Isaiah 61

1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness 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. 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.

5 Aliens will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. 6 And you will be called priests of the LORD, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.
7 Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.

8 "For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity.
In my faithfulness I will reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 Their descendants will be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed."

10 I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.


Friday, July 6, 2007

DAY 4 Team Egypt

We had another good day of VBS today. It’s interesting to watch the dynamics of the children as they learn the system of the VBS. Most of the children are very polite and are so excited to be here! They sing loud, jump high and do there best answer all the questions they can. The team has been amazing in getting all the kids together and engaged. Some parents have stayed to watch and have ALREADY asked when we are coming back next year! ☺ The group is about 60 kids and divided into 3 groups. The makeup of the group is about 70% Egyptian kids and 30% International church kids.

After VBS we came home for lunch to our traditional home cooked Egyptian meal and were greeted by some local friends that shared their story of life here in Cairo. It was pretty great…ask us about it when we get home. ☺

After a bit of rest we had a special dinner planned with some Sudanese refugee families that are living here in town. They are part of a group that attends a meeting every Tuesday and receive help from food and clothing pantry run by our church here. There were 5 families. 32 people in all that were invited. We prepared suitcases of clothes for each family (THANKS UMW Ladies!), ate dinner together and shared life stories and just played with the kids. It was a VERY powerful experience for all of us. Coming from where we come from, it is really hard to imagine, let alone understand the kind of life these people have been living. We are so blessed in our country and in our city with all our rights, privileges and opportunities. We left today humbled, grateful and a little bit broken on behalf of the least of these… (check out the pictures for DAY 4 to the right)

In His grip,
Heather and TEAM E
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