This song captured my heart a few years ago and that began my prayer....   Lord here I am.


~Heather

Here I Am

Downhere

from the album Ending Is Beginning

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Play sample

Sometimes Your calling, comes in dream 
Sometimes in comes in the Spirit's breeze 
You reach for the deepest hope in me 
And call out for the things of eternity 

But I'm a man, of dust and stains, 
You move in me, so I can say 

Chorus
Here I am, Lord send me 
All of my life, I make an offering, 
Here I am, Lord send me 
Somehow my story is a part of Your plan, 
Here I am 

When setbacks and failures, and upset plans 
Test my faith and leave me with empty hands 
Are You not the closest when it's hardest to stand 
I know that You will finish what You began 

And these broken parts You will redeem 
Become the song that I can sing 

Chorus

Overwhelmed by the thought of my weakness 
And the fear that I'll fail You in the end 
In this mess, I'm just one of the pieces, 
I can't put this together but You can 

Chorus

Here I Am, all my life an offering to You, to You 
Somehow my story is a part of Your plan 
Here I am

BFA Opening Ceremonies

BFA Opening Ceremonies kicked off the 2011-2012 school year on Tuesday.  The seniors marched into a packed auditorium carrying flags representing the countries from where our students call home.  The Director, Mr. Phil Peters, delivered an opening address.  Using his canoe for the prop, he shared God's word and encouraged us all to be prepared for the this year's journey, through the quiet waters and the rolling rapids.  He also interviewed the 1st graders (the class of 2023) and as you can tell, we received some funny responses from these 6 year olds.  It is amazing how when the first wanted to boy wanted to be a pilot, and the first girl wanted to be a horse back rider, that the remaining students all followed suit.  Challenging times followed as parents said farewell to their children for the start of this year. 

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We have landed and work has begun!

We arrived safely with all our bags at 11:10am on Wednesday.  By noon we had dropped our bags off at our new home, Hauptstrasse 55, 79400 Kandern, Germany, and were at a luncheon for TeachBeyond being held at BFA.  Rob started work at 12:30 and arrived home at 4:30.  The Kraines blessed us with a delicious dinner, that most of us stayed awake for.  Since then, Rob has been at the office 8-6 as the staff has been working diligently to ensure that the school is ready for the start of school next week.  New student orientation is Monday and opening ceremonies and the start of school are Tuesday.  This means that some students will be arriving Sunday and the remainder will be traveling in on Monday.  Please pray for the students to have safe travel and the time and opportunity to say good bye to family and friends.

BFA Bound

We have purchased tickets!  We will be leaving for Black Forest Academy on Tuesday, August 16th.  We are excited and anxious over all that needs to get done.  We are thankful for all the support and encouragement we have received of the past few months/year with regards to answering this call.  

Commissioned

Today we were commissioned by First Baptist Church of Narragansett.  We watched a video titled, March of the Unqualified . 
The video presents that the Lord consistently uses individuals that society would identify as unqualified, to do great things for the growth of His kingdom.  It was encouraging as the Lord has called our imperfect family to service in Germany.  In Pastor John's sermon, from Acts 13, versus 1-4, he explained how the Antioch church set apart, sent away and sent out Barnabus and Saul, as they had been instructed by the Holy Spirit.  The elders then laid their hands on our family and prayed for us.  Thank you God for providing us with such a loving and supportive family at First Baptist.

Car Wash #2

The Lord blessed us with a beautiful day for a car wash.  We had many friends and family come to show their support for our mission.  We washed approximately 50 cars as we shared our vision for serving the Lord in Germany.  Thanks to all who came out.