Joy Lived Out

This morning I opened my Facebook to catch up on everyone's life (because you know, that's how one finds out what is going on in other's lives!).   The first status that popped up on my page was something that changed my entire day.  I pray it has changed me forever!  We have friends that are serving in Ghana, Africa as Missionaries.  They moved there three years ago to help feed the orphans, share the Gospel, and disciple those that come to know Jesus Christ.  Reid and Robin Beebe, along with their five boys responded to the call to leave their home in Knoxville and travel across the globe to reach people for Christ where the things we consider everyday luxuries are a rare commodity.

As I read Robin's post this morning, my heart was wrenched as I began to think of how I live my faith out.  Do I exemplify JOY when circumstances arise?    Robin has hard days, like all of us do.  We all go through trials.  Some are for just a fleeting moment, but some are trials that can be dragged out and seem to last a lifetime.  Some people deal with health issues that affect them the rest of their life.  But the circumstances and conditions that Robin and her family face everyday are so much more difficult than what most of us will ever have to experience.  True JOY is lived out in her life and it shows.  The transparency of how in her circumstances she struggles, shows true JOY and she continually depends on God to renew her Spirit.  I pray the JOY I have for what Christ has done for me shines brightly for others to see.  I want to share with you Robin's post from Facebook and I pray it has an effect on you as it did me.  JOY is a choice!  It is an active response to every situation we experience: hard times and good times.  Do others see JOY in you?  Here's her post:

·         Lately I have been struggling to be joyful in our circumstance. I have taken off small bites of self-pity and then chewed on it for periods of time. I have allowed challenging circumstances to "get the best of me." Having illness plague our family continually (three sick right now - malaria, intestinal bugs, high fevers, severe coughs have plagued us for about 6-8 weeks with only a small reprieve of everyone being healthy - last night we propped Franklin up on a cot in our room so he could breathe through his coughing), having one thing after another broken in our home, having car problems that can not seem to be fixed, rising costs of daily needs, communication challenges, not to mention water, electricity and internet, and honestly missing my family and friends has deterred my thankfulness.

Why is that?

Well, the Truth is that I have allowed it to happen. (Can't you hear the self-pity seeping out? Ugh!) I told Reid I felt like a ball bouncing on a hard surface. My "bounce-back" used to be so much stronger. I was resilient. Now the ball hits the surface and then bounces to a slow roll, then a stop. Reid's returning analogy was that of a boxer in a fight. Every hit takes more of the fight and life out of him until he is barely standing. We are not recovering from the hard hits of life here as well as we used to. I'm tired. Weary.

Some have told us we need to REST. We are trying to do that. We actually tried to take a few days as a family thanks to a Christmas gift. However, two were sick the day we arrived, and we came home a day early because three were running fevers. Ugh!

I'm SELFISH.

Ugh! I've been craving ease of life. Comfort. I don't like things daily feeling unrelentlessly so "hard." (They are HARD because I am choosing to look at our circumstances instead of the goodness of Christ.)

Yep, I'm SELFISH.

YUCK!

I MUST BE AN OVERCOMER AND RISE ABOVE THIS! Ugh!

S.O.S. - FRESH PERSPECTIVE NEEDED!!!

S.O.S. - CORRECT PERSPECTIVE NEEDED!!!

As a Christmas gift, Bekah Ochs made us a video shadowing everything the Lord has done over the past three months. It was astounding to see it all! Lately, I have struggled to remember the BIG picture and have been swallowed up by the little things that discourage me. WHY AM I LIKE THAT?

