C.S. LEWIS in his Essay 'Miracles' written in 1942, writes - 'When the Old Testament says that Sennacherib's invasion was stopped by angels (2.Kings 19v35), and the historian Herodotus says it was stopped by a lot of mice, who came and ate up all the bowstrings of his army (Herodotus Bk.11. Section 141), an open minded man will be on the side of the angels. Unless you start by begging the question, there is nothing intrinsically unlikely in the existence of angels, or in the action ascribed to them. But mice just don't do these things.' SO the engraving above is an illustration of an event which would have been unnatural to the known behaviour of mice, on such a scale. 185,000 men are said to have died on the occasion mentioned in the Bible. If not, then mice ate through the bow strings of 185,000 foot soldiers without being noticed or prevented.......... YES, I know where I stand on this - I am with Lewis, and the Angels! And I feel more encouraged and strengthened in my Faith generally, that this is the case. But I am not saying that we can have, or see, a miracle on demand, or even when we may desperately need one. This has to remain with God.
Here in Testimony Faith Homes, the Two Hostels, Three Children's Homes, and the School daily exist, and continue. miraculously at a common level and experience. If God did not Himself take care of our needs moment by moment then we would fail. There are radical times when there is no money in the Bank, and thus no immediate way to purchase our need of food for the day. If we were to write and share our predicament with friends, or the world at large, we would go into bankruptcy before funds could get to us for our relief. NO, but our GOD knows what we need and has already provided for its provision to us - even before we ask and have seen the need ourselves. And if at times we are found to actually be without - before we can cry to Man, God will have seen and provided. Truly a Miracle of life that has endured now for almost fifty years. It is not necessarily a smooth journey, but one that, though it might be up and down, is not ultimately prevented by obstacles placed in the way. And quite apart from daily provision crisis can arise. During the last weeks we have been faced with one or to. We look to God for serious attention to our prayer, and we hope for Miracles to sweep away the worry and anxiety that currently has come upon two or our Staff, both old boys of the Homes. We all together KNOW none of us are alone or without salvation, and we trust in that Salvation day by day - even on days when the threat of evil seem greater than we can contemplate. THEN we must WAIT - for His Deliverance - and it may need a MIRACLE. We know one can be there for us in Jesus Name.
FRANCIS, the husband of Eunice, houseparents in Drakeley Cottage is under attack by our Enemy.
Francis has for a long period of time, over a year, been suffering from a Sinus infection which would not go away, and which recently caused him to suffer an operation. The doctors at this time decided that a growth needed to be removed. They were unable to remove all of it. NOW the infection has spread to his right eye, and this week he will start a series of SIX treatments of Chemotherapy.
The doctors (two separate consultants) have diagnosed Cancer. CANCER is still considered even more frightening that Satan himself. It caught Francis off guard, and all but brought him to despair. His Treatments start this week. We are, of course, all standing with him, and with his dear wife and family. We are all encouraging each other, and BELIEVING together that Jesus will bring this Cancer to nothing. Pray with us. AMEN. Francis became part of mine and Esther's family when he was 10. Now in his Thirties, he has given many good years to the Lord working as a Houseparent with his wife. They have a boy and girl of their own.STEVEN, another of our old boys, who has been working for
the Homes for some years assisting with our Poultry and Farm Projects, suddenly attempted to take his own life about a fortnight ago. He is now in hospital recovering. Steve has been brought up in Jacaranda Cottage with Miriam and Joshua Mbithi. He has been with the Homes since he was six, and is now also in his Thirties. He has always suffered from depression. He knows and loves the Lord Jesus, but we now see that all is not well with his soul. He lives outside now, of course, and it seems that unbeknown to us he has sunk into bad company and lost his way in life. He needs a miracle! Please join us also in our prayers for him, and also pray that we may be guided as to how to help him on.Happenings of this kind can find their way into any family, and individual. Our world is in fact full of degeneration in relation to the general health of the population at large, and also into the standard of life, and fearful prospects of life in our society. Serious illness, old and new, increases and more and more cases of suicide arise, and at young and young ages. Satan's 'Tide of Iniquity' is rolling in. Despair confronts us. The People who KNOW their God need to rise up and DO GREAT EXPLOITS in Jesus Name as a Witness, and Rallying Post wherever God has put them.
TODAY IS MADARAKA DAY, a National Holiday. It commemorates, every 1st June, the granting of Independence to Kenya from Colonial Rule on 1st June 1963. Everyone on Holiday,including School Teachers. It has been peaceful, pleasant day.
When I began writing this Blog today we were quite without money even to buy a biscuit. This afternoon we were notified (late) that funds had in fact arrived at the Bank yesterday afternoon but we had not been notified. We Rejoice. Yet again, proof, that He has everything in hand.
God Bless and keep you all through yet another week,
John, Esther and Daryl Green
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