24-25"These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words
, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.Last weekend I went with some guys I work with to the Ministry of Education. I posted a few of those pictures on Facebook, but I wanted to tell some of the background here. You see, I have been offered a great opportunity to help with the construction of an additional building at the Girl's school in Kabul. I'm no engineer, but I am trying to find my place as the senior military rep. The contractor is a local Afghan that is a good friend af

ter only two visits to the property. He is trying to execute Matthew 6 by applying it to his work. He has taken a long time to build a foundation and finally the slow start is starting to produce visible results. Much better than rushing to completon and painting out a "house of cards."
As I mentioned, along with the visits to the school, I had the opportunity to visit the Ministry and meet with the had engineer. We a

re trying to get in sync with the Afghanistan plans for development instead of assuming what they need. It was eye-opening and I think was a beginning to a good relationship.
I hope this experience will result in more schools in and around Kabul before I get out of here; we'll use the same process of building strong foundations, slow and steady. Reading through the gospels this week, I came across the principle again. firm foundations...a good

reminder to apply this to my life and family and we'll have a recipe for success.
Russell . . . you're knocking it out of the park! Firm foundations . . . enough said :)
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ReplyDeleteI'll get the hang of this one day ... Russ - we are praying for you, Kay & the boys. We love you. Go get 'em Jesus man! Psalm 25.
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