They don't tell you how this will FEEL!!
The REASON?
it can't be captured well enough by word, statement, or script.
It has to be LIVED, to KNOW it
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THIS IS A VERY RECENT PHOTO of one of our sons, JUSTIN, getting first view of the first child of his marriage - a daughter!
To us a very real 'PICTURE' of unspeakable Joy, Happiness, and Welcome for this beautiful Gift from the Lord his God. The words accompanying the photo are appropriate. Justin is working for Jesus in Nairobi as a Youth Pastor with Nairobi Chapel.
TRULY children are an Inheritance from God; they ensure our family's continuance and progression. Thus is our House built up and established - by our children. BUT much depends on the WAY we bring them up. The Word of God tells the parents to bring up their child 'in the Way that they should go.' This does not mean that we bring our children the in way WE THINK they should go, or the way the latest social fashion might be. In the Way they SHOULD GO. God's Way. And if we want to see them BLESSED and assured of God's Blessing, it is for US to point them to God, and to WHAT HE says in HIS Word.......... TODAY this is severely challenged - even in Christian circles as even the Churches are now infected by worldly wise teaching and opinion often very opposed to the clear teachings and admonitions of God's Word.
AND we do not have our children for long! Even we do not solely influence them by our selves as their parent. They are educated away from the home, they are exposed to the beliefs and practises and social ethics of the world via the Internet, Television, and the printed media. THE Christian Parent who wants to be obedient to God, and to point their children to HIM, and His WAY, have to be even stronger and more determined than their forebears - and many are finding themselves questioned and even rejected by their own offspring who now see our faith as totally out of place in this libertine world in which so much evil is more and more being transformed into 'good'
'WOE TO THEM
that call evil good, and good evil;
that put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter
ISAIAH 5v20
WOE to them that muddy and obscure the clear parameters of Male and Female, and the idea that it is our right to correct the sexuality we were born with, into something WE FEEL more comfortable with, or happy with. GOD made us MALE and FEMALE. WOE to them who feel THEY have the right to redefine what GOD has clearly defined, and to tear up the foundations of our humanity and species.
It is NOT GOOD that Man should lie with a MAN as he would with a Woman. Leviticus 18v22 tells us this clearly. It clearly means that men should not have intercourse with each other; it is not right. True Marriage can never be RIGHT in God's Sight between two men or two women.
BUT today it is getting almost dangerous to publicly to share that these things ARE wrong, and even more inroads are being made upon the moral and spiritual values Man has proved, experimentally,
RIGHT. Now we are asked to reverse -without question or disquiet - a trend that world history has already proven erroneous, dangerous, and socially threatening to our existence. YES INDEED, WOE will come to those who do not turn to God's WORDS for clear definition of what IS truly good, and what is truly EVIL, before it is too late.
SO, what can we say, as we may remember the unspeakable joy of looking at the birth of our children, and seeing them for the first time; the thrill of seeing ourselves reproduced in a son, a daughter, without doubt in knowing who or what they ARE. My son will BE my SON all the days of my life, AND of his! My daughter will always BE my daughter, all the days of her life, and of mine. He or She will never be able to CHANGE it, however much they may be induced to do so, or however pleasurable it may seem to achieve. WE need ALL to work at being what we were BORN to be, and to measure ourselves by what God's Word teaches us. Where we find ourselves born challenged in our physique, our feelings, or some other area, we must face it and accept it, and discover means, by God's Grace, to correct and bring it back into line with God's Will - NOT ours LET US BE VERY CLEAR - THERE are ways THAT SEEM GOOD, to mankind, but they will lead us to DEATH. As you look, at your new born child; as you remember that day you were overwhelmed with the Gift of receiving him or her into the outside world - DETERMINE that you will do all in your own power, in the love of God, to teach him or her to KNOW GOD, It is very hard to find your way down here, on Earth, without a Guide. There is, after almost 80 years of my own life, only ONE that I have again and again discovered SAFE to follow; One who never led me falsely, and One Who persistently tried to help me out when I selfishly and rebelliously sought to try another way of my own choice. REJOICE IN, and LOVE your children. They ARE the future. PUT them near to God.
God Has a plan for each one - even when, at times, you may think they have gone astray and out of the way YOU had hoped for them. GOD did not let go of them, the day they left home, or school.
He Will STILL follow after them for His Own sake, as well as for yours. LOVE them. NEVER give up on them. God loves you and me THAT way. HE will never give up on US. PRAY for your children EVERY DAY. Treasure them, and LONG for them to be truly happy with the knowledge that to please God is to fulfill every deep longing of their soul.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF TESTIMONY PRIMARY SCHOOL's Graduating Class for this year. We had 74 students, boys and girls, all sitting the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E) during this last week, from Tuesday until Thursday mid-day. They then were given a special Farewell Party entailing a Luncheon also attended by some of their teachers, and ourselves. We had a great time this year, and there was a truly joyful and expectant atmosphere. It was however also sad in a way since we have had most of these kids in School with us for the last EIGHT years, including those from our Homes. Of course those from the Homes will not be leaving us and will hopefully continue on into our Secondary School. But many of those from outside of the Homes may be sent to other Schools of their parents choice. So a few emotional farewells, but not enough to dampen the Happiness of having come to the end of the Primary eight years of being in school.
The RESULTS will probably be announced within the next month.
