
This is truly a new season for me and my church fellowship. We can move ahead and
"remember not the former things nor consider the things of old, for behold I am doing
a new thing, now it springs forth. Do you not perceive it? I will make a way in
the desert". Is.44:18-19. When we look to the new things and ways of the Lord we will
be able to take hold of the passage in Ephesians, "Now to him who by the power at
work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think .
. .be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations." Eph.3:20f
Judith Martin
President Suharto, the cement for Indonesian
politics and society, turned 76 in June and still
has no plans for succession. Many observers
fear the country could collapse into chaos once
he is gone.
The signs are not encouraging. Middle-class anger at the profiteering of a wealthy elite has undermined confidence in the system. Many people outside the cities remain desperately poor, despite overall economic growth.
A former member of parliament said, "If the president is not on duty, or if he passes away, no one can imagine what will happen."