Priority
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Worship Time
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Don’t fall apart!
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px 10px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The theme of our first Ladies’ Breakfast in Florence, SC was: “Don’t fall apart” but I would add “…in a world that is falling apart”.
It is impossible not to think about what will happen to us, having all these natural disasters coming our way…
Everything is so confusing nowadays, a lot of definitions have changed, people’s hearts have become harder, addictions have become stronger, selfishness is ruling the world and it just seems like everything is falling apart.
But beside this, we also have our daily routines and lives, which get so busy that it turns out that we become slaves of our schedule instead of us controlling our schedule. Without realizing it, we end up watching how our lives fall apart.
We feel like we being pulled from everywhere! Kids need our attention; husbands need our attention, work requires our time and energy, studies demands our focus and concentration, aging parents need our care, friends need our time, unexpected situations like sickness, accident or tragedy suddenly happen…I mean, the list could go on and on and on! Life is not an easy path.
More and more women nowadays end up crying, depressed, exhausted and fussy… I don’t know how many of you have felt that way. Maybe some of you have never fallen apart like this, but maybe some others have and probably more than once.
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Come near to God and he will come near to you.
James 4:8
You don’t need a third party to come closer to God. What I mean by that is that you don’t need to wait for a priest, a pastor, a saint, a friend, a statue or a husband to come closer to Him. Jesus opened the way when He died on the cross for us, so that we could have a direct relationship with Him.
I have a friend whom I encourage to seek the Lord, but she tells me that her husband doesn’t care for that. Well, the good news is that you don’t need to wait for your husband to start seeking the Lord! Isn’t that good news!?
In my first year of marriage, I struggled a lot. I had that ideal and unreal thought that my husband would now be responsible for my spiritual life. So my personal relationship with God slowly vanished… to the point where I became frustrated and depressed, putting the weight of guilt on my husband’s shoulders instead of being a supportive wife. And obviously I felt that God was far from me… but Psalm 145:18 tells us that
“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”
During that time, my call was: “Lord, what’s wrong with the husband you have given me?!” My call was always to try to fix him… my call was not in truth, ready to hear that I needed to fix my relationship with God first.
How about you? Do you call on God in truth? Are you willing to hear what He wants to tell you?[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: -50 0px 10px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ class=”cs-ta-center” style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_alert heading=”2. PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD AND NOT IN MAN” type=”success” close=”false”][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: -50 0px 10px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]If we put our trust in man, we will often be disappointed, which can lead us to bitterness and depression. But we when we put our trust in God, we have much less chances of falling apart. Because we do things for God and He is Faithful!
Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. 5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. 6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever.
Psalm 146:3-6
When we put our trust in God, our perspective changes. We see our situation differently. We understand that God allows things to happen for a purpose, and for our good. We are able to embrace the hard times and see it as an opportunity to grow and to know God in a way we hadn’t been able to before. Believe me, God is good and faithful, put your trust in Him. Did you know what verse is in the center of the Bible?
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in humans.
Psalm 118:8
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In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps. Prov.16:9
As a human, I had planned my course, and my plan was to never be a pastor’s wife. When I met William, I made sure to ask him if being a pastor was in his plans… and he said “no”. So everything went according to my plans and we married!
Well, many of us know those verses in Isaiah 55:8-9
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Five years into our marriage, William was ordained as a pastor… and alter a time of denial I finally accepted and embrace God’s calling.
It is so good to know that there is actually Someone who knows what He is doing… because we don’t! We think we do, but we definitely don’t know what is best for us.
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How is multitasking going for y’all? I know that as women we are pretty good at multitasking but there is a risk to it… hasn’t food burnt sometimes because you were multitasking? Or a baby fallen from the changing table? Or offended the husband? Sometimes we need to multitask but we also need to learn to take one step at a time, one decision at a time.
You know, God won’t tell you to do something long term and leave you alone while you figure out how to do it… He shows you step by step how to accomplish it, and He is by your side throughout all the process. We are blessed to have His Word, which is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path (psalm 119:105).
Now think about a light unto your feet… what does it light up? Your next step, right? It doesn’t show you where you are supposed to go in 5 years… but it does show what and where you are supposed to go or do NOW.
When you know that you are doing what you are supposed to do, and that you are where God wants you to be, Peace will just fill your heart and you won’t even worry about the future, or if your life is going as you planned.
