Powerfull Letter from Dje....

You should read this letter :] It's powerful! I also some upcoming exciting news to tell you all but that for later and this is for now-

Love In Christ,

Ashleigh

FATHER'S LOVE TO THE FATHERLESS

Greetings to all in the name of our Lord.   It is over two weeks now since I returned to Almaty.  What a joy to be back “home” and to see the kids! 

Unfortunately I missed Alexandra’s graduation by a few days but later we had a graduation party for her where she invited a selected number of people: many orphans and some of the Orphanage “moms” who played a great role in her life; out of four moms, one passed away about six years ago and one retired on pension and two were present that evening, also another worker in the orphanage.  It is indeed a great act of our Lord's love that was demonstrated specially by those specific families during the past four years who were behind her in financial and prayer support.

During the meal time people wished her well and shared many good memories of their friendship with her.  I showed slide show to them putting together photos from the past 11 yrs.  When it was Alexandra’s turn to share she was overwhelmed in tears of joy and words of gratitude.....may the Lord get the glory!  I had a special blessing time on that dinner asking the Lord for his protection, his peace and his guidance to this orphan.  I would greatly appreciate your prayers for Alexandra for confidence and wisdom as she inters into the working atmosphere. 

That day was a double blessing as Alyona, one of the orphans for whom you provided financial support, was advised that she had passed her exams and was accepted to college; she will start on 1st of September.  In the meantime, she is working at a kiosk and saving up for her expenses.  

I am bringing one new need to you for an orphan, Stas.   He badly wants to attend a junior culinary school: a two-year programme with a tuition of 1400USD per year, a little over 100USD per month.  There is a place available for him this next semester but he needs to make the first payment before the 25^th of August.  

It is nice to be back in Almaty but adjusting to the skyrocketed prices the past several months is not easy! The last three weeks of stay in Germany while waiting really was a very expensive experience but where God leads he provides!  Thank you for the special gifts I received designated toward my expense on waiting; that mean a lot ....your prayers are really sustaining me.

As September approaches, it is the starting of the second half of the 24-month pledge Sept2010-Sept2012. Thank you for your continuing financial and prayer support.

School starts in September.  With the Lord's guidance, I will be putting together a special plan for designated groups of orphans in all orphanages to have a regular discussion time. I call it a mentoring time and at the same time a fun time and possible the older orphans will be visiting with me to different orphanages.  I am excited to meet a group from Virginia coming in September for a one week visit specially to bless the orphans; it is not their first time; in previous visits they really blessed the orphanages here and built a good connection between them and three orphanages here.

As I close this letter, may I leave you this reflection.  I wrote it to show how the way we live our daily life is directly related to how we could be a good witness to the world around us:

As believers living in the new covenant, the rules for our daily walk are found in Jesus’ teachings and Paul’s letters.

John15:9…even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you, Abide ye in my love. If you keep my commandments you shall abide in my love even as I have kept my father's commandments, and abide in his love.

The new love law is interpreted in a special way in 1Cor13. As a new creation man we are to walk in the Spirit. As in Gal5:16...but I say, walk by the Spirit (the recreated human spirit) and ye shall not fulfill the desires of the senses.  This recreated spirit is to dominate the senses and govern the individual.

As it is written, the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit Rom 5:5...we have become partakers of the divine nature; 2Peter 1:4: that divine nature is love.

We are called to be imitator of God...Eph 5:1-2: be ye therefore imitators of God as beloved children and walk in love.

Blessings,

Dje