It was an eventful week, so I came not to write.
The first three days we had intensive teaching on the Father heart of God. James Jordan taught on the subject, he was over twenty years with his wife Denise in the service of Jack Winter, a preacher who brought closer in an impressive way the love of our Heavenly Father. A Book Review: Coming home to God's fatherly love (also available from Amazon). Jack died in 2002. Since James and his wife traveled around the world and in any country is invited to also talk about the father heart of God.
Even James has gotten a lot of this ability, because on the first day after the first hour I had to cry bitterly. I still do not know why; but I was simply conscious of my disability, a really good father - at least not as good as I would ever imagine.
trigger was somehow the story of an experience of a woman was that Jack had once asked for help. She was cured of her problem, so I may now write down here also: When she was a little girl about 4 years ago, it was just the end of the 2nd World War II in Holland. One day a shell in her city and she was just with their families on the street. A tank rolled exactly to them all and they fled. But she was not fast enough, so let her father go of her hand so he could escape quickly. The tank rolled over it is not, but since that day she had a trauma: she could not trust her father and other father-figures. She could not believe that God loves them as a father.
When I heard that, was my prayer to God: "God, you should also be an examination for me, then will prepare me please that I can exist and they can save my children, even if it costs my life. Help me please, I can quit my job well as a father. "
Although I already knew a lot about this issue were some interesting aspects of it. Example of that fact, not Jesus, but about the father! Jesus is the way to the Father! But the goal is the father!
James also spoke about the spirit of the fatherless, the spirit of the orphans. In an orphanage, everyone is fighting for survival and the strongest wins. God allows us not as orphans. He wants to bless us with the encouragement of his paternity. He wants to be our father. And in that assurance we can go through life calm. He cares for us! It strengthens our backs, he holds me!
James' doctrine also reminded me strongly of Living Waters. And indeed he knows Andy Cominskey, his wife Denise was even, the Living Waters had brought to New Zealand! And James even knows Pauline Skeates! Your Man is James' lawyer! Is not the world small? On Wednesday
was quite cold in the morning, it even had frost on the grass, as the night was starry. But that did not prevent us, from 15:30 in a hot-water pool right next door to visit the campsite. And we enjoyed it to relax at 40 degrees in the water, where it was about 16 degrees outside.
On Thursday we got to know a few important principles regarding prayer and the afternoon we were divided to various works. My job was to do with two other men, old junk in a container. Finally, once again physical work!
On Friday, we had another one-on-ones (double shaft) and small-group (small group), that I spent time with Tim and talked about how it goes and what makes me me so busy. In the small group we are 6 men talk and pray and also about things that we have mentioned in the last week.
Well, tomorrow (Saturday) we will make a weekend trip to Rotorua. There, the geothermal area is quite active, we'll look at some of the sights. Also, a Maori dance performance we want to see us and the children are very eager to finally see a kiwi in the zoo. But more of it on Monday!
On the picture you see Sabine, Michelle, Ruth and Joan im Hot-Pool.
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