This morning I have been given the Lord's perspective as God has used multiple means to speak to my sinful heart. (It's God's kindness that leads us to repentance, but it is ugly to see my sin up close!) A few hours ago, I awoke for my quiet time complete with my morning cup of coffee. As I opened the sugar, ants scurried to hide. So began the morning routine of many days... Picking around the tiny, little creatures, I heaped the ant-laden sugar into my cup. Seeing them reminded me of this poem from our mission training which penetrated my heart:

ANTS IN THE SUGAR BOWL
By Elizabeth Givens
So send I you
To ants in the sugar bowl,
To things that fly, creep and crawl into the house,
To uncertain water, sporadic electricity.
To long hours, sweltering heat, exhausting days,
To uncomfortable vehicles, crowded jeeps, smelly buses.
To noisy early, early mornings,
To rice, rice and more rice.
To poverty you didn’t believe existed,
To masses of people like you have never seen,
To know and work with people who have never known comfort,
So send I you, and I expect you to adjust.
So send I you
To people who will give to you from their poverty,
To friends who will embarrass you with their generosity,
To pastors who will entertain you from their lack, with beauty.
To hungry, receptive, questioning people who want to know God,
To study, to teach, to learn from your study and teaching,
To prove your own motives, values and beliefs,
To learn about yourself and the culture that has reared you,
To know God and to understand more deeply dependence on Him,
So send I you.
Are you going? I’ll go with you all the way.

HOW TRUE THIS POEM HAS BEEN SEEN IN OUR LIVES HERE!

God has sent us here. In His love, God "expects me to adjust" to these hard circumstances because His word commands me to "have JOY ALWAYS." (1 Thessalonians 5:16). I am to "rejoice in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) "For this is the WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS FOR YOU."

God has led me, as the poem indicates,
"To prove your own motives, values and beliefs,
To learn about yourself and the culture that has reared you,
To know God and to understand more deeply dependence on Him..."

God is refining me. And it isn't pretty!

After reading through 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 this morning, I read this post on Facebook from a friend and fellow missionary, Johnbull Omorefe.

"Paul knew he would be imprisoned In Jerusalem. Although his friends pleaded with him to not go there, he knew he had to because God wanted him to. No one enjoys pain, but a faithful disciple wants above all else to please God. Our desire to please God should overshadow our desire to avoid hardship and suffering. When we really want to do God's will, we must accept all that comes with it - even the pain. Then we can say with Paul, "God's will be done."

And so, I am still growing and learning to be a faithful disciple. My desire is to be "kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls me (you) faithful; He will surely do it."

As Mason challenged me last week when he was sick on his birthday, "I must count it all JOY when I encounter these trials knowing that the testing of my faith will yield endurance, and that endurance will have it's perfect result. I will be perfect and complete...lacking in nothing."

So, I am trusting Jesus to help me and lead me. I have a long way to go...but my faithful, loving, merciful God will be with me every step of the way.

Please pray for our friends serving in Ghana, Africa.  Pray God gives their entire family a time of rest and good health.  Joy is overflowing in their lives as they trust God and display a transparency of their circumstances and all that God is doing. 

Much Joy,

Angie Burkeen

The Joy of God's Creation!

Today is a beautiful day!  We woke up this morning to pristine white snow-capped mountains and about three inches here in the valley of our little town in Eastern Kentucky.  What an incredible way to start a new year.  There's just something about the freshness and newness of a snowfall that reminds me of our walk with Christ.  Just as snow falls and covers all of the deadness of the winter ground and makes things clean and pure white.  The same can be said for our Christian walk.  When we enter into a relationship with Christ, He makes us clean and white as snow, taking our sin away and continues to renew and refresh us with new snow everyday.  2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 

One of my good friends and missionary serving here in Eastern Kentucky, Julie Pitts, absolutely loves snow!  She is originally from South Carolina where there is not a lot of snow and definitely not enough falls to get out and play in.  So every time it snows here she is like a kid in a candy store.  She just wants to get out in it and take in all she can.  I love her enthusiasm, but the older I get, the less my adventurous side wants to go out in it.  But Julie loves it!  It's cool listening to her even talk about it.  The JOY of the Lord shines from within her!  Most people, after a minute of looking at the snow are ready for it to be gone because it just causes problems, especially if you're one that has to get out in it to go to work.  But her take on it is so refreshing!  In a conversation with her, she said, "I love it when it snows, because for a moment everything slows down.  It slows down so much that you can hear the quietness of God's creation.  It draws me closer to Him!"  What JOY!!!

