out in the street

outbreak - outcast - outcry - outdo - outermost - outflow - outgrow - outhouse - outlet - outlaw - outlook - outmanoevre - outnumber - outpost - outpouring - outrage - outreach - outshine - outside - outspoken - outwork

Out is serving ,speaking, spreading. The cry of the street preacher, the sound of someone carrying home an elderly person's shopping. Why ? Because they're worth it, they're relevant and OUT has no boundaries.

love society so much that you are on your knees.

discover how we can communicate a relevant message.

do something with the frontline is in your backyard.

get out and help out

Words from tribal generations

Got bitten...

If your expecting some wild riveting story about some rabbit dog roaming viciously about the street and how I heroically defended some innocent child form being eaten by the mangy thing and in the mean time got a nasty bit which has left me feverish and bed ridden .. Well you are looking at the wrong blog. Spontaneous is his name and yes he roams my street.. Watch out.

Ben and I, we like to .... or rather tend to do things spontaneously. We have never planned that far in advance for holidays and well this time spontaneity bit us in the butt. A few days ago we began planning for a sunny getaway for just the 2 of us, planning on leaving in 2 weeks. oh how nice it would have been.....**dropping shoulders and hanging head low****..... Our pass ports expire in 4 days *** smashing head against street sign*** why do we not plan in advance!!!

Ok so we will still go but it will be in January.

Del

I have a friend in the Philipines she is preparing to leave soon to be a long term missionary. There have been a few delays in her departure but while she waits she has not been idle. Praise God for her ability to share the gospel.
This is what she wrote in her e-mail today:

God works together for good …

Upon hearing of my aunt’s sudden illness which led to
her death, my heart was heavily burdened for her and
my relatives.

I went to see my aunt’s wake which lasted by
the way for 5 days, .. God even encouraged me through His words in
Isaiah 52:12 which say “Our Lord will go on ahead of
you; the God of Israel will protect you from behind”.
I knew then that God will do an amazing thing out
there.

For those who are called according to His purpose….

I kept on meditating on that promise from God and
indeed He prepared the way. The second day of the wake
I was able to share the gospel with my nephew Jofer.
Praise God he accepted. There were disturbance along
the way but God’s plan cannot be thwarted. I asked my
niece who is a Christian to follow him up and take him
to her church. Please pray for the follow up. A few
hours later, I shared with my cousin Ric. In the
middle of my conversation with him, he suddenly felt
so dizzy he said he was about to pass out. I told him
will talk later but he insist we finish our
conversation. A few times I am almost certain that his
going to pass out but he said his mind is clear and he
really wanted to hear the truth. After we prayed the
prayer of acceptance he said he felt ok and relieved.
He said he heard a voice in his head distracting him
but then again, God was victorious. It was so obvious
that it was the devil’s work. Praise God for another
answered prayer.
The next day I shared with my aunt Ligaya but she is a
very strong catholic fanatic so the truth that Jesus
is the only mediator between God and man is very hard
for her to embrace. Please pray that God will open her
heart and come to faith.
On the fourth day, my cousin Jam approached me and
asked me about my faith. He works in Manila which is
like 4-5 hours away from where his family lives so he
only goes home once a month... Indeed a
perfect opportunity that God created. I was so
surprised that he initiated the conversation. He was
very open and I had no hard time explaining to him the
gospel. Praise God he too accepted Christ! He said a
few months ago, his friend invited him to a mid week
service and ever since that day he has been attending
but no one ever shared the gospel with him. He also
has a tennis buddy who is a Christian. Even at his
workplace there is a Christian. God indeed prepared
his heart.

Truly indeed,even in trials and bad times we rest upon
the hope that God works together for good for those
who love the Lord and are called according to His
purpose.

I thank you once again for your partnership. I know
that you have been praying for me and all this came to
be as an answer to our prayers. All glory and honor
belongs to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!


In Him,
Del

To You

I am only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair spray I use and the girlfriends I have.
Here's to you!
Why do we only have parties for each other when one of us gets married,
pregnant, has a birthday, or retires?
What would most of us do without our sisters, confidants, and shopping, lunching and traveling girlfriends?
Let's celebrate each other for each other's sake!

Copied from an e-mail I got from a good friend.

I really value your friendships and I wish we could have a real party right here, together. You make me stronger and more confident, knowing I have friends I can share my life with ,good and bad, who actually care, really comforts me, especially when I find out that you can infact relate.


Be Blessed my sista's.
God loves you, I love you.
I'm passing this on to bless you, Thanks for reading my blog.

less myself

Ok people - I have a problem and I am trying to correct it. Problem - I am selfish. I am sure all of you have solved this issue in your lives so please give me some tips..... eekkk I can't stand myself sometimes. Don't you just hate that, when ya lay down at night, in the quiet of your head you replay the day and low and behold you see yourself .... as you are. The other night that was me, I saw myself, n a k e d and ugly, selfish and without an excuse.(Not really n a k e d just figuratively) The day had gone something like this- A particularity selfish day- 8am -12 noon me time, serve lunch quick, 1:00 -3:30 me me me, serve after school snack, and so went the day until I lay down my sweet head(give or take a few details). I had barely given the time of day to my precious little ones, my children. The painful part was that I don't think they noticed, think of that... They have come to expect very little of me.(this is getting very personal) (why does God make me share this?) Yes, "their used to it" reveals the fact that this is not just a one day problem, it's kinda been going on for a while, maybe it's not every day and maybe I am being too hard on myself but that night I really confessed to God and I asked Him to help me be different, to be a better mom... now for the good news... He is helping me! Seriously it is going so much better and I feel so much better about myself now that I am less myself(a work in progress) My kids just thrill me I can't image why I wouldn't want to thrill them more. SO the selfish problem isn't over but I feel like I have taken a step this week. Thanks God.

Just had a humorous thought - Who would write a blog about themself and expect others to voluntarily read it unless they had self inflated issues? ***raising hand***trying to force it down***

My friends I sure hope I'm here for more than just myself.

Tis' the set of the sails

You know the same thing can happen to two people and each one can take an entirly different road becasue of it. It is not our circumstances as much as it is what we do in them that shapes us.

I love this quote-
One ship sails East,
And another West,
By the self-same winds that blow,
Tis the set of the sails
And not the gales,
That tells the way we go.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Job - After the worst things you could imagine had happened to him, he fell to the ground in worship God and said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised."

Job's story has come along way on the winds he set his sail to.

God may my sails be set to your winds.

photo by Hal Bergman

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This week Ben returned from his grandmothers funeral. He was moved by many of the memories that the family recalled together and he enjoyed the family time. Read about it at extending the kingdom
I survived teaching his class and actually enjoyed the lesson.
not much to say today I just wanted to up date.