My Son

My son was sitting at the dinner table

with his head down.

I was wondering what he was doing.

He then, lifted his head and said,

"Mommy, I'm praying!

 I'm praying that I will be a preacher."

He's 5.

A moment stitched in my mind and heart F.O.R.E.V.E.R!

"And He said to them,

'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."

Mark 16:15

A Love I Can Not Explain

"The first question that the priest... and the Levite asked was:
'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?'
But the Good Samaritan... reversed the question:
'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?"
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Yesterday at church was unbelievable!

My husband preached an amazing and incredible message to the congregation!

(I'm not just saying that because he’s my husband. It really was an anointed word from the Lord.)

I hope to be able to link it to my blog very soon.

And YES…

"Bread FOR Life"

hit it out of the park, AGAIN!

With 35 loaves of bread,

$434.00

was raised for the orphan!

Woo-Hoo JESUS!

(Jumping up and down, singing and crying with excitement. Literally!)

All this money is going to the feed the children who have no food.

Dress the children that have no clothes.

Educate the children that have no school.

Love the children that have no one to love them.

This is the bottom-of-my-heart prayer for every penny ever raised through this ministry.

That THIS bread would give them LIFE and HOPE!

My heart melts, bleeds, cries, sings, rejoices, mourns,

weeps, laughs and loves all at the same time.

E.V.E.R.Y.D.A.Y.

(In case you don’t think that’s possible, I am here to tell you, it is.

Ask my husband. He doesn’t know if I’m coming or going)

I can not tell you what the Lord is doing in my heart.

I’m not even sure it’s possible to explain.

I only really know of one other woman who understands the condition my heart is in.

This woman and I went on a walk together last night.

We talked, prayed and cried for the lost children of this world.

(I love you Mama M.)

It is super comforting to have a sister that really does “get it”.

When I say that, I mean, someone who understands and is willing to sell everything

and leave tomorrow if that is what the Lord wanted.

I didn’t get to this point overnight.

It was a process.

However, I do believe with everything inside my heart and mind,

that is what I would do if that's what the Lord wanted from us.

I would be willing.

In.A.Heartbeat.

We are waiting on the Lord.

There is something absolutely undeniable that has transpired in my heart.

I know I have said it before. Many times.

My life has completely changed and I have no idea what it means.

However, the Lord knows.

It’s all I can really say.

He knows the innermost parts of my being.

He knows what causes all these emotions to be radically stirred in my heart

to the point of complete overwhelmingness.

(I think I just made up that word. I like it.)

He is the only one that can interpret my heart and mind when all I can do is

c.r.y.

So as I wait on the Lord, I will continue to do what I am doing.

I will raise as much money as I possibly can and help support,

feed, cloth and share Jesus with these little love-friends

until I trust the Lord brings our paths together!

FOREVER!

I love these children.

My life will never be the same.

And what is even cooler is that my children LOVE these children.

They see pictures and they “want them”. They want to serve. It’s beautiful.

(Kiki told me today that he wants to play with little black children. I love his heart.)

Here is a short video to show you who I’m after.

This is what entangles my heart to no end.

These are the faces that make me do what I do.

These are God’s children.

As I look at the faces of these children, I weep.

Precious

Beautiful

Afraid

Shy

SO Special

Withdrawn

Quiet

Observant

Alone

Watchful

Worthy

Fearful

Valued

Cherished

Timid

Scared

Treasured

ALL OF THEM…

LOVED by our Heavenly Father.

They are why I do not want this life anymore.

I want a life of complete and total surrenderance to Jesus!

(Did I just made up that word too? I like it!)

This is where my heart is.

Loving every single one of these faces with a love I can not explain.

"See that you do not despise one of these little ones.
For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven."
Matthew 18:10

Not Only "Bread FOR Life"... Coffee? YES, Please!

"There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
and there is one who withholds what is justly due,
and yet it results only in want.
The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered."
Proverbs 11:24-25

Question:

What could your morning devotion time need more

than a nice warm piece of Homemade Pumpkin Bread from "Bread FOR Life" ;-)

and your Bible opened to your favorite Scripture passage?

No clue.

Well I'll tell ya!

A nice warm cup of joe called

"Sanyu Coffee Blend"

That's right!

A medium blend of 3 different African coffees-

Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda, the base of that being Tanzania.

ALL donated by my sweet Ugandan-Sanyu-OrphanLover-Volunteer Teresa

(compliments of Petaluma Coffee Company)

who's heart also breaks for the orphan!

Woo-Hoo- Jesus!

You are inspiring the hearts of your people!

Set them all on F.I.R.E!

Teresa has created this yummy pound of coffee specifically
with the faces of Sanyu babies on her heart!
100%

of donations raised will go directly to the need of Sanyu Babies' Home!

Isn't that splendid!

So if you are in the mood for a "hug in a mug" all the way from Africa

where these little precious children are from,

please contact me and I would be delighted to send you a bag.