When God called Abraham to leave, He didn’t show where is had to go.
When God called Saul (Paul) he told him to go to the city of Damascus and said that he would be told what he had to do next.
When God guided the people of Israel in the desert with the column of fire by night and the cloud by day, they had no idea if they were going to move or stay the following day.
We have so many examples in the Bible where we see how God guides us one step at a time. And God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He wants to talk to you too, but you need to seek Him!
God cares for us and He is right here with us, right now!
Don’t wait until things start to fall apart to come to Him, come to Him now that He can be found!
Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near.
7 Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
Isaiah 55:6-7
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One Year Anniversary!
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Here we are, exactly one year later, amazed once again. William finished his school year as a Spanish and Bible teacher and is now working full-time as a Director of Worship Ministries at Trinity EPC . The boys had a great year at school and will now start home school this month, as I completed my GED certificate in April.
The Lord never stops challenging us, and this one here (homeschooling) is a huge challenge for me. Please pray that I will choose to run to Him for Grace, Love and Patience anytime I need it and not fall into the trap of believing that I can do it in my own strength.
Another challenge for me has been to take over the Women’s Ministry of Trinity. We will start having Women’s Breakfast in September. May God use those gatherings to bring more and more women to His Feet.
None of this was in our initial plans or thoughts, but we start to learn that we are simple tools in His Hands and that we must be willing to do whatever He asks us to do and to embrace His Plans and not ours.
One month ago, God blessed us with a house that doesn’t only bless us but others too
We had the joy of hosting some of our friends from CLC Blue Island for a few days, how refreshing to spend some with them.
Thank you for your continuing support in prayer, after many months of waiting Five Stones International Ministries is now an Official Government Certified 501C3 Non-Profit!!! May God use it as He wishes.
Let us continue to pray that your life and ours will be a vessel through which many will see His Love and Mercy.
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A New Season
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Our hearts are filled with thankfulness as we see God at work in our lives and in our surroundings.
Thank you for your faithfulness in prayer. One of our last prayer requests was for the completion of the GED for Melek, so that she would be able to homeschool… Unfortunately, what she had already started in Illinois was not recognized here, which means she would have to start all over. It was a big disappointment for her, but nothing catches God by surprise!
As many of you already know, William was offered a full-time position as a Spanish and Bible teacher in one of the best Christian Schools of Florence, The King’s Academy. In addition to this blessing, they offered a full scholarship for our oldest son Kean! Our ways are not His ways!
So here we are! Ready to start this new scholar year praying that God will use our lives to accomplish His purposes. We are so amazed at how God puts all the pieces together! Every week we are connecting and meeting with more and more people and we have been so blessed by His Church.
Another source of thankfulness has been to see God moving in Kean’s life and heart. When we got to this house, we found a very old book called “The devotions for the children’s hour” by Kenneth N. Taylor.
It has been a wonderful tool God uses to unfold the His Truth to Kean’s mind and heart and to allow the Holy Spirit to move in and through Him. What a privilege to show him the way to Jesus and to witness the work of God in his heart.
Here are some prayer requests we would like to share with you. Again, THANK YOU for your love and support!!
Prayer Requests:
- The Salvation of the McLeod family (our landlord, his cousins and aunt).
- The connection between William and his students, almost 200 of them. That God’s Spirit will open their hearts to Him and that lives will be transformed by Him.
- We are somehow planning to have our first outreach event soon, pray with us that God will show us “the” kind of outreach He wants us to do.
- For our children to get adjusted to their new routine and friends as school has fully started this week.
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Hello!
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So much has happened in our lives since we wrote our last newsletter in May, but we can, without a doubt, say that we have felt carried and strengthened by your prayers. Thank you!
One of our prayer requests in May was that we could sell the house… Well, one day after the house was put on the market, an offer (for the full price) was given, and the following day, the contract was signed! It was truly a miracle! So, our house in Park Forest is now sold, and we’ve been in Florence, South Carolina for about a week now.
