Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Latest...
For those who haven't heard, our move date is May 9th. On that day we will begin the 19 1/2 hour trek to Utah with a Penske truck filled with all of our worldly belongings, JR's truck, and my van (filled with a 3 yr. old, an almost 2 yr. old, a basset hound, and me). Anyway, that should be an...interesting trip. Please pray for that. JR will begin work on the 12th at Fastenal, and I will get us settled into our new home. Right now we're cleaning out, preping for a garage sale, and beginning the packing process. JR is crazy busy at work right now, and he's exhausted. Pray for supernatural strength and endurance right now. In fact, he won't even be coming home tonight because they are hauling "hoppers" all night (I have no idea what a hopper is.) We still have a couple of trips to make as well (one church and one family), so we will definitely be busy bees over the next 3 weeks. I can't believe we are leaving in 3 weeks! God has done so much to get us there in a time frame that far exceeded our efforts and expectations! We are so looking forward to uniting with the loving church family at Crossings and planting our lives in Utah County. Thanks for praying!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Oprah and Course of Miracles
If you haven't seen or heard about the new big religious movement that Oprah is promoting, I encourage you to watch this video. It is very eye-opening and scary! It is apalling to me that so many people are falling for these lies, even Christians. It's all about feeling good and serving yourself. It showed me, yet again, how harmful it can be to take a statement or Scripture out of context, and it reminded me that we truly need to study the Word for ourselves and know what it says.
It really is very similar to the LDS religion. One person took Scripture and twisted it to fit what they wanted. That person was charismatic enough to garner attention and support, and Satan used it to confuse people and cause even Christians to stumble into this pit of lies. We must remember though that we know Who wins in the end. Their may be 2,000,000 + followers of this "religion", but our God is bigger. He can overcome anything and destroy anything as He sees fit. Followers of Christ need to be diligently studying the Sword of the Spirit to fend of the evil one, and we need to be fervently praying for God to have mercy on us in this dry and weary land.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA
It really is very similar to the LDS religion. One person took Scripture and twisted it to fit what they wanted. That person was charismatic enough to garner attention and support, and Satan used it to confuse people and cause even Christians to stumble into this pit of lies. We must remember though that we know Who wins in the end. Their may be 2,000,000 + followers of this "religion", but our God is bigger. He can overcome anything and destroy anything as He sees fit. Followers of Christ need to be diligently studying the Sword of the Spirit to fend of the evil one, and we need to be fervently praying for God to have mercy on us in this dry and weary land.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
4 1/2 Weeks!!!
Hey Everybody!
Thanks for praying for us while we visited Utah. We had a great trip! We got to worship with and share with Crossings Church in Payson. We were able to secure housing with a lady from the church, so we have the blessing of living in a house above a Christian (quite a rarity in Utah County). We got to see the area, have sweet fellowship with 2 young couples from Crossings, and visit for hours and hours with Mickie and Rendi (church planter and wife). JR put in tons of job applications and resumes. He has several good possibilities, but he hasn't found just the right thing yet. We would really love for JR to work just a part time job if the hourly rate was decent, so he has much more time to work with the church. So far the job options have been 45+ hours with a fairly long commute. We are praying that God will provide something more suitable, but he may have to take one of those until something else opens up.
We are still speaking at various churches in Texas and sharing our heart for the people of Utah (we have 2 more this month). Right now we are focused on preparing to move. We are contacting moving companies about estimates, and we are gathering donations from churches and individuals to help off-set the cost of moving. We're also starting the inevitable clean out and have a garage sale process. JR is still working tons of hours in his oil field job(41 hours as of Wed.), so pray for stamina for him there.
Emily visited the urologist on Apr. 1, but so far we have no news there. They simply scheduled more tests and appointments. We are limiting her to 32 oz. of fluid a day and restricting caffeine, chocolate, carbonation, and citrus, but we haven't seen any real improvements yet.
Our estimated move date is May 12, so we are pressing on towards that goal. Thanks for your prayers and encouragement; they are greatly appreciated.
Praises
*Home in Utah
*Great, rejuvenating trip to Utah
*Our move is now on the horizon!
Prayer Requests
*Partnerships with more churches
*Job for JR in Utah
*Stamina for JR now
*Funds for moving expenses
*Emily's health
Thank you for your prayers!
In Christ,
Becky Hopson
14How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
Rom. 10:14-15
Thanks for praying for us while we visited Utah. We had a great trip! We got to worship with and share with Crossings Church in Payson. We were able to secure housing with a lady from the church, so we have the blessing of living in a house above a Christian (quite a rarity in Utah County). We got to see the area, have sweet fellowship with 2 young couples from Crossings, and visit for hours and hours with Mickie and Rendi (church planter and wife). JR put in tons of job applications and resumes. He has several good possibilities, but he hasn't found just the right thing yet. We would really love for JR to work just a part time job if the hourly rate was decent, so he has much more time to work with the church. So far the job options have been 45+ hours with a fairly long commute. We are praying that God will provide something more suitable, but he may have to take one of those until something else opens up.
We are still speaking at various churches in Texas and sharing our heart for the people of Utah (we have 2 more this month). Right now we are focused on preparing to move. We are contacting moving companies about estimates, and we are gathering donations from churches and individuals to help off-set the cost of moving. We're also starting the inevitable clean out and have a garage sale process. JR is still working tons of hours in his oil field job(41 hours as of Wed.), so pray for stamina for him there.