God's creation is His JOY!  Everything He breathed into existence brings Him pure JOY!  Genesis 1:31  says, "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good."  In other words, He was pleased.  He took pleasure in His creation.  He had JOY! 

If God has JOY in what He has created, we should take JOY in His creation too!  Shouldn't we?  So today I choose to take in all of His creation through the beautiful snow that has fallen in these Appalachian Mountains.  I am going to rest in the fact that His JOY comes through providing me, his most treasured creation, with the beauty that snow brings.  The newness and freshness it represents.  And as Julie put it, the quietness of God's creation.

Much Joy,

Angie Burkeen

My Joy Journey

Happy New Year!  Today is the first day of a brand new year that will be filled with many firsts.  Don't you just love the beginning of something new?  There are so many examples of firsts in our lives.  New year, new relationships, the birth of a baby, the first time that special someone says "I love you!"  I could go on and on.  Each has it's own special meaning.

Today marks a special day for me.  Not only is it a new year, but today begins a journey.  For these 365 days I will be sharing Joy through stories of real life experiences and giving biblical perspectives from God's word as well.

 I know, I know!  I overuse the word and some of you are probably tired of hearing it from me.  But joy is so much more than just a simple adjective or adverb describing how one feels.  I love the definition that Kay Warren gives in her book I Choose Joy, Because Happiness is not Enough, "Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to be all right, and the determined choice to praise God in all things." 

Joy is a choice.  Joy is also a matter of the heart.  To have true joy in your life, you must first be in right relationship with Christ.  Joy is not something we create.  It only comes through a total surrender of our life to God so He can fill us to overflowing with His joy and peace.  Romans 15:13 says, "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Throughout this year, I hope to share with you what I feel true joy really is.  I also want to invite you to come along on this journey with me. This blog is not about me.  It's about the love of God permeating the lives of His people.  It's about seeing God move in our lives creating in us that true joy.

Each of us experience tests, trials and triumphs.  They come in the form of disappointments, heartaches, victories, love and loss.  If there is breath in our lungs, we have and will continue to experience these things.  Paul tells us in Romans 5:2-5, "And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.  And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." 

I invite you to share your story of how the Lord has given joy to your life.  Maybe through an experience or circumstance God's joy has given you peace that surpasses all understanding or maybe someone you know has exuded that kind of joy and it touched your life in a special way.  Email me your stories of Joy at: aburkeen@windstream.net  or Facebook message me, or simply mail your story to P.O. Box 561, Cumberland, KY  40823 and I will try and share your story on this blog.

Yes, joy is much more than a little word!  My prayer is that through the words and testimony shared, others will seek and find true joy through the only source - Jesus Christ!

Much Joy,

Angie Burkeen

JOY

Oh, I am so excited to share this Blog!  If you know me well, then you know that my favorite word is JOY!  I get almost giddy when I or someone else says the word.  That sounds a little goofy, right?  But I know where joy comes from.  You see, true joy comes from having a right relationship with Jesus Christ.  It is that peace that surpasses all understanding.  No matter what I face, I know God is right there by my side.  He will never leave me nor forsake me.  It's knowing that the God of the Universe loves me unconditionally.  In fact, He loves me so much that He sent His only Son to pay the ultimate debt and become the atoning sacrifice for my sins.  Wow!  Just thinking about what my Savior did for me, I get overwhelmed. 

This past week a friend gave me a magnet that had the word JOY on it used in an acrostic. J-Jesus, O-Others, Y-Yourself (In that order!).  She knows that's my favorite word.  I love it and love that it came from her heart.  I put it on my refrigerator, where of course, I go alot.  I look at it as a constant reminder of how my relationship with Jesus should be.  If He is Lord of my life, then He needs to be number one.  He needs to be my first priority.  My first love.  Mark 12:36 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."  This love encompasses all of me. My heart, soul, mind, and strength.  That puts all of my focus on Him.  In the world we live in, this is easier said than done.  With so many distractions during my day, it's easy to lose focus and to put somone or something before God.  Father, please forgive me when I do this!  Next, we should put others second.  1 John 3:16-18 says, "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.  And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.  If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?  Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth."  When we show compassion for others and help those in need, we are showing the love of Christ.  We are being a true Christ follower.  Father, please help me show agape love, unconditional love, to others.  I never want to miss an opportunity to be your hands and feet!  Finally, we are to put ourselves last.  Does that mean that we are not as important?  No!  That means that if we keep God first, others second - God will bless our lives beyond anything we could ever dream or imagine.  Matthew 6:33 says, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."  What a great promise from God!  Always seek Him and His ways and He will bless you.  Psalms 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Father, I pray I always seek you and your will and that the desires of my heart reflect your desires. 