BUT today it is getting almost dangerous to publicly to share that these things ARE wrong, and even more inroads are being made upon the moral and spiritual values Man has proved, experimentally,
RIGHT. Now we are asked to reverse -without question or disquiet - a trend that world history has already proven erroneous, dangerous, and socially threatening to our existence. YES INDEED, WOE will come to those who do not turn to God's WORDS for clear definition of what IS truly good, and what is truly EVIL, before it is too late.
SO, what can we say, as we may remember the unspeakable joy of looking at the birth of our children, and seeing them for the first time; the thrill of seeing ourselves reproduced in a son, a daughter, without doubt in knowing who or what they ARE. My son will BE my SON all the days of my life, AND of his! My daughter will always BE my daughter, all the days of her life, and of mine. He or She will never be able to CHANGE it, however much they may be induced to do so, or however pleasurable it may seem to achieve. WE need ALL to work at being what we were BORN to be, and to measure ourselves by what God's Word teaches us. Where we find ourselves born challenged in our physique, our feelings, or some other area, we must face it and accept it, and discover means, by God's Grace, to correct and bring it back into line with God's Will - NOT ours LET US BE VERY CLEAR - THERE are ways THAT SEEM GOOD, to mankind, but they will lead us to DEATH. As you look, at your new born child; as you remember that day you were overwhelmed with the Gift of receiving him or her into the outside world - DETERMINE that you will do all in your own power, in the love of God, to teach him or her to KNOW GOD, It is very hard to find your way down here, on Earth, without a Guide. There is, after almost 80 years of my own life, only ONE that I have again and again discovered SAFE to follow; One who never led me falsely, and One Who persistently tried to help me out when I selfishly and rebelliously sought to try another way of my own choice. REJOICE IN, and LOVE your children. They ARE the future. PUT them near to God.
God Has a plan for each one - even when, at times, you may think they have gone astray and out of the way YOU had hoped for them. GOD did not let go of them, the day they left home, or school.
He Will STILL follow after them for His Own sake, as well as for yours. LOVE them. NEVER give up on them. God loves you and me THAT way. HE will never give up on US. PRAY for your children EVERY DAY. Treasure them, and LONG for them to be truly happy with the knowledge that to please God is to fulfill every deep longing of their soul.
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THIS IS A PHOTO OF TESTIMONY PRIMARY SCHOOL's Graduating Class for this year. We had 74 students, boys and girls, all sitting the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E) during this last week, from Tuesday until Thursday mid-day. They then were given a special Farewell Party entailing a Luncheon also attended by some of their teachers, and ourselves. We had a great time this year, and there was a truly joyful and expectant atmosphere. It was however also sad in a way since we have had most of these kids in School with us for the last EIGHT years, including those from our Homes. Of course those from the Homes will not be leaving us and will hopefully continue on into our Secondary School. But many of those from outside of the Homes may be sent to other Schools of their parents choice. So a few emotional farewells, but not enough to dampen the Happiness of having come to the end of the Primary eight years of being in school.
The RESULTS will probably be announced within the next month.
L-R Mrs. A. Omobe, H/Mistress Secondary School, Mr. A. Ndungu, Principal overall,
Mrs. E. Green and Mr. J. Green, Founders, Mr.. D. Green Director TFHomes,
Mr. B. Emajong, Primary H/master. PTA Representative.
We do thank God for each of these dear young children, and pray that they may carry the Word of God, and Jesus Himself with them wherever they are to go, as they continue on in their Education. Who knows what He has planned for each one of them. AMAZING!
THE KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IS ALSO NOW IN PROGRESS, and exams have already begun in our School, and will continue on into this month of November for about two weeks or so. Our students will then also have a Luncheon before leaving us, and going their way. By that time some of our College students will be returning to us, and the Christmas Season will be close upon us. We REJOICE. The RAIN has eased, although even with cloudless skies and a warm sun shining down upon us, it is still quite cool for the time of year. We need the sun and dry heat NOW, if the harvests of Wheat and Maize are to be saved, so do pray on for the Country.
JAMES MANU our son has just returned from his latest trip to the Eye Clinic 200 kilometres away. He has had a very hard six months, and endless complications stemming from his eye problems. As I have shared before he has also had to begin grappling with what is currently considered to be Epilepic attacks, and which have been increasing. But his eyes have given the most discomfort due to a further infection. His Consultant however was very encouraging and positive about his situation, and Manu has returned feeling much better after further treatment. He has not been able to engage in any permanent employment as we had all hoped might be the case, mainly due to his supposed Epileptic situation. The doctors are still not really sure it IS Epilepsy - but neither are any wiser as to what else might be causing the seizures. At 35 he has quite a lot facing him, but is putting a brave face on it all. We still wait in hope and expectancy to hear or see some sign that he has turned once more to the LORD. Please do continue to remember him in your prayers.
Have just watched the English Team lose the Rugby World Cup. It was a great match, and although sad to see the English Team fail to win, I had to also admire the South Africans who did so well, throughout the Competition. Bless them all.
Our sincere and deep love in Jesus to you all. It is not yet time to send Christmas Greetings. Generally we do stand in need of prayer at this time both for the Schools and the Homes. Our enemy is always ready to come against us, and we do not have much time to polish our shoes, so to speak, before yet another call to action confront us. BUT we all remain in good health, and the SUN is shining, and there is a most cheerful and invigorating GLORY shining all around us. We are not dispirited or fearful ......! God Bless and Keep you all.
John, Esther and John Green
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