Christmas is near...

Many friends are facing the first Christmas without loved ones. Our sympathy goes out to the Russell family, the Frie Family, the King Family, the Escobar Family (from Honduras), and many others...

Count your many blessings, count them one, by one...

And our blessings are many!

Thank You God for the ultimate sacrifice of allowing your precious Son to come to earth. Please, please, please remember to thank God for Jesus and the sacrifice He made when He gave His life on the cross, allowing us to have the chance for eternal life.

The ultimate gift!

Thank You God!

Thank You Jesus!

Thank You Holy Spirit!

Merry Christmas to all!

KERA: Texas POWs Bound By Survival (2009-11-11)

KERA: Texas POWs Bound By Survival (2009-11-11)

Missing Honduras...

We didn't get to go to Honduras this year, thanks to the mess going on with the new and old presidents. The sad part about this is the people of Honduras are the ones missing out. Well, we are missing out, as well. BUT, WE ARE PLANNING TO GO BACK! We still have our plane tickets and hopefully, things will settle down and the gasoline and food supplies will get back to normal, or better, and we will get to go there again. Please pray for the people of Honduras and for their government, that they will have peace once again.

Baby Birds are here!

Just last Thursday, Roxanna found these eggs in the back yard at the office. Monday, I stopped by the office for a sec and I found the eggs had hatched! We've seen mom and dad Robin around, keeping up the feeding schedule.

In Need

In Need
In need of grace,
In need of love,
In need of mercy raining down
From high above.
In need of strength,
In need of peace,
In need of things that only
You can give to me.
In need of Christ,
The perfect Lamb.
My refuge strong
The great I Am.
This is my song,
My humble plea.
I am your child.
I am in need.
~words and music by Ross King

This song has been on my heart since I first learned it last Sunday morning.

A week ago, Saturday afternoon, Jacksboro lost a young girl in an automobile accident. Kacey King was 14 years old and her life ended too soon. The entire community have been affected by this tragedy. Our sympathy goes out to Kendall and Susan, Sarah and Megan.

You do realize...

that the first quarter of this year is almost gone!!! Oh my.

Anyway, as for some updates, Caden is home and in PT. Please keep him in your prayers for his continued recovery.

Enrique is back in Catacamas Honduras. He's been home a week now and I wish I could have been there to see his welcome home! Can't wait to visit him when we are there in July and see how much English he remembers!

Pray for Chase! Chase is fighting a battle with cancer and needs lots of prayers! Please remember Chase and ask that God will guide the doctors as to how to treat him. Be with his family and be with Mica, and those that are traveling to be with him.

Earlier, I posted a recipe for peach cobbler. Well, I just baked one this morning.



We are having 5th Sunday luncheon at church tomorrow. So I baked the cobbler, a Mexican Cheesecake, and am getting ready to cook King Ranch Casserole. Smells really good in here. Better get back to it.

Compartir Esperanza!

Carole & David

Caden, Enrique and Honduras Mission Trip

Here are some updates...

Caden is doing much better. After getting to Dallas Children's Hospital, he was diagnosed with Infant Botulism. The meds were shipped from California and he has been improving daily since then. Some of the improvements are small, but each one is treasured. You can find updates here. Thanks for remembering Caden in your prayers and please continue to pray as he has a long road ahead of him. Keep his mom and dad (and the rest of the family) in your prayers as well.

Enrique, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident (May 08) and was brought to the US as a result of a medical mission trip, has since had an amputation above the knee and now has his prosthesis and will soon be preparing to go back to Honduras. We praise God for sending the team to Honduras and making it possible for him to come to the US, get treatment and we thank the doctors, nurses, hospital staff, therapy staff and many many others that helped in his treatment, and saving his life. He will now live a life helping others and sharing the Good News for God. Keep Enrique in your prayers.

The 2009 Honduras mission group now includes Laronda, Phyllis, John L, Evan, Sammy, Brent, Hannah, Cary, David R., Kenneth, Michael, Frank, Donna, Connie, Mac, Phillip, Yvonne, Ginger, David and myself. Please keep our group in your plans as well as David and Suyapa in Catacamas as they make plans for our trip.

Compartir Esperanza

Carole & David

Waiting for a safe flight for Caden

They've been waiting all day. Please God, clear the path for Caden's plane. Please God, give the pilots, nurses, anyone on the plane clear heads and great knowledge for the trip ahead. Please God, prepare the doctors with super knowledge on how to treat Caden, and bring the smile back to his sweet face. Please God, be with Brandon and Lisa as they travel to Dallas by car. Please be with Randy, Aunt Audra, Aunt Leigh and Uncle Daniel as they wait for their arrival in Dallas. Please be with Brazier and Brandon's parents and other family members as they stay behind and wait all the while praying for Caden. You are an awsome God and we thank You for all the blessing You bestow on us. In Jesus, Your precious Son's name we pray. Amen

3-10-09 Caden Update

They are going to care-flight Caden to Dallas Children's Hospital. They are waiting on the plane to go to Odessa, pick up a patient, take that patient to Dallas, fly to Lubbock to pick up Caden. Please continue to pray for Caden and his family.

Please pray for Caden

Dana (Deweber) & Brandon Joy's baby is in the hospital in Lubbock. Last I heard was he was not responding to anything. The dr's did a spinal tap and it's not meningitis, but they don't know what IT is. Also, when they stuck him for the test and others, he did not respond in any way. Please keep Dana and Brandon, Randy and Lisa and the other family members in your prayers. I think Caden was born in October, 2008.

Date is set!

Plans for our trip to Catacamas are in motion. Looks like we will be leaving DFW July 10th and will be in Honduras for a week. We got some really good rates, so thanks for the prayers. Keep 'em going up, please, for everyone's health, for the weather before, during and after our stay, for safe travel, the list goes on and on....

My VBS lesson is going to be "Jail House Rocks" with Pablo y Silas, breaking out of jail. Any ideas or input would be appreciated. I've got my lesson in spanish, but don't know if I can learn to read it or if I will use a translator. We'll see.

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Please pray for the 2009 Mission Trip to Honduras

Time to get things ready. We're working on Bible class lessons. Starting to check on tickets. We want to ask for prayers that everything will go smoothly, that we will get the best tickets, that we will have room for all of our teaching materials... The list goes on.

Those planning to go this year, so far, are Laronda, Phyllis, Sammy, Cary, Debbie, Mac, Connie, Darrell, Mike, John L., Phillip, Brent, Evan, Papa, Donna, Kenneth, David R., Hanna, David and myself. (subject to change). Please pray for all that are listed here and pray for any that may be thinking about going, to have the courage to step up for GOD and make plans to go. Pray that we choose the lessons that will make a great impact for the Lord and we will glorify God in all we do.

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3-5-09 UPDATE - The list of those going on the trip are as follows: Laronda, Phyllis, Sammy, Cary, Yvonne, Mac, Connie, Mike, John L., Phillip, Brent, Evan, Papa, Donna, Kenneth, David R., Hanna, David and myself. Some "maybe's" are: Debbie, Ginger, Cassidy & a friend of Cassidy. Some of the group will leave July 6th, with the rest of the group leaving July 10th. Please continue to pray for this mission trip. Thanks!

Compartir Esperanza! Hermana Carole