God is Amazing! (by Amanda)

I am so amazed by God’s generosity. I struggled for so long with the knowledge that we could not have children, but I came to the understanding that God would give me babies in His time. Wow did He ever! I am close to tears as I write this. I continually thank God and yet cannot comprehend His love for me that He would give me first His son in sacrifice for my sins and then He gives me these precious girls that I had begged for. Notice that ‘girls’ is plural - even though I asked for just one He gave me two. How can I express my thankfulness to Him? He has given me so much and often before Thom and I could make a request God has replied. We were searching for a way to get formula here without using mail and that same week God answered. Today the formula came. We are so excited, me especially, because it means that now we can get all the way to our furlough in the US next year without having to ship anymore. That news was great, but God not only provided the means of getting it; He also provided someone who paid for all of it. We were going to pay for it and we got the news that someone wanted to give it as a gift. Amazing! We never asked, God just used someone’s generosity on our behalf.
How can I express my thanks to all of you? I cannot describe what a blessing and encouragement all of you have been. You have strengthened my faith. You have answered my prayers to God. You stepped in when God asked you to. I am excited to see what God has planned for us – all of us - and I am so blessed by the roles you have all played in our lives: with prayer, notes of encouragement, and gifts. We are just passing through this life, but we want to make an impact for God in others and you have done that for us. Thank you so much. I wish I could hug you all - I am a very huggy person after all! Know that my heart is full of praise for the miracles God has done in our lives, but also for the miracles in your lives and the ones to come.
God Bless you all!

Philippians 1:3-5 (NASB) - I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.