Laugh from the Past Month

Could I?

Could I just sit here a while
Know that there’s nothing that I need to say
Safe in the knowledge that You know my ways
Love me completely no need to hide a thing
       
Could I just stay here a while
Letting You melt away all of my fears
I feel Your comfort when You are so near
I’ll hide myself in this shelter You’ve made for me

Could I
Could I

Could I just kneel here a while
Doing what I was created to do
Bowing in reverence I long to adore You
Willingly giving all that I can surrender

Could I just rest here a while
Letting You whisper my burdens away
In all of my journeys there’s no other place
Where I find refuge strength for my weary heart

June Newsletter

Since I am home from New Zealand (and finally over jet lag ), this will be my last newsletter.

Please continue to pray for the students and staff as we have all come home and some are still needing jobs and places to live. The Devil is out there coming against us strongly with confusion, depression, old habits, no jobs, etc. Please pray that we stay steadfast in Gods Love to fight the devil off and remain thankful!

Even with these powers coming against us, the Lord is good!!! He is providing our needs.

--
Kandi

For I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Is. 41:13

May Newsletter!

Prayer Requests:
Wisdom on next steps for all students & staff......

--
Kandi

For I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Is. 41:13

Risky Business

Then the time came
When the RISK it took
To remain in the bud
Was more painful
Than the RISK it took
To BLOSSOM.

~ Anais Nin

A Poem

Time is up, time to go
Back to where I once called home
Back to my fears and failures.
But Jesus is with me,
New strength He provides
To stay close beside Him
To grow as He guides.
A new home He'll provide me
A job and friends, too.
Because He is living
And loves me, so true.

~ Kandi

April Newsletter from Kandi

Praise God!!!!
The weather has been gorgeous for break - and the trip that Janet and I took to Taupo!

Prayers are being answered.

The staff is rested up for school to start tomorrow.

Prayer Requests:
Continued healing/deliverance. Students are still struggling with illness, injuries and other stuff that God is working out in their lives. I have also been frustrated by a sore wrist and continually twisted ankle.

Wisdom - I will need a job and place to live when I return to MPLS. I am also considering (and praying about!) moving....from MPLS.

Direction! I would like to visit my Compassion Intl child in Uganda later this year........

--
Kandi

For I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Is. 41:13

Finally...Time to Write!

Attached is a little newsletter with tons of photos...there are more, and different ones on my facebook page (if you have one!). If you want to see them but can't, please let me know and I can get a link to you later.

Prayer Requests:
health: i am just getting over a nasty flu, some of the students are now coming down with it.
breakthrus
biking sunday outreach - march 22 there is a bike race arriving in waikanae and the church who sponser's the steiger school here, st. luke's, is have an outreach day at the park for the estimated 1,000 people who have to wait for the bikers. there will be food, coffee, tea, a church service for those interested, child care for parents, and other entertainments. the students are hard at work putting this together. please pray for good weather (it's been iffy lately) and for everything to go well.
for the insanity to stop!!!
better time budgeting - God-Time, sleep, eat, 'work', play....etc.

--
Kandi

For I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Is. 41:13

I Love Refried Beans

Ugh - Lists!

What do I do when I get overwhelmed and nervous about an upcoming event? I make lists. Lots of them. and guess what? I fly out for New Zealand in 20 days. TWENTY!! That is craziness. I kinda thot it would not come so quickly, but yet it’s coming faster and faster! What to do, what to do!! Answer: MAKE LISTS!! I have 8 started. 3 more that I’m working on right now. 4 completed. And a few more that I will start tomorrow. Thots and questions swirling around in my head making me crazy!! I like lists! They keep the craziness in some form of organized mess. Yikes! Lists are good. Yup!

 

Going Back? Maybe Not.

A Need to Know Basis

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. (hee!)

 

Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur.

 

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. (How I wish I could be ‘average’ in this aspect of my life!!!)

 

A rat can last longer without water than a camel. (ewwwww)

Weeweechu

It's a romantic full moon, when Pedro said, "Hey, mamacita, let's do Weeweechu."

Oh no, not now, let's look at the moon!" said Rosita.

Oh, c'mon baby, let's you and I do Weeweechu. I love you and it's the perfect time," Pedro begged.

"But I wanna just hold your hand and watch the moon." replied Rosita.

Please, corazoncito, just once, do Weeweechu with me."

Rosita looked at Pedro and said, "OK, one time, we'll do "Weeweechu."

Pedro grabbed his guitar and they both sang.....

"Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year."

 

 

WISHING YOU ALL MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT NEW YEAR!!!

Polar Bear Attack

Polar Bears are SO CUTE!!

 

Polar Bear Attack!

These pictures are of an actual polar bear attack in Churchill, Manitoba. They were taken while people watched seemingly humored, and did absolutely nothing to ward off or stop the attack! Reports from the local newspaper however say the victim is expected to make a full recovery.

 

Cattle on a Thousand Hills

 

Dear Keith,

Happy birthday, bro – wherever you are! Today you turn 26.

 

Jesus keep you and bless you and watch over you always.

 

Are you still alive?

Where are you?

What are you up to?

How is life for you?

When will you call?

 

Love ya. Miss ya. See ya someday?

This I Know

I like the internet too much. I cannot just not use it, even if I have nothing to do. I sit there surfing mindlessly and wasting time.

 

Well, no more!! I no longer have internet at home. Not only will I save $50/month, but I won’t be able to waste my time! (or watch NCIS, CSI Miami, Burn Notice or Chuck online L).

 

We will see if I survive this month.....

 

So, this bird walks into a store

So, this bird walks into a store..... Marinette, WI

A seagull in Marinette, WI has developed the habit of stealing Doritos from a neighborhood convenience store.

The seagull waits until the Manager isn't looking, and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos. Once outside, the bag gets ripped open and shared by other birds.

The seagull's shoplifting started early this month when he first swooped into the store in Marinette, WI, and helped himself to a bag of Doritos. Since then, he's become a regular. He always takes the same type of chips.

The Manager thinks it's great because people are coming to watch the feathered thief make the daily grab and run, and that's good for business, and especially since customers have begun paying for the seagull's stolen bags of Doritos because they think it's so funny.  However, the Manager did say, 'This is Wisconsin, and if that seagull starts to grab a 6-pac to go along with the Doritos, I may have to put a stop to it.'

Perspective

When you have an 'I Hate My Job day' [even if you're retired, you sometimes have those days] try this out:

 

On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson &Johnson. Be very sure you get this brand. When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains and disconnect the phone so you will not be disturbed.

 

Change into very comfortable clothing and sit in your favorite chair. Open the package and remove the thermometer. Now, carefully place it on a table or a surface so that it will not become chipped or broken.

 

Now the fun part begins.

 

Take out the literature from the box and read it carefully. You will notice that in small print there is a statement:

'Every Rectal Thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson

is personally tested and then sanitized. '

 

Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud five times, 'I am so glad I do not work in the thermometer quality control department at Johnson & Johnson.'

 

HAVE A NICE DAY; AND REMEMBER, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE WITH A JOB THAT IS MORE OF A PAIN IN THE A** THAN YOURS!