Comments on: Festival of Lights http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/ Random Thoughts, Stories of Life, and Questions About the Journey. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Rose http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-61 Rose Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:40:16 +0000 http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-61 Hi Amber! I want to post. Once i get my thoughts a bit clearer I will put some of them up...Merry Christmas to you, Mike and the children. Hi Amber!
I want to post. Once i get my thoughts a bit clearer I will put some of them up…Merry Christmas to you, Mike and the children.

]]> By: Amber(Homeschool Diva) http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-59 Amber(Homeschool Diva) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:51:53 +0000 http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-59 Rose, The title of your dissertation sounds fabulous. I hope you post a little bit of what you are working on for those of us who live way down here in Florida. I am especially interested on your thought on spiritual formation. Rose,

The title of your dissertation sounds fabulous. I hope you post a little bit of what you are working on for those of us who live way down here in Florida.

I am especially interested on your thought on spiritual formation.

]]> By: rose http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-51 rose Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:09:42 +0000 http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-51 Cathy, Happy Christmas to you, Nick and the children! It is so great to meet the families from literally all over the world...the world is definitely getting smaller and smaller in that sense. Hearing the stories like the lady from Congo and her daughter and the stories of many of the families at Festival of Lights is both tragic and hopeful...so much of my life is holding two things at once. Talk to you soon. Cathy,
Happy Christmas to you, Nick and the children! It is so great to meet the families from literally all over the world…the world is definitely getting smaller and smaller in that sense. Hearing the stories like the lady from Congo and her daughter and the stories of many of the families at Festival of Lights is both tragic and hopeful…so much of my life is holding two things at once. Talk to you soon.

]]> By: Cathy http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-50 Cathy Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:14:22 +0000 http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-50 That is fantastic! It is such a priviledge to be able to meet people from all over the world. Some of them have amazing stories... A lady in our church is a refugee from the Congo - her husband was shot in front of her 5 years ago and she had to flee leaving her 2 year old daughter with her sister. This week she finally got permission to bring the child to the UK and the church was able to pay for her flight. The little girl's name means "God's marvellous plan" - I struggle with that a bit, her life doesn't seem to have had a great start, but I hope this will be the beginning of better things for her and her Mom. I love the fact that so many of the kids you met want to help others, when they have obviously been through so much themselves. I will look forward to reading your dissertation. Happy Christmas to you, Rich and Alex, and much love.... That is fantastic! It is such a priviledge to be able to meet people from all over the world. Some of them have amazing stories…
A lady in our church is a refugee from the Congo - her husband was shot in front of her 5 years ago and she had to flee leaving her 2 year old daughter with her sister.
This week she finally got permission to bring the child to the UK and the church was able to pay for her flight. The little girl’s name means “God’s marvellous plan” - I struggle with that a bit, her life doesn’t seem to have had a great start, but I hope this will be the beginning of better things for her and her Mom. I love the fact that so many of the kids you met want to help others, when they have obviously been through so much themselves.
I will look forward to reading your dissertation.
Happy Christmas to you, Rich and Alex, and much love….

]]> By: Zema http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-49 Zema Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:01:25 +0000 http://rosemadridswetman.com/2007/12/13/festival-of-lights/#comment-49 I believe you've hit on some very key points in the practices of a church. I'd love to see you speak to the idea of people knowing their own "mission" on earth as God has "a hope and future" for each human. Coming to understand what the passion of a person's heart is will help them bring to the mission of the church their personal passion and giftings to contribute to the mix of the "whole body of Christ". If people don't even have a clue of their own personal mission (that place from which they have focus, balance, productivity and fulfillment), they likely will not contribute the most fruitfully to the corporate mission of the church (locally and globally). It is more than a knowledge of the Bible or even entering into ongoing spiritual formation. Mission is founded in the God-implanted passion that is dropped into us in our mother's womb. If people had a grasp on mission (which is NOT always about what we do - but who God has called us to BE), it would seem coming together, hearing God's direction and then stepping out in obedience would be much more deliberate and clear. Keep writing, Rose. It's good to my heart to read your words. Thanks . . . I believe you’ve hit on some very key points in the practices of a church. I’d love to see you speak to the idea of people knowing their own “mission” on earth as God has “a hope and future” for each human. Coming to understand what the passion of a person’s heart is will help them bring to the mission of the church their personal passion and giftings to contribute to the mix of the “whole body of Christ”. If people don’t even have a clue of their own personal mission (that place from which they have focus, balance, productivity and fulfillment), they likely will not contribute the most fruitfully to the corporate mission of the church (locally and globally). It is more than a knowledge of the Bible or even entering into ongoing spiritual formation. Mission is founded in the God-implanted passion that is dropped into us in our mother’s womb. If people had a grasp on mission (which is NOT always about what we do - but who God has called us to BE), it would seem coming together, hearing God’s direction and then stepping out in obedience would be much more deliberate and clear. Keep writing, Rose. It’s good to my heart to read your words. Thanks . . .

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