Emily visited the urologist on Apr. 1, but so far we have no news there. They simply scheduled more tests and appointments. We are limiting her to 32 oz. of fluid a day and restricting caffeine, chocolate, carbonation, and citrus, but we haven't seen any real improvements yet.
Our estimated move date is May 12, so we are pressing on towards that goal. Thanks for your prayers and encouragement; they are greatly appreciated.
Praises
*Home in Utah
*Great, rejuvenating trip to Utah
*Our move is now on the horizon!
Prayer Requests
*Partnerships with more churches
*Job for JR in Utah
*Stamina for JR now
*Funds for moving expenses
*Emily's health
Thank you for your prayers!
In Christ,
Becky Hopson
14How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
Rom. 10:14-15
Monday, March 24, 2008
March Update
Hello Prayer Warriors!
We just wanted to send a quick update on our situation with our move and ministry in Utah. JR and Becky are flying to Utah this Thurs. to meet with Mickie, the church planter, and the Crossings Church. We will be in Utah for 5 days, and we will be very busy while we are there! J.R. will begin looking for a job, and we hope to secure some idea of housing as well. We will also get to worship with Crossings Church for the first time! Yeah! They have asked J.R. to share his heart with the people, so please be in prayer for that as well. Our estimated date for moving is the middle of May, but that is obviously dependent upon a job for J.R. Because pretty much everything is controlled by the LDS church there (97% Mormon in the town where we are going), so it may seem difficult to find a job. However, we know that our God is bigger than that, so we have faith that He will provide the perfect job for J.R. in His perfect time. As far as finding housing goes, that may already be taken care of.
Our major prayer requests at this time:
*A job for J.R. in Utah
*Housing for us in Utah
*Safe travel to and from Utah this weekend
*Emily's health problem--we see the urologist on Apr. 1
*Continuing to gather support from NAMB and individual churches
Praises:
*J.R. was able to find a good 4 wheel drive truck that we could afford for the snowy conditions in Utah.
*We now have 4 churches that have pledged to support us.
Thank you so much for your prayers! We'll should have a good update when we get back next week. If you have any specific questions, let us know.
We just wanted to send a quick update on our situation with our move and ministry in Utah. JR and Becky are flying to Utah this Thurs. to meet with Mickie, the church planter, and the Crossings Church. We will be in Utah for 5 days, and we will be very busy while we are there! J.R. will begin looking for a job, and we hope to secure some idea of housing as well. We will also get to worship with Crossings Church for the first time! Yeah! They have asked J.R. to share his heart with the people, so please be in prayer for that as well. Our estimated date for moving is the middle of May, but that is obviously dependent upon a job for J.R. Because pretty much everything is controlled by the LDS church there (97% Mormon in the town where we are going), so it may seem difficult to find a job. However, we know that our God is bigger than that, so we have faith that He will provide the perfect job for J.R. in His perfect time. As far as finding housing goes, that may already be taken care of.
Our major prayer requests at this time:
*A job for J.R. in Utah
*Housing for us in Utah
*Safe travel to and from Utah this weekend
*Emily's health problem--we see the urologist on Apr. 1
*Continuing to gather support from NAMB and individual churches
Praises:
*J.R. was able to find a good 4 wheel drive truck that we could afford for the snowy conditions in Utah.
*We now have 4 churches that have pledged to support us.
Thank you so much for your prayers! We'll should have a good update when we get back next week. If you have any specific questions, let us know.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Our Endzone...
Here is the link above for those that are interested in seeing the church that we will be working with in Utah. They have been running 50-60 consistently for the last couple of months. Be in prayer for this growing work!
www.crossingschurchsbc.org
www.crossingschurchsbc.org
Praise of the Day!
We have moved into our new home in Bowie! God blessed with a 3 bedroom house (so the kids can each have their own rooms), and it's more room than we've ever had before. JR's job is going pretty well. JR spoke at a men's prayer breakfast yesterday to spread our vision for Utah, and next weekend we'll all be travelling to attend our college Homecoming and share our vision with the church we served in there. God even provided a hotel room at our favorite hotel that was supposed to be full.
We have made some new couple friends, and we are starting a couples'/family Bible study with them this Tuesday night. There are many young couples at the church we are attending, but very few of them are active in Sunday school. We are working with J and J to start a home group to reach out to these families and draw them into Sunday school and discipleship.
Another little--but significant--praise: Emily sat through an entire worship service last night! If you know our darling daughter, you know that is quite a feat. God is working in her little heart and life everyday, but we are learning to be faithful to pray for her and Adrian.
Thank you for all of your prayer and support!
In Christ,
Becky
We have made some new couple friends, and we are starting a couples'/family Bible study with them this Tuesday night. There are many young couples at the church we are attending, but very few of them are active in Sunday school. We are working with J and J to start a home group to reach out to these families and draw them into Sunday school and discipleship.
Another little--but significant--praise: Emily sat through an entire worship service last night! If you know our darling daughter, you know that is quite a feat. God is working in her little heart and life everyday, but we are learning to be faithful to pray for her and Adrian.
Thank you for all of your prayer and support!
In Christ,
Becky
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