[a few pictures for you from the george family's homestead in lindsay, california--
a. me holding the orange bag as mrs. george clips us some deee-licious oranges for mel & i to enjoy on the road!
b. the view from their back yard...i KNOW! stunning!
c. a hill i climbed--some of the greenest green and coolest boulders with snow-capped mountains in the far-off horizon.
d. our hostess for 2 days- the lovely mrs. george with mel & myself.]
i am at a starbucks in some city in southern california. i find myself sitting @ a little coffee table, the sun pouring in from a nearby window, hearing bits & pieces of 2 middle-aged men's conversation-- they are discussing God's goodness & psalm 110 together as ella fitzgerald music sings to us!
today mel & i are on our way to tempe, arizona--home of arizona state university to meet up with friends who live & worh there--to learn, encourage, & minister with them to whomever God may lead us to.
mel & i just spent two marvelous nights in lindsay, california @ the home of the george family.
this family is truly one of the most enjoyable, life-giving, creative families and marriages i have ever seen with my own peepers!
they live on an orange grove smack dab in the middle of california. yep.
i spent the better part of yesterday climbing a hill or two to overlook the gorgeous valley that they call home.
picture hawaii colors and plants with the backdrop of snowtopped swiss mountains off in the distance.
not sure i've been many places in my life that so dramatically whispered hints of Paradise...
last night we had the joy and honor of being a part of the 20-or-so member small group that the george's host @ their abode every tuesday evening.
the presence of God was so tangible & His prayers, love, and healing were indeed set loose!
we saw God @ work in a myriad of ways--His presence was visible in the individuals laying hands on & praying for freedom for a mom & her sweet handicapped daughter; a young woman creating a prophetic painting; others dancing, laughing, & crying.
God is SOO on the move in the lives of this community & we look forward to hearing the work He continues to do in their lives in the days to come...
it was just inexpressibly encouraging to have spent 10 days or so in redding, california @ bethel church where people from all around the globe come to hear/learn/see God so obviously on the move in that place; & then to have traveled south a few hours to the george's place in lindsey, california only to see the Presence of God just as near & real in this little community in the middle or nowhere as well.
as God's people continue to put feet to the head knowledge God has given us, this world will continue to be captured by God's affections and great purposes.
His Kingdom come.
His will done.