They will also be for sale at 360 Church along with "Bread FOR Life".

We are asking a suggested donation price of $12.00 per bag.
(20% discounted to regular price pound of coffee)

Shipping is extra.

All money raised will help give
~LIFE~
to an innocent child who is at risk of losing their own.

"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to do it."
Proverbs 3:27

Absolutely Heart Wrenching

*WARNING*

This post is one of the hardest I have ever had to post.

I wish I could say it is not true. I wish I could tell you that it's all a joke.

I can not.

For those of you who would rather skip this post, I challenge you to read it.

I challenge you to look at the pictures. See for yourself,

this really IS real.

If you have always turned a blind eye to the problems and injustice in other countries,

today, I challenge you,

DON'T.

Understand what kind of world other children live in.

Picture your own kids.

This puts life in perspective.

For me, a very real reality.

See that it's not all about the iPhone, the new flat screen TVs, the fantasy cars,

the cool clothes, our bank account balances.

This is true heartbreak. This is true pain. This is true reality.
This is utter and profound injustice for innocent beautiful children.

This is life for millions of children.

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Perhaps some of you may wonder why I have started Bread FOR Life.

Every day I cry.

EVERY DAY.

Every day I see faces in my head that have no home.

They have no parents.

They have no water.

They have no bed.

They have no food.

They have no clothes.

They simply have nothing.

They are neglected, abused, tortured and left for dead.

As I write this, I have tears flowing down my face.

I can barely breathe.

My chest hurts in grief that is so deep and so real sometimes

I do not know how to physically move from my chair.

This is one story that I will never forget.

 I believe I have a righteous anger in me too.

I believe that some of my pain I feel inside is

because I have not done anything sooner.

There came a day when I knew I needed to do something.

My life that I have always lived; comfortable,

in need of nothing, having everything, never missing a meal,

clean water, warm bed… etc., for me, seems almost criminal.

(I am thankful, don't get me wrong and please don't misinterpret that statement.)

I want to put everything behind me and go into the fields.

We need to serve the orphan.

We need to serve the abandoned.

We need to serve the lonely, forgotten, abused, tormented and heartbroken.

I do not want this life anymore.

Someone needs to help these PRECIOUS children and I pray we are those people.

Please know, these images are raw.

They are heart wrenching.

They are horrifying.

But they are real.

Even if you choose to not look or read this story,

the problem doesn’t go away until someone chooses to deny themselves

and fight for their cause.

To be a voice when they can not move their mouths anymore.

^“Do not move an ancient boundary stone
   or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
for their Defender is strong;
(Praise JESUS)
   he will take up their case against you.”
(Thank you Lord!)

Proverbs 23: 10-11

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Will You Be His Hands and His Feet?

A blog entree post from the Loux Family Blog
Also shared on "Orphan Justice Center"

Do YOU Have a Favorite BREAD recipe? ♥

"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
   because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor."

Isaiah 61:1 

I am searching for the world's greatest

LEMON BREAD

recipe to add to my "Bread FOR Life" menu!

If you have a favorite bread recipe

and would like to share it with me, please email me or comment.

I know the pumpkin bread is a real favorite among my family and friends

but I believe I will need about 3 "signature" breads

that I can bust-out all for the LOVE of orphans!

**And we can even "name" the bread after YOU! **

 I'm telling you, I'm so, SO, S.O. excited about what the Lord is doing.

These are HIS children and HE is the Bread of LIFE!

So if you have a favorite bread recipe and would like to share it with me,

please do! :)

I would be thrilled to "name" the bread after YOU

and you too can have a special part in what the Lord is doing through "Bread FOR Life"!

I'm excited!

Happy Baking!

For HIS Kingdom!

For HIS Glory!

For HIS Precious Children!

ALL FOR HIM!

A.L.L. O.F. I.T!

"and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty
   instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise
   instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,
   a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor."

Isaiah 61:3

Hannah's GOLDEN Heart ♥ Precious Moments

"Train up a child in the way he should go:
And when he is old, he will not depart from it."Proverbs 22:6


Hannah, (my 7 year old daughter) LOVES the orphan.

She will NOT stop talking about them.

There is a golden gem in the center of her heart that tells me,

our Father has something brewing for this sweet angel.

She told me the other night as we were out on a walk:

“Mommy I have a secret I want to tell you but I don’t know if I should.”

I said,

“Well honey, you know you can tell your mommy anything.

What makes you think you can’t tell me?”

She says,

“Well I don’t know if you will understand.”

I said,
“Oh honey, try me. I will do my best to understand.”

With a deep breath and a few more steps, she preceded to tell me,

“Mommy, the Lord told me we are going to Africa.”

I said

“Oh really? Baby, that’s awesome.

Why is that a secret and why do you think you can’t tell me?”

She said,

“Well I don’t know when we are going but I know we are going.

Does that sound weird?”

