elcome to the March issue of Journey! We’re thrilled you took time out of your busy schedule to browse this month’s articles. We pray you’ll find one or more that really speak into your life.
Marveling at the change of seasons, it’s obvious that March can be a very interesting month. Change IS the Operative Word just as Rev. James Snyder shares. The change from winter snows to spring rains, the change from frozen ground to spring flowers pushing through the thawing soil, and the change from bitter cold to milder temperatures—it is all worth celebrating, especially for those who live in the colder climates.
The stories in this month’s issue will not only bless you but challenge you – and that’s not an accident. We would be remiss if we didn’t take any opportunity afforded us to present something which will challenge us all to grow closer to the Lord as our lives since Christians should always focus on “change”. There’s something included in JournEzine that is sure to touch your heart, we promise. And, p
lease be sure to read the update from Heart of God International and learn what God is doing in India.
Yes, March is the season of change … we pray that each of our readers are challenged to change more each day into the image and likeness of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Windows of Opportunity
Patty Wysong
Kylie set out to earn some money but gained so much more. This is a precious story with a message: “Serving God is important and it is something you can do at any age.”
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In Search of Home
Deborah Akel
“As I tried to pick up the pieces, I felt something vast was missing from my life. Something intrinsic. Something I could not describe. I grew to realize what that enormous void was. I’d lost not only my parents, I had lost my home.”
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A Promise Fulfilled
Joyce Lock
A true story from a mother’s perspective as she watches her adult daughter struggle with a physical handicap and how God uses her infirmity to teach a powerful lesson.
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Empty Heads Walking
Jan Ross
Pastor Aiken arrives in town to assume his new position only to find the oddest situation imaginable. A cute story wrapped around a powerful lesson for all.
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Seasons of Change
Jeanice McDade
Anna picks up her lesson book, looks at the notes on the printed page and sighs. Naturally gifted in music, she struggles to bring some order and reason into her life. But music isn’t her only struggle …
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Jesus in the Thrift Shop
Deborah Akel
“Mom liked to shop in thrift stores. She was always proud when she came home with a bargain. Even back in the day when it was embarrassing to be seen in a thrift store. Now it’s called "vintage" shopping. Mom was ahead of her time. She thrifted when it wasn’t trendy.”
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Change is the Operative Word
Rev. James Snyder
With wit and wisdom, Rev. Snyder approaches the topic of “change” from a different perspective: “Personally, I hate change. It always comes at the most inconvenient time for me. Whenever I have to change a tire on my car, it is out in the middle of the road somewhere and I am in a hurry.”
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The Bible Tells Me So
Jan Ross
Evan and Angel are the cutest twins ever. With a new-found zeal for evangelism, they take their Bible to the neighbors to “tell the whole world” about Jesus.
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Mixing Things Up
Susan Martin
“My boss knew I was a good worker, quiet and was very content right where I was, plus I had some anxiety and having to disrupt my work area was going to be hard on me, so I just couldn’t figure out why she would do that.”
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Sole Song
Kristin K. Lowder
“Wham. Double wham. Marilyn acquired the dubious distinction of “former friend” over a year ago. Now God was asking me to do something for her that Marilyn hadn’t done for me. This latest oversight capped a year-long series of snubs, slights and woundings of varying degrees that eventually resulted in a crumpled, dead relationship.”
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From Isaiah 61
Elizabeth Baize
A beautiful poetic inspiration based on Isaiah 61 … this is a must-read. Masterfully written, Elizabeth puts into words the passion expressed in this passage.
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Though I Fall
Sandra McGarrity
“The Lord reminded me that no matter how many times I “fall” whether physically, spiritually, or emotionally, He is still upholding me with His hand.”
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God’s Purpose in Our Lives
Kurt Kelley
Kurt shares this message from his heart summarized in these questions: “Whose will am I living for? Whose purpose? Whose kingdom … is it God’s, or is it the world’s?”
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Our Amazing God
Heart of God International Ministries
Rejoice with us for new life in Christ, for men who are willing to go where no other dares go to carry the message of the Gospel to people whom the world has forgotten. And, while you’re rejoicing, pray for those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior in tribal villages where doing so puts their very life at risk.
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Christians Kidnapped
Gospel for Asia
Current news from India by Dr. K. P. Yohannan. This is not only a must-read, but it’s a must-pray article. Please remember those who willingly offer their lives in order to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ in areas of the world where doing so could cost them everything.
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International Recipe
Elisabeth Coffel
Elisabeth, an eighth grader with a heart for God, shares a brief background information on Pakistan as well as a recipe native to their country.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read this month’s issue of JournEzine, an outreach of Heart of God International Ministries, Inc.
Contact information is included for many of our contributing authors; please feel free to give them feedback—writers THRIVE on it and grow from it as well. We encourage you to submit articles for future issues; submission guidelines and topics for future issues are found under the “Submissions” tab at the top of the page. We’d love to include your thoughts, experiences, and testimonies as we continue our “journey” through this life as “one” in the Lord Jesus Christ.
God bless you! May your life be filled with the blessings of God in every way … spiritually, emotionally, physically, relationally, and every way!
Jeanice McDade & Jan Ross
Heart of God International Ministries