I have the privilege of mentoring a mom of one of our students and in conversation with her today, she asked, "How do I help my kids understand what really matters in this life?  How do I help them seek after God?"  My response was, "JOY!"  Teach them to put Jesus first, others second, and themselves third.  Not only in word, but by your actions.  The story that unfolds in front of them, is how they learn the most.

JOY!  What an incredible word with incredible meaning!  Where do you find your joy?  Is it Jesus, Others, Yourself (in that order)?  Or, do you let the things of this world bring you happiness that will fade and leave you looking and longing for more and more.  Only true joy comes from God!  And that's through having that right relationship with Him.  It's all in our priorities.  Seek that lasting JOY!

His Humble Servant,

Angie Burkeen

 

                                                                      Thanks Julie!

Our Identity in Christ

Well, I haven't Blogged in a while.  Almost two years to be exact!  But I have found this topic very blog worthy.  Over the past month or so, there has been so much emphasis and attention on the "Dove" commercial showing sketches of women who have described themselves and then a sketch of that same woman described by someone else.   While this is a great tool to use to show how hard we are on ourselves, we should never lose sight of the fact that we don't find our identity in how others see us.  Nor do we find our beauty that same way as well.  I had a discussion with someone about this just yesterday and it really got me thinking about how others see us and how we take so much stock in how others percieve us.  I did this exercise on my own, just to see if what I thought would be said of me would be.  If you have seen me, you know that my nose is a very noticable part of my face.  I am proud of my nose.  My mom and every one of her siblings has this very beautiful nose.  I also have freckles and they tend to come out more after I've been in the sun.  I also have hazel eyes that are very distinct because they change colors depending on what I wear. I asked a couple of people to describe my face, and guess what they said?  After both said I had pretty eyes, the very next statement by both people was that I have a ball on the end of my nose.  Really?!!! That's what you see!!!  They weren't being mean.  That's what they saw.  They even made light of it.

Here's my point.  I know my nose is distinct.  But it wouldn't be me if I had a different nose.  So their comment didn't really bother me.  But my identity is not found in how others see me.  Yes, I see physical things on myself.  Others, even with good intentions may see those same things.  We all have a physical mark of our identity.  If nothing else, our finger print is unique to us.  But what about our personal identity?  What defines who we are?

Imagine if the cross of Jesus Christ was the most dominant marking of your self-image?  You'd know that you are so loved!  You'd be so stable and confident!  You'd be enthusiastically sharing the grace of the Lord with everyone you meet!

That's the key!  In Christ is our true identity.  That is our freedom to be who God designed us to be.

There are 160 verses in the Bible that shows our identity in Christ.  It must be really important if God's word gives that much claim to our identity.  It's not just a matter of claiming Bible verses for ourself though.  To have identity in Christ means that I'm placing confidence for my life and eternity in the Lord Jesus Christ.  It means I am living my life in such a way that honors and pleases my Lord.  It means that I want others to see Jesus in me! 