The Lord provided our new home in a way that He can only do! We are so grateful to see Him at work. The owner of the house let us live here with a lease according to our needs, and the house is in one of the most beautiful areas of the city. The owner’s aunt who is 91 years old lives next door. She loves having our kids around! She has 3 children (and 9 grand-kids and 9 great grand kids), who live in the same neighborhood, so we pray that the Lord will reveal Himself to one of them and that it will have a snow ball effect 🙂
Our children are doing well getting adjusted to the southern life. It still feels pretty hot to us ha!
Here are some prayer requests that we would like to share with you:
- The Salvation of the McLeod family (our landlord, his cousins and aunt).
- The completion of the GED test for Melek so that she can homeschool our children.
- Open doors for the ministry to get started.
- Provision for us as a family as well as for the ministry.
Once again, thank you for your support. Feel free to ask us any question you may have.
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Just the day before our departure to South Carolina, Nolan woke up with a sharp pain in his right hip that kept him from standing up or walking. After taking him to the doctor, we were sent to the ER at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Chicago for further testing…
After a few hours, they said it looked like an inflammation on the hip bone (hoping there were no infection) they sent him home for 24h. but Nolan remained unable to walk.
Once at home together with some of our close friends we prayed over Nolan, and as soon as we finished, he got up by himself and started walking!! We saw the instant healing power at work! Praise God! What a privilege to witness this in our son’s life!
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This was our last moment at our house in Illinois after having emptied and cleaned it :)[/x_raw_content][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”thumbnail” src=”https://5stones.tv/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/newhouse.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][x_raw_content]Arevalo Family
Our first homemade food at the new house![/x_raw_content][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ class=”cs-ta-center” style=”padding: 0px;”][x_button size=”global” block=”false” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”https://5stones.breezechms.com/give/online” title=”” target=”blank” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Donate[/x_button][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]
And Let the Journey Begin!
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” class=”cs-ta-justify” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_raw_content]After having worked alongside Christian Life Center (www.clc.tv) for 7 years, where God prepared and molded us, He is now calling us to make the big step.
Our hearts are filled with sadness, leaving so many people we’ve grown to love, and at the same time with expectation of embracing the call of God. His Glorious Plan is much higher than what we can think of and we are so humbled and privileged to be part of it. Our prayer is as David’s in one of his Psalms:[/x_raw_content][x_blockquote cite=”Psalm 143:10 ” type=”left”]“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.”[/x_blockquote][x_raw_content]As founders of Five Stones International Ministries, we will be moving to Florence, South Carolina in July of 2016 to start the ministry there believing God will be adding to the Church those people who will be saved (Acts 2:47).
We will be posting updates of our journey here for those of you who want to follow up with us.
We are so thankful for all the prayers and support of so many. Please feel free to navigate through our website to learn more about Five Stones and if you have further questions or comments, contact us .
Blessings to you!
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It is here at CLC that 7 years ago our American Story began.
Coming from so far away with an 8-month-old baby, we had no idea of what God had in store for us… Harvey being our first home, where gunshots and loud Mexican music could be heard sometimes during the night, changed a little bit our perspective of how the “American Dream” looked like in our mind. But God chose those two years in that neighborhood to show us how to be satisfied in Him, and to wait on Him. He then took us to Park Forest, where he showed us that “yes!” it is possible to live debt free, even in this country.
It is here at CLC that we experienced the supernatural provision of God, when everything we needed was always provided just on time.
Living away from the entire family has been something hard and painful at times, but it is here at CLC that we experienced the love of this new family. A family that helped us feel loved, and cared for.
It is here, through CLC, that God chose to ordain us as pastors. We will never forget that day, when something spiritually supernatural happened deep inside of us.
It is here at CLC that our last two babies were born and that I personally experienced the love and help of beautiful women, who would cook for us, so that I could rest and take care of my baby. What a beautiful act of love that is!
It is here at CLC that my husband learned English and was challenged for the first time in his life to preach in another language.
It is here at CLC that we learned to combine different cultures together and to learn from each other.
It is here at CLC that we entered the new “bilingual world” and learned to work as a team to make a message alive in two different languages and cultures, both in the same service.
It is here at CLC that we received such accurate prophecies that would carry us, guide us, and comfort us.
CLC, you have been used by God in many ways, to bless our lives beyond what we can express. THANK YOU!
Pastors Jerry and Chris, we are forever grateful to you. We have learned so much from you, not only from what you do, but from who you are. Thank you! We love you.
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Navigating Life When Things Get Hard
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Easter Week
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