Brother Paul,
Thanks so much for your timely advice. I'll remember it and will certainly
be glad to go directly to our Lord Jesus for that cup to be filled and
filled again but also to my brothers and sisters to be admonished,
comforted, blessed and refreshed! Watch it, now, you're on the list!
--
Carol
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: CHRISTMAS COMING
> Praying, Carol.
>
> By the way, speaking of ministering to others, I meant to post when Phil
> posted about contacting him when alone during the holidays, those of you
who
> are in ministries ministering to others, especially over the holiday,
please
> be sure to have someone to minister to you. The biggest problem ministers
> have is burn-out from giving and giving and having no way to replenish
their
> own spiritual, physical, mental and emotional resources. So have a plan
in
> place to get back some of the nourishment you give others from an
> experienced person or group, in person if at all possible, though I know
we
> all try to do that long-distance through the list. Don't let yourself
> become depleted. You can't give others a drink from an empty cup.
>
> Paul
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "carol pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 12:51 AM
> Subject: CHRISTMAS COMING
>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Having read these encouragements about Christmas, especially just
reading
> > Roberta's encouragements to Rhonda, I thought I'd share briefly.
> >
> > I have not been looking forward to Christmas at all because this will be
> the
> > first year (in 53) that I will not have any direct contact with my
> immediate
> > family. Dad died last February (as you may all remember) and my brother
> and
> > sister are going to do their own things in their own way. I can sure
use
> > some prayer here because I need to rejoice in all the right things of
> > Christmas so that I can reach out to those I seek to help on a
"Lifeline".
> > Many are very sad indeed and hate Christmas and I know I'll get plenty
of
> > those calls on my various shifts.
> >
> > God has blessed me so much over the years and has been there for me and
> with
> > me in some pretty bleak Christmases. Now I need to be there for others
> and
> > need your prayers because I myself don't really have much to give - yet.
> >
> > Christmas sort of starts this afternoon for us. We're going to an old
> > people's home to take a little service. Most of them can't even
> communicate
> > in sentences any more, but some obviously respond to us and know us.
They
> > need to know Jesus too, so we need the love and power that He has
> available
> > to us to get through to them simply and clearly. Please pray for that
> > little meeting with them if you can. I will really be so grateful for
> > myself but, above all, you may well help us to show someone the way to
> Jesus
> > today!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Carol
>
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