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I know, to be fair I have absolutely zero problem with spiders OUTSIDE. My problem is they have no respect for my house.... if they come inside its war. Outside, even on the house as a means to kill other bugs that might want in.... fine have to it eat all the bug guts you want.
They come inside..... there is no Geneva convention. I am judge jury and executioner and I strike without mercy. Guilty, guilty, guilty.
As Mr Miyagi said "They get a sqweesh just like grape."
I was just about to say the same thing. I did the unthinkable this morning and overslept - SPECTACULARLY.
Usually, I'm up in the morning just after 3:00, and I begin work at about half past, maybe quarter to four.
Did Reese hear one single alarm? No. So he wakes up, looks at his clock, and sees the time - 05:53. NOOOOO!!!
He hops down the stairs like a kangaroo as he puts his trousers on - almost tumbling down the entire staircase, and shoots out the door. That's bad enough. But then, it's -5 outside, so the milking parlour is frozen solid - pipes, tubes, hoses, everything. So I had to spent an hour thawing the bloody thing out.
The girls were far from amused. What a disastrous morning. I've never overslept for work. I'm still in a state of shock now.
OMM: Mission opportunities at my church!! I am so excited to see and hear what the Lord has been putting on the hearts of others in my church and how that lines up with what he has been saying to me and doing in my life. I cannot wait to see what the Lord will do!!! I am also excited and blessed to know that the Lord is going to use me and that I get to be a part of what he's doing.
That's awesome! So happy for you and your church. I just love it when God does awesome things like that in our lives.OMM: Mission opportunities at my church!! I am so excited to see and hear what the Lord has been putting on the hearts of others in my church and how that lines up with what he has been saying to me and doing in my life. I cannot wait to see what the Lord will do!!! I am also excited and blessed to know that the Lord is going to use me and that I get to be a part of what he's doing.
So I recently found out that the thrift store job I used to work at for six years was happy to see me gone. One even did a happy dance in front of the customers and told them that she was happy that I was quitting. I quit because my co-workers treated me like a liability and they started looking for reasons to fire me. One of them being for wearing a Christian t-shirt even though they sold Bibles and angel products.
I must be that frickin worthless, huh?
They're living contrary to what they believe in (if they even do believe in God). That is most of the world, but don't let that bother youGod said this would happen, even in His time that He walked the earth.
I've never been on a mission trip before, but would love to. Everyone says it's the best thing they've done and I'd love to be a part of that.
They don't believe in God. Religious items are just another dime in their pocket.
And it's especially frustrating when on the spectrum. I know a good number of you had normal lives because of God's grace not to give you any mental health issues. God was not so gracious to me. I have to work twice as hard for half the things you all take for granted and people still tell me I need to try harder because my best is not good enough.
At this point in my life, if God truly loved me He would just kill me and end my suffering. I'm tired of living in constant shame and dehumanization just because I lost the genetic lottery.
YES!!!!! DO IT! You will NEVER be the same! Sorry, that is a lot of caps.I am just really excited and fired up. Seriously, I've been on a few mission trips and God often uses them to leave a mark on you. Often what happens is it pushes you and encourages you not only to trust in God but also to go out and get more involved.
This is exactly what I hear from people who've been. I really want to experience that even more now. I just need to find a church that's big enough to fund a trip.YES!!!!! DO IT! You will NEVER be the same! Sorry, that is a lot of caps.I am just really excited and fired up. Seriously, I've been on a few mission trips and God often uses them to leave a mark on you. Often what happens is it pushes you and encourages you not only to trust in God but also to go out and get more involved.
I would like to do this someday too.I have never been either. Can I ask where you have gone for these missions?
This is exactly what I hear from people who've been. I really want to experience that even more now. I just need to find a church that's big enough to fund a trip.
Just curious, would it be possible for me to join a trip with a church that I'm not a member of?
I've been international and stateside. I did everything from helping with food distribution to people living in abject poverty to ethnographic research.
I get really excited about mission work, those are my degrees after all. I was trained and studied for the mission field. Mission work doesn't have to be international, it can be in your own community, area, state, etc.
This is one of the reasons it is important to be a part of a church. We need one another, we can't accomplish the work set before us on our own. A lot of mission work happens through the church. Those organizations that operate outside of the church usually will not "take" someone who is not a member of a local body either. All of the mission organizations I have had dealings with or know of you have to provide a letter of reference from your pastor among other things.
Ah, okay. That sounds somewhat complicated. Good to know, though.Your church doesn't have to be huge to go do mission work. I've known of small churches doing mission trips both state side and international. There are also organizations that would be willing to allow you to work with them as long as you raised the funding and you are a faithful member of a church. You usually have to provide a reference and go through an interview process. Some churches will allow you to go with them if you are not a member of their church, if your pastor will vouch for you.
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