HoveyServinGod

It’s been a few days.  It’s taken some time.  And now?  I’m ready to share. We need your prayers.  Our May 3rd leave date is moved to May 31st.  The airline canceled again.  Our paperwork is still in process.  How are we doing?  We are somewhere between hopeful acceptance and undeniable disappointment.  I don’t know what that place is called in and of itself.  Rebooking is an inconvenience....an interruption...a feeling of failure. However?  We are thankful that we are able to rebook at all.  We are choosing  to trust God's timing is perfect EVEN THOUGH It is not ours.  He sees something we don’t.  He knows what is for our best as well as the best for those we desire to serve and serve with. Thanks for your prayers, care and patience with us.  This journey to get back to PNG has been a roller coaster ride FOR SURE!  We are grateful for each of you as we navigate these ups and downs. ...

  We hope you have had a Wonderful Christmas and are wishing you a Great New Year!    We are so thankful that you have joined us and are taking the time to read our updates.   Sometimes communication is overwhelming.  There seems to be so much going on in our lives and around us that it is regularly difficult to know what to share, how to share it, and in some way capture the essence of our lives. One of my favorite times of the day is spent journaling....just writing letters to Jesus and trying to bring my thinking under His Lordship.  I have been at such a loss for words this year.  I often have recorded very little as I sit and contemplate what I want to say.  I have struggled because I want to record stories and thoughts that will have lasting impact when quite honestly, sometimes I’m just trying to figure out the next meal of the day.....doesn’t sound too significant, right?  I would agree!  I’m not trying to down play that it’s a ...

  There are times, moments......when it is difficult to sit behind the screen and share. Instead of a warm hug and a friendly greeting, I am met with nothing personal. The iPad offers no response. And ya know? As I was reflecting on that and lamenting how much I miss connecting with others face to face over a meal or a coffee, I thought perhaps it’s from MY end that I can bless, encourage, and build up. Dressed and ready for the Christmas program at church! God has been beyond gracious to us as of late. Not very long ago, we were made aware of an opportunity to help fill a 40’ shipping container that is headed to PNG by boat. It will take several months to arrive, but Lord willing, it will arrive in the first half of 2021. It was then crunch time! Brian spent countless hours researching and trying to find good deals on equipment and tools that will be needed in the future for Goroka Baptist Bible College in PNG. He traveled north, south, east and west from our location in southern ...

We have really enjoyed our time of furlough as an overall picture.  It has definitely had some trying moments, but Our Good God has crafted a special strain of ‘beautiful’ written in the threads and knots on this side of glory!   This past month, our dear children were exposed for the first time to cemeteries here stateside.  We were recently in Pennsylvania making some memories and visiting supporters, family, and ABWE personnel along the way.  On our road trip, we drove past several cemeteries.  Anyone who knows Gunner knows he loves a ‘punny’ joke.  Now, I'm pretty sure that the humor is over his head at this juncture, but he LOVES to make people laugh.  In a straight tone as we drove past one on our road trip, he commented, “Mom?  Do you know that that’s a cemetery?” “Yes,” I replied.   Not to be outdone, he continued… “Mom?   Did you know that that’s where all the dead people live ?” It was all I could do to keep from bus...

T omorrow I turn 36.....the age my dad was when he died.  Sometimes I wonder how life would be different had he lived to share it with, but it doesn’t take long to see how God has used his death for my good and His glory in my life.  I never imagined a time when I would be able to say that when the grief was fresh and the pain was deep.  I am SO grateful though that our Heavenly Father is able to do "far more than we can think of or imagine...” (EPH. 3:20).  When my dad died, I was 16 years old.  At age 36, my children will be five and three.  What a different life stage I am at than my dad!  I was reflecting on what a different impact it would have on my family if I died at 36.  My kiddos would likely not remember me much other than in pictures and in my journals.  I couldn’t help but thank the good Lord for those ways that they will have the gift of knowing me. For today, I have the gift of time. How am I spending it?  Am I investing i...

When looking at sports or really any kind of activity the end result is generally what counts.  It is very possible to play an amazing game and choke in the end loosing the game.  If you're anything like me some times we tune in just at the end to see how things turn out.....So? Finishing strong matters.  Life often seems like a game or race where we are doing our best to cross the finish.  We often get lost looking for short cuts and often end up taking harder routes and unfortunately many do not ever finish the race.  As believers we are also running a race.....I think The Bible says it best in Acts 20:24 (NIV) “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” That is a very lofty goal, and I must admit, is doesn’t always seem attainable, yet it is.   Today I want to highlight and share a shining example of someone...

There has been more than one season in life in which I have felt that God’s Will is elusive or hard to find.  I am looking for clear, direct marching orders so I can do the “right” thing.  In my single days, I spent a lot of time pondering what I SHOULD be doing because I was so afraid that in and of myself, I would choose the “wrong” thing.  However, upon reflection tonight, it has ALWAYS been in front of me…. it’s really the matter of if I choose to obey or not.   God is constant.  He does NOT change according to Heb. 13:8.  That being said, I can KNOW marching orders by looking into His Word, the Bible.  The Israelites, God’s people in the Old Testament, did NOT always pursue God.  As they were leaving Egypt and a life of slavery, they looked back and longed for leeks and onions….food!  While they might have had arguably ‘good’ food, it would’ve meant SLAVERY to get it back!   People have asked us WHY we want to go back to P...