NEW BLOG LOCATION!!!!!

HEY EVERYONE!!!!! GODS SPECIAL FRIENDS HAS A NEW LOCATION - PLEASE VISIT THE NEW LOCATION AND JOIN IT - ALL MY BLOGS FOR IT ARE BEING PUBLISHED THROUGH THE NEW ADDRESS - HERE IS THE ACTUAL BLOG ADDRESS: CLICK HERE and HERE IS THE LINK TO CONNECT IT THROUGH FACE BOOK: CLICK HERE

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BLESSINGS- Jennifer

NEW LOCATION

Hey everyone, my blog has moved over to a new location and so I won't be posting through here any longer - please follow the link below if you are a follower and begin to follow my blog in this new location - and if you are not a current follower of the blog, I would like to personally invite you to join - currently, according to Disable World, Disability and Health News, about 10% of the worlds population, which equates to about 650 million people, live with some form of disability. Furthermore, according to the United States Census Bureau, approximately 1 out of 5 people over the age of 5 are faced some with form of disability. Considering these statistics, most people at some point or another, if not affected by a disability, will know someone who is. Therefore, I would like to encourage you all to take a step of action and follow this blog and begin to see what we here at Crossroads are doing. Crossroads is an amazing church doing amazing things for people within this community and I am so grateful to be able to be a part of it.

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Answered Prayer!!!!!

Yesterday, Pastor Chuck preached on what it means to truly pray. Well, the McGlynn family, who is also a part of our Crossroads family, is a family that prays. And because of various circumstances, they began praying for a new van in order to be able to transport their son Justin at a level that he requires. They had no idea how God would answer this prayer, but God did, and over the course of just a few weeks, the right people were put into the right place, and just yesterday, Walt, Holly, and Justin received the kind of van that suited their needs. Additionally, the person who donated this van to them, was Stephen Murray, a Gold Medalist BMX Rider from the X Games, who as a result of an accident, is now a complete quadriplegic himself. The way this all came about, was that Stephen was provided a new van from his sponsor RockStar, and because of the blessing he received from them, he wanted to keep the blessing going and donate his old van to a family in need, which then turned out to be the McGlynn Family. This special occasion was held at 777 church in Riverside, where church goers, family, and friends all took part. It was truly a God moment, and I was completely blessed to be invited, and be a part of it all coming together!!!!

To Know God is to Know Love

I have often times just been amazed at the level and amount of love that all of the participants have for others. Although they each experience limitations of some sort, they seem to more often times than not, function and move about in this thing called life much more freely than the rest of us. And in the book The Shack, I just read a part that said, "humans are not defined by their limitations, but by the intentions that I have for them; not by what they seem to be, but by everything it means to be created in my image". What a beautiful statement that is. All humans have limitations at some level, and thank God it is not the limitations that define us. What defines us is the reality that we have been created in the image of God, and what is important is what He has planned for us. I guess if we were all to truly recognize that it is not about our will or our might, but about His, we would then truly become like little children in our faith, just as our participants already have, and we would know what it means to love as God loves, for we would truly Know God.

Stepping Up

This past Sunday was an amazing day for the Deaf Ministry. The team stepped out in faith and stepped up to serve in an incredible way. With Jessica stepping up to sign worship, Reyna stepping up to sign the National Anthem, and then Ruth stepping up to sign/interpret the sermon, all with less than a 72 hour notice. The biggest victory though came with Ruth, who for the first time was going to interpret the sermon. The preparation was intense and required an enormous amount of faith and trust in God. Because with every door that I seemed to try and go through in order to secure another answer for the team concerning the interpretation of Sunday's message, each and every one of them continued to shut. And on top of that, Tony was preaching, who by nature is a very high impact passionate speaker. It was almost like the perfect storm. The wonderful thing about it though, was that instead of being consumed by fear, the entire team embraced the unknown, trusting fully in God that he had it all in hand, and stepped up to assure all aspects of the service would be interpreted. It was definitely a wonderful experience to be a part of. Seeing God move and be glorified all the more through the team, and their desire, willingness, and passion to just serve and trust in him and his provision for them, was an absolute joy!!!

Trusting God

Trusting God in all things can sometimes be challenging, especially when it requires us to let go. It seems as though with each and every day that passes, many of us seek to have or maintain some kind of control, even when in reality, we have none. And that is where I am at right now, completely powerless. With this weekend being a holiday weekend, and many people having Sunday plans with it actually being the 4th of July, there are some holes that need to be filled. The exciting thing though, is that as I am continuing to pray through this, I am also getting excited to see just how God is going to work it all out. Because it is in times like these, that we get to experience His power and glory all the more. He cares about everyone and will care for everyone's needs, as I have continuously seen here within the ministry. Therefore, we just have to remember what Jesus said in Matthew 6:25-27, to not worry and keep trusting in HIm, for He truly does care about all things -