So the next time you look in the mirror, try to see yourself the way God sees you, "fearfully and wonderfully made." (Psalms 139:14)    You are created in the image of God.  "You are somebody special, because God does not make junk!"  (I used to have a poster on my wall that said this.)  Here are some of the great blessings of having our identity in Christ:

There is no condemnation for us (Romans 8:1)
We can never be separated from God's love (Romans 8:39)
We who are many form one body (Romans 12:5)
We have wisdom from God (1 Corinthians 1:30)
Our labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58)
We are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)
We become God's children (Galatians 3:26)
We have every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3)
We have the forgiveness of sins (Ephesians 1:7)
We were also chosen (Ephesians 1:11)
We are for the praise of his glory (Ephesians 1:12)
We have been seated in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6)
We've been given the incomparable riches of God's grace (Ephesians 2:7)
We may approach God with freedom and confidence (Ephesians 3:12)
We are light (Ephesians 5:8)
Our joy overflows (Philippians 1:26)
All our needs are met according to his glorious riches (Philippians 4:19)
We are holy and faithful (Colossians 1:2)
We have our hope of glory (Colossians 1:127)
We are rooted and built up (Colossians 2:7)
We will rise from the dead (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
We can give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
We have faith, hope and love (1 Timothy 1:1,14)
We have the promise of life (2 Timothy 1:1)

I think the writer of Proverbs sums it up best, "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Proverbs 31:30  Our identity is in Christ.  No one else sees us the way He does.  Let others see Him in you!

His Humble Servant,

Angie Burkeen

Peace and Quiet!

Well, it's been a few weeks since my last blog.  It has been crazy trying to complete the details of Niki's impending wedding and our Summer Day Camp that began this past week.  My mind has no shut off mode right now.  But that's ok.  I like it that way.  But I find myself getting up in the mornings only to, rush to get ready, rush to get to our facility, rush to make sure everything is ready before the campers get there, then it seems like I rush through the rest of my day.  Only to wake up the next morning and do it all over again.  I believe I'm not the only one like that.  I know others do the same thing everyday.  But here's what I learned this week.

One of our Day Camper's taught me a valuable lesson.  During our camp we feed the kids a wholesome lunch and for some of these kids it's the only meal they get the whole day during the summer.  Christopher, a 10 year old, bright eyed, buck tooth, adorable boy was sitting at a booth enjoying his meal along with a couple of girls.   These girls were having a great time talking and giggling like young girls will do.  But Christopher, who is ADHD and Autistic was not appreciating the noise they were making.  So with his arms stretched out, and a very serious look on his face, looked over at them and said, "Can I get just five minutes of peace and quiet!"  "Just five minutes!"  As you can imagine, I was rolling in my seat.  I'm sure he heard a teacher or one of his parents say that, but coming from a 10 year old it was hysterical.  It also shut those girls up.  But this morning was the first morning this week that I have had the chance to get up, get my coffee, go out and sit on my front porch, open God's Word and just take in His presence.  What a sweet calmness it gave me.  As I pondered on the events over the past week, I kept picturing Christopher saying those words.  Then it hit me.  God was trying to get my attention!  "Just five minutes of peace and quiet!"  If you know me well, then you know relaxing for me is working.  It is so hard for me to sit still and do nothing.  Even when I sit, my foot is stomping or I'm humming.  I can't just sit and relax.  Especially my mind.  It is always churning. 

Psalms 46:10 reads, "Be still and know that I am God."  That one little passage of scripture packs a huge message.  See, to be still literally means to be at rest; free from noise or sound.  In order for us to hear God and truly commune with Him, we must make still our mind and body.  Free ourselves from the noise of the world and our mind so we can hear His gentle voice as He leads us beside quiet waters, and restores our soul.  As He guides us in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.  As His Spirit renews us with His love and peace.

It's amazing what I can learn from the innocence of a child.  But God knows our heart and He knows what captures our attention and will use it to make His point everytime.  We just have to be seeking Him in order for Him to reveal it to us.  God desires for us to rest.  He desires for us to clear our minds so we can take in His word, understand it, absorb it, and then apply it to our daily lives.  The only way we can do that is if we make it a habit to take, as in the words of sweet little Christopher, "just five minutes of peace and quiet."  Obviously, five minutes is not a long time.  But take time each day and dedicate it to being still to hear from God.  Oh, how He longs for us to just be quiet! 

His Humble Servant,

Angie Burkeen
Club 180 Ministry
503 Main Street
Cumberland, KY  40823
http://www.club180ministry.com/

We're Still Here!