I said,

“No honey, it sounds like the voice of our Father.

That is how He speaks to us.

He makes something very clear in our hearts that we know it to be true,

even if we have no idea how it will happen.

That is the exciting part of following Jesus.

So now, you know what we need to do?

We need to wait.

We need to pray and wait patiently.

The Lord will tell us everything we need to know exactly when we need to know it!”

With that she smiled with complete joy and satisfaction,

I put my arm around her and we began to pray as we walked.

This is my 7 year old daughter.

The Lord has a call on her life.

I know He does.

Precious moments that money could never buy,

stitched in my heart and mind, forever.

Thank you Jesus!

This is not the first time I wrote about her precious heart.
I wrote about another time here.

Simply PRICELESS!


“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child
will never enter it.'
And he took the children in his arms
placed his hands in them and blessed them."
Mark 10:14-16

All About My Father's Business

"Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD,
the God of hosts, will be with you,
   as you have said. Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate;
it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts,
will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph." Amos 5:14-15

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(So sorry MBM readers for posting this twice.
I didn't link it to the exact post, just the blog in general.
Still kinda new at all this.)

Here is an unbelievable update on

"Bread FOR Life"!

In the three weeks that I baked bread, set-up tables at several churches,
brought some to school to sell and did multiple mail orders…

want to know how much was raised?

A little over $2,200.00!

That is right!

3 weeks

$2,200.00+!!!

Nothing is
too small
or
too big
for God when it comes to the orphan!

~ They are the apple of His eye! ~

Get ready Sanyu Babies' Home,

we have a blessing for you!

I can see God’s hand *ALL* over this precious little ministry and I have a feeling...
is about to take off.

Here is why I KNOW that "Bread FOR Life" is the Lord's work:

As I was baking all this bread in my sweet *little* (very little) kitchen,

I prayed to the Lord,

“Oh God, you know my heart. This is what I want to do for these precious little children.
I know you are well aware that baking in this kitchen is very small.
It’s not that I’m complaining it just comes with its challenges: lack of counter space,
no storage and many long hours on my feet with the oven on for OVER 12 hours at a time,
day after day. Yes these are small challenges but nevertheless,
you are so much bigger than this.
So I pray, Lord, will YOU raise up the right environment up for me
to continue to do this ministry, bake bread until I drop
and watch you MOVE mountains so this little loaf of bread
can feed *every* orphan in the world?”

(Oh Yes, we are praying BIG)

This was the prayer and cry of my heart in the month of December.

Well...

without a moment to lose, the Lord has provided it

ALL!

*Giggling*

A dear friend (Thank you Mrs. SBM) who rents a commercial kitchen called me,
laughing and giddy with excitement.
(*Praise God for brothers and sisters in the Lord who are also about their Father’s business!)

Here is what she was so excited over:
She offered me her commercial bakery kitchen from 8pm-5am;

She is helping me multiply my recipe to yield 20-40 per batch in HALF the baking time;

(Are you getting this?)
She donated 50lbs bag of flour;

She is hooking me up with vender's for supplies and ingredients;

And even said she will help *shrink-wrap* all my loaves!

Are you serious?????

Woo-hoo Jesus!
(Jumping up and down, singing and crying with excitement. Literally!)

She said her oven is a walk-in conventional oven that can bake up to
400 LOAVES AT ONCE IN HALF THE TIME!

Woo-hoo Jesus!
(Jumping up and down, singing and crying with excitement. Literally!)

 I think the Lord has a plan for this sweet little ministry He created called
"Bread FOR Life"!

We have seen the conception and the first-fruits of this beautiful little fundraiser and now
I believe we will see the Lord demonstrate HIS power for HIS children.

Jesus does not *ask* us to care for the orphan,
He demands it.
(Heart stopping words by Katie Davis)

He will always make a way, provide for and bless the hearts of the obedient.
That's a PROMISE!

If you are interested in blessing this fundraiser
please do not hesitate to place orders for this great tasting, moist, and delicious,
flavor-packed ALL NATURAL PUMPKIN BREAD!
Made with only the best of ingredients!

I can take orders as BIG as...

well...

 I’m up for any challenge!

Here are some ideas...
Order bread for: Church events, staff meeting, blessing a family in need, conferences

weddings, pot lucks, BBQ’s, Sunday morning coffee tables, gifts, etc.
 Or just donate to bless the ministry! ;)

Just remember this:
Every loaf of bread you buy will go directly
to the ministry of the orphan in need.

100%

Right now, our first mission is Sanyu Babie's Home.

God is my Father and I am all about HIS BUSINESS!!!

Are you with me?

And by the way, this bread freezes a.m.a.z.i.n.g!
So order big, freeze it and enjoy it at a later time.

To place an order, please email: growingforhisglory@yahoo.com

All shipping cost will need to be reimbursed to my family please :) ♥

"Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good,
in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives." Titus 3:14