Dear Praying Friends,
It has been a few months since we last communicated. Marilyn and I, after several years of planning and prayer believe it is time for us to build a house. We have lived in a temporary housing for the last twelve years. It is time. In order to do this as economically as possible, we are serving as our own contractor. We are spending every available minute building. Yes, we are in over our heads and it is scary, but God’s help has been amazing! It has been fun working side by side with Marilyn (a building contractor’s daughter). I’ve been thinking about some of the lessons I have learned in this project and thought I would share just a few with you.
· Getting the foundation right is critical to everything you build on it. If your footings are not level, the error will carry all the way through the building. See Matt 7:24-29
· Don’t be afraid to try something you’ve never done before… but study and ask lots of questions.
· There are really good people who are willing to help, if you just ask. Don’t act like you’re too cool to ask.
· It’s worth taking the time to do things right. Ultimately, I am going to live in the house that I build.
We thrilled to continue to see the supernatural hand of God at work in every meeting. In April we were at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Tustin, MI. One of the nights we prayed over people for healing and deliverance. God touched many, but a couple of weeks ago a lady came to me and reminded me of that service, she told me that she had come forward that night but did not want to say what her ailment was, though it was serious. She said that when I put my hand on her head she felt heat go all through her body and God healed her. Wow! I never get over those testimonies. In May we were in Coldwater, MI. with Pastor Mark Quinn. A young man came to the Sunday morning service and we prayed over him for deliverance from drugs and alcohol. God did a powerful work in his heart and his body. He was back for every service of the revival and was overflowing with the love of Christ. As much as we love to see the miracles happen, the greatest demonstration of the Spirit’s power is regeneration of the human spirit. To go from spiritual death to spiritual life is the amazing transformational miracle only Jesus can accomplish by his “once for all” sacrificial death and resurrection.
On June 29th I had the joy of preaching for the 100th anniversary of Ola Camp meeting in Ithaca, MI. This small camp has a rich history. I grew up attending Ola camp every year as a child. This camp is a piece of the rich spiritual heritage my parents gave me.
July 23 – 30 I will be at Erma Holiness Camp in Cape May, New Jersey. We are looking forward to working with our friend Mark Murphy.
August 12 & 19 We will be back at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Tustin, MI.
In Christ,
Dale & Marilyn
It has been a few months since we last communicated. Marilyn and I, after several years of planning and prayer believe it is time for us to build a house. We have lived in a temporary housing for the last twelve years. It is time. In order to do this as economically as possible, we are serving as our own contractor. We are spending every available minute building. Yes, we are in over our heads and it is scary, but God’s help has been amazing! It has been fun working side by side with Marilyn (a building contractor’s daughter). I’ve been thinking about some of the lessons I have learned in this project and thought I would share just a few with you.
· Getting the foundation right is critical to everything you build on it. If your footings are not level, the error will carry all the way through the building. See Matt 7:24-29
· Don’t be afraid to try something you’ve never done before… but study and ask lots of questions.
· There are really good people who are willing to help, if you just ask. Don’t act like you’re too cool to ask.
· It’s worth taking the time to do things right. Ultimately, I am going to live in the house that I build.
We thrilled to continue to see the supernatural hand of God at work in every meeting. In April we were at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Tustin, MI. One of the nights we prayed over people for healing and deliverance. God touched many, but a couple of weeks ago a lady came to me and reminded me of that service, she told me that she had come forward that night but did not want to say what her ailment was, though it was serious. She said that when I put my hand on her head she felt heat go all through her body and God healed her. Wow! I never get over those testimonies. In May we were in Coldwater, MI. with Pastor Mark Quinn. A young man came to the Sunday morning service and we prayed over him for deliverance from drugs and alcohol. God did a powerful work in his heart and his body. He was back for every service of the revival and was overflowing with the love of Christ. As much as we love to see the miracles happen, the greatest demonstration of the Spirit’s power is regeneration of the human spirit. To go from spiritual death to spiritual life is the amazing transformational miracle only Jesus can accomplish by his “once for all” sacrificial death and resurrection.
On June 29th I had the joy of preaching for the 100th anniversary of Ola Camp meeting in Ithaca, MI. This small camp has a rich history. I grew up attending Ola camp every year as a child. This camp is a piece of the rich spiritual heritage my parents gave me.
July 23 – 30 I will be at Erma Holiness Camp in Cape May, New Jersey. We are looking forward to working with our friend Mark Murphy.
August 12 & 19 We will be back at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Tustin, MI.
In Christ,
Dale & Marilyn