O.K. So is everyone as tired as I am of hearing all the jokes and conversations surrounding the "impending end of the world" that did not happen .  However, I would be remiss if I didn't at least touch on it a bit.  So here goes.  First of all, for whatever reason this man had for going public with his prediction and setting a whole bunch of people into a tailspin of selling off personal belongings and running their credit cards to the max and even spending their life savings, I'm sure he had no idea he would cause such a ruccus.  After all, this is a well educated man who has lived a life claiming to be a Christian.   So how did he come to the conclusion that he knows more than anyone on this subject?  How is it that he thought he could determine the demise on the earth?  Just like a fish to a hook, it is for sure that Satan dangled the bait, hooked him, and reeled him right in.  I am no theologian, but here are some things I know for sure:

First, it is clear in God's Word that we do not know the time or the day in which He will come.  (1 Th. 5:1-2, Rev. 19:15).  We clearly could not handle that information.  Case in point, all of those who went wild spending all of their savings because of one man's prediction.  God created us.  He knows us better than anyone.  He knows how we will react to everything.  He is omnipitant, all knowing, we are not! 

Secondly, God's Word is very clear about our purpose on this earth.  We are to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Being a living testimony of the grace and mercy God has shown to us that while we were sinners, He demonstrated His love for us by dying on the cross, then being resurrected from death, and now is seated at the right hand of the Father waiting for that moment when God tells him to go get His bride, which is the church. 

We are not put here to predict our future.  We are not put here to scare people into believing something man has conjured up.  We are not here to spread false doctrine by taking the Bible, God's Holy Word, and making people believe something it's not.  We are on this earth to love others with the love of Christ.  We are here to serve others with the love of Christ.  We are here to share the gospel of Christ with those who do not have a relationship with Him, so they will have the opportunity to receive the gift of His salvation. 

This past month, there have been casatrophic events that have taken place that, to many who are seeking, could easily believe someone giving in detail, information that this could be it for the world.  So here's my thought on the matter.  If so many people can believe a false doctrine so easily, why is it so hard for true believers, that put their faith and trust in God alone, to share the true gospel of Christ with the lost.  The field is ripe for harvest!  This past weekend proved that.  People will grab hold of anything.  We, as Christians should step up and be as bold as we ever have.  The time is drawing near.  Although we don't know the date and time, we do know Christ is coming to take us to our heavenly home.  One of my favorite passages of Scripture is found in Acts 4 when Peter and John appeared before the Sanhedrin and were questioned about why they were spreading the gospel.  After sharing the gospel boldly with the Sanhedrin, they saw the courage Peter and John had and the miracle of the crippled man that had just been performed, and knew these men had been with Jesus during His ministry on earth.  They ordered them to stop speaking or teaching in the name of Jesus.   But Peter and John again were bold and in verse 19-20 told them, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God.  For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."  Wow!  Could I be that bold?  Could you be that bold if confronted with what you believe?  Then it gets better!  After Peter and John were released, they went back to their own people and reported what had happened.  This is what true faith looks like.  They didn't try to come up with a plan on their own.  They didn't form a committee to plan a strategy.  They immediately raised their voices together in prayer to God.  Wow!  Their prayer was simply to ask God to enable His servants to speak His word with great boldness. (vs. 29)   After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.  What an incredible example of true faith in action!

Maybe we need to, as believers, come together and agree and raise our voices to God and ask Him to enable us to speak boldly the gospel.  What would happen?  I would love to find out wouldn't you?  Yes, the time will come, soon, when Christ appears to gather the church and take us to our eternal home.  How are you preparing?  Are you spending your life savings?  Are you focused on what you can do for yourself before that day comes?  Are you putting things above serving God?  Or are you boldly speaking about Jesus Christ and the sacrifice He made for us, so those who don't know him may know the truth.  Just like Peter, John and the number of believers that day, I want my life to reflect true faith, so the ground under my feet will shake.

His Humble Servant,

Angie Burkeen
Club 180 Ministry
503 Main Street
Cumberland,  KY  40823
http://www.club180ministry.com/