Not To Us, LORD

Be encouraged today that the LORD is your strength. Be encouraged that all we are and do is ALL for HIS glory - not our own. May we shout out His praises so that the rocks don’t have to!

Psalm 19:14 
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 115
New International Version (NIV)
Psalm 115

1 Not to us, LORD, not to us 
but to your name be the glory, 
because of your love and faithfulness.
2 Why do the nations say, 
“Where is their God?” 
3 Our God is in heaven; 
he does whatever pleases him. 
4 But their idols are silver and gold, 
made by human hands. 
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak, 
eyes, but cannot see. 
6 They have ears, but cannot hear, 
noses, but cannot smell. 
7 They have hands, but cannot feel, 
feet, but cannot walk, 
nor can they utter a sound with their throats. 
8 Those who make them will be like them, 
and so will all who trust in them.

9 All you Israelites, trust in the LORD— 
he is their help and shield. 
10 House of Aaron, trust in the LORD— 
he is their help and shield. 
11 You who fear him, trust in the LORD— 
he is their help and shield.

12 The LORD remembers us and will bless us: 
He will bless his people Israel, 
he will bless the house of Aaron, 
13 he will bless those who fear the LORD— 
small and great alike.

14 May the LORD cause you to flourish, 
both you and your children. 
15 May you be blessed by the LORD, 
the Maker of heaven and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, 
but the earth he has given to mankind. 
17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, 
those who go down to the place of silence; 
18 it is we who extol the LORD, 
both now and forevermore.

Praise the LORD.[a]

A Full Week Ahead

It’s finally coming together, Lord willing.  This week John is putting the final details together to get the roof on the multipurpose/soccer stadium in Armenia.  Please pray for him as he gets all the details in order and as he and the workers actually put the roof on.  It’s really high in the air!  For those of you who have witnessed John work, you know he’s a monkey-that-loves-heights at heart.  Seriously,  please pray for good clear communication between the crane operator and John and the other workers.

Kathy will be spending the week finalizing schooling for the scholarship program.  She has already registered 3 students. Tomorrow afternoon she will be having a meeting with the parents to go over the ‘rules’ for the year.  On Tuesday she’ll register 2 more students for school.  After that it’s buying uniforms and materials.  Classes start Feb 6th for the new Honduran school year.  Please pray for her and for this year’s scholarship students and their parents.

Thanks for your continued prayers and encouragement.

John and Kathy

Chocolate Pie

This pie is VERY sacred in the Clow household.  A good southern wife bakes her pies in cast iron skillets....or maybe thats just crazy missionaries who use cast iron cause they don’t own pie pans!

Guess What?

I have my computer back!  It arrived today...err...I mean yesterday.  I didn’t have time to get on it before leaving to spend New Year’s with our friends.  But when I got home I couldn’t resist.  :D

Maybe now writer’s block will leave me and I can get back to monthly newsletters and blogging!!!

I pray that you all have a great and Wonderful 2012 filled with God’s peace and presence!

Couldn't Say It Better...

...if I tried.

Read Mike Pettengill's Blog to see what I couldn't say better if I tried.

An Attempt At Some Sort of Newsletter...

This is a post that I just wrote for our Clow Communicator Facebook page. 

I know I am procrastinating! Oh intentions are well meaning....but mean nothing at all without action put behind them. It's the newsletter - that thing I just can't seem to make myself write. I think I just may still be pouting over not having my computer/newsletter templates that are familiar to me. LOL!
Maybe I should just make this our 'end of the year newsletter'? No worries, I won't.
The Clows are doing well. John is busy constructing. The workers have next week off so he is getting some 'last minute' things done this week. Our kids are on Christmas vacation and this week Team Honduras adults are providing them a VBS on the life of Christ.
Today started Hanukkah which we celebrate (in addition to Christmas of course). It's a very cool holiday with great meaning behind i...t....anyway, the kids get one gift every night for 8 nights. So they REALLY love it! Tonight's present.....Socks. No not the kind you wear. Socks is a 9 week old Miniature Schnauzer. 6 years ago when we bought Oso (our Airedale) we also got Damita (a mini schnauzer). Soon after we got her she was hit by a car and killed. We have been telling the kids for...a years now...that we would get them another one. John found Socks and that was that. He already thinks he runs the household and is trying to put Oso in his place. Oso is 'tolerating' him except for when he tries to nurse on Oso. Oh great brothers they will be!
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We pray that it is a day full of Christ's love and peace and hope in your homes!

ARRIVAL!

The Troxells are on their way here!  Mike and Ashley just finished language school and will be serving with us here in Honduras.  Our team is growing and we are LOVING IT! 

Praises:  We recieved a 'matching fund' for the clinic in Armenia Bonito and for the seminary in La Isla!  What does that mean?  For every dollar donated to that project we get another dollar...up to a tune of several thousand dollars.  We are grateful for this blessing and excited to watch how God brings it all togher - for His glory!  We'll be posting more information in the coming weeks.  But if you want info NOW, e-mail me and ask.

I am trying - I really am - to get out a newsletter.  I am not sure why I am 'stuck'.  John's computer is great and he's so nice to let me use it :D  But I am familiar with my computer (still stuck in the States) and I have to be honest - I miss it.  I miss the format of the newsletter.  John's computer just won't let me do what I want to do!  Boy, do I sound like a pouty kid right now...(laughing).

We appreciate that you all love us, pray for us, encourage us.  THANK YOU!