Our Response to Orlando

No doubt our nation was devastated to see the news of the Orlando massacre. Thinking of the precious lives, deeply loved by God, who were senselessly killed, who can imagine?  Their families, their friends, their co-workers. The courageous police officers and SWAT team who came to the rescue and had to engage in a gunfight…

Meriam Has Been Rescued!!

AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca  Fox news and other major news sources  are reporting – Meriam Ibrahim and family  are no longer in Sudan but have been flown to Italy! I cannot stop the tears!! The prayers heard from around the world  have been answered!! Praise the Powerful Name of the Lord!! Even when hope looked slim,…

The Roller Coaster

Well as many of you know, poor Meriam has been on a horrible roller coaster… {and we’ve been right there with her} Agony. Tears of Joy. Heartache multiplied. More tears of joy. Oh my word!! So I propose that we pray like Meriam’s still in prison – whether we hear she has been released or…

Can Hardly Type Through Tears of Joy

I have been gone all morning but sat at a red light  weeping while reading the words from my cousin  Jamie confirming that Meriam and her children had been released!!!!! “We have confirmed through her attorney  that she has been released from prison today.” – Tina Ramirez, Hardwired, a Christian advocacy group What a celebration of…

You and Me: Family Meeting {now}

Does anyone else out there have Family Meetings? We have them on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes our meetings are informational.  Other times they are exuberantly exciting. Rarely they are totally boring.  Occasionally they are very, very long. And every now and then they are very, very serious. Do you know what I mean? The…

“Visiting”

I remember landing in Phoenix after being gone 7.5 weeks  to bring Ruby home. I could not wait to see that handsome husband of mine  and our children! Of course, the time at the airport was brief as Ruby was so medically fragile and so after dropping our treasures at our friend Stuart’s home Dw…

They Retracted Their Words

Some deeply disturbing news… If you read Saturday’s post you will recall that there appeared to be some exciting news from Africa – that Sudan was going to release Meriam soon. It seemed too good to be true  – which, in fact –  it was!! Truth be known, Meriam’s lawyer called  the news of Sudan releasing…

Almighty God is Moving….

FoxNews reports here that Meriam is to be freed  from Death Row in the next few days. BBC also reports that Meriam will be released soon. There is no doubt that this is the work of  Almighty God  stirring the hearts of His people to intercede,  fast and take action!! We praise the name of…