"He said Freely, Freely, You Have Received. Freely, Freely Give.. Go in Thy Name and Because you Believe, Others Will Know That I LIVE!"
-Lyrics from "Freely, Freely"
First order of business. HAPPY FRIDAY!! I don't know about y'all, but I get even more excited about the weekends after working a full week.
Knowing that I have some hours of free time to be with my man AND being able to work on all things WEDDING gets this girl excited :)
Second order of business. I've got the MOST exciting new to tell you..
Jordan and I want to introduce you to the PRECIOUS new addition to our lives. I've been praying about this for some time now. Back in my unemployment days, I made a pack with God..
'If you supply with me a job and the monetary means, I will take any extra funds I have to give back for Your glory.'
He supplied and I haven't forgotten.
He is our precious baby from Sri Lanka that we have decided to support and love on through World Vision.. an INCREDIBLE organization that internationally helps children in need and the communities that they live in!
We honestly can't wait to see how God is going to move between the two of us.
Just like the song I mentioned earlier.. We have been given the ULTIMATE gift of eternal life for FREE. Our Father only asks that we ACCEPT Jesus as our Lord and Savior, allowing Him to come into our hearts...making us die of our old sinful ways.. And become new in Him! Then GIVE that same blessing to someone else.
Luke 6:38 NLT "Give and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full [...] The amount you give will determine the amount you get back."
I don't know about you, but that verse sent me into conviction overload.
I honestly can't even remember the last time I genuinely gave back to another human being without asking anything in return.
What better time than now to shake off my self-centered ways?!
I mean, after next year I'm no longer going to be just Anna Ellingburg. I'm going to join with Jordan in one of the most beautiful gifts God gives to His children.
Two sinners, dying to themselves to become ONE.
Nope.. no room for selfish, self-centeredness there.
GOSH, I've got chill bumps just thinking about it!!!! YAYY!!!
Jordan and I spent some time looking through all the precious children (and by "all" I mean there are A LOT of babies needing love) that the LifeWay Christian Bookstore had available at the counter, but this little guy stood out to us.
-Lyrics from "Freely, Freely"
First order of business. HAPPY FRIDAY!! I don't know about y'all, but I get even more excited about the weekends after working a full week.
Knowing that I have some hours of free time to be with my man AND being able to work on all things WEDDING gets this girl excited :)
Second order of business. I've got the MOST exciting new to tell you..
Jordan and I want to introduce you to the PRECIOUS new addition to our lives. I've been praying about this for some time now. Back in my unemployment days, I made a pack with God..
'If you supply with me a job and the monetary means, I will take any extra funds I have to give back for Your glory.'
He supplied and I haven't forgotten.
Meet UDESH!
He is our precious baby from Sri Lanka that we have decided to support and love on through World Vision.. an INCREDIBLE organization that internationally helps children in need and the communities that they live in!
We honestly can't wait to see how God is going to move between the two of us.
Just like the song I mentioned earlier.. We have been given the ULTIMATE gift of eternal life for FREE. Our Father only asks that we ACCEPT Jesus as our Lord and Savior, allowing Him to come into our hearts...making us die of our old sinful ways.. And become new in Him! Then GIVE that same blessing to someone else.
Luke 6:38 NLT "Give and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full [...] The amount you give will determine the amount you get back."
I don't know about you, but that verse sent me into conviction overload.
I honestly can't even remember the last time I genuinely gave back to another human being without asking anything in return.
What better time than now to shake off my self-centered ways?!
I mean, after next year I'm no longer going to be just Anna Ellingburg. I'm going to join with Jordan in one of the most beautiful gifts God gives to His children.
Two sinners, dying to themselves to become ONE.
Nope.. no room for selfish, self-centeredness there.
GOSH, I've got chill bumps just thinking about it!!!! YAYY!!!
Jordan and I spent some time looking through all the precious children (and by "all" I mean there are A LOT of babies needing love) that the LifeWay Christian Bookstore had available at the counter, but this little guy stood out to us.
He immediately tugged at our heart strings..
You might even say it was "love at first sight"!
Udesh is 1 years old right now... But you can see we don't have too long to go before we get to celebrate his 2nd birthday with him! He doesn't have any brothers or sisters, and like I was saying earlier, lives in Sri Lanka.
Still not sure exactly where he lives in Sri Lanka yet, but we'll be getting a FULL Welcome Kit in the mail very soon learning more about our little boy!
The awesome thing about sponsoring a child through World Vision is that we get to interact with Udesh as much as we want.. letters, pictures, lightweight gifts.. we can do it all!! We just give the gift of $35 dollars a month.. $35 dollars to help feed and support him and his community!!
Part of our money gets tied in with all the other families/people out there that are supporting a child in/near his town in Sri Lanka and the other part goes right to him!
They do everything from giving him the necessary health and hygiene support he needs, to getting him in school, to sharing the hope and joy of Jesus with him and his family!
Can you tell just how THRILLED we are?!
GOD IS GOOD.
Can I get an Amen?! haha.
Just had to share the awesome news. Be praying for our special little one, that the Lord may help us reach out to him and give him the guidance he needs to one day understand just how much his Heavenly Father loves him.
Thank you Father for providing us with the monetary means to help this sweet sweet child. Lord, you always provide whatever we need, all in Your timing. Help us to not fall short in providing little Udesh the love and support he needs, from all the way across the world, to know You more! Continue to be with us as we get our hearts and minds ready for all the exciting changes to come in this next year and may all the glory and honor be yours! -Amen
If you feel like this might be on your heart, to help a child in need, I totally encourage you to pray about it and make sure this is a commitment you are ready for. And as always, reach out to me with any questions you may have or prayer requests.. ae.ellingburg@gmail.com
Until next time :)
- #futuremrsbell
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