As I was led to write about the “baptism of fire” to share with my prayer group ladies, I didn’t realize that I was also writing it for myself. My dear nephew, Brandon got into a terrible car accident. He is a good and responsible young man but is a prodigal in the faith – having received Jesus Christ as a child at a church retreat but wandered away from his faith in high school. I will share the details below of his car accident if you can please pray for him. Thank you so much.

Here are a few resources for your faith and reflections. May they bless you too. With love and prayers from your librarian, JSW.

I have been thinking about the forbidden fruit tree in the garden of Eden, described in the book of Genesis. Today, what is the forbidden fruit tree in a Christian’s life that is also located nearby and easy to reach out for and take a bite of?

As the world has been reporting about Queen Elizabeth’s passing and funeral services, I came across these messages by Christian groups that you may find enjoyable to read, hear and reflect on. I was also touched by these two pictures that I came across.

We will be resuming back to praying together using the MIP prayer sheet. Our last prayer sheet was on 6/22/22 and according to my notebook log, the prayer theme was “God is Our Joy.” Wow that’s my new word of the year too! My new year follows the academic calendar just like the schools. I’ve prayed and sought the Holy Spirit about my word throughout the summer, and the word is JOY! The bible verse given to me for my word is from the book of Zephaniah.

Zephaniah 3:17 (AMP) – The Lord your God is in your midst, A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins], He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

Depression and anxieties are extremely high in the Gen Z generation. Sometimes I get a little judgmental and wonder why they can’t seem to handle as much as we did as Gen Xers. And I’m sure I’m not the only Gen X parent, Boomer grandparent who have thought the same about the Gen Zers.

I hope these resources can help you and please also pray about these serious dangers on our youth as you read these news articles. Thank you for caring and praying. With love and prayers from your librarian.

Ministry work and family is a lot to care for and pray about. I hope these podcasts can help you to stay strong in your relationships and balanced in your work for the Lord.

I believe it’ll be our seventh year praying together for our children and their schools through MIP. Praying regularly is super important and this is why I like being part of MIP. They keep us accountable and their emphasis on weekly prayers keep us disciplined. No matter how busy we get this is one ministry work that is not put aside. My co-leader, Yadi has a corporate full-time too. Why? Because a big community group is at stake. We are the buffers against the evil principalities that want our youth and our prayers are the shields around the schools that our children/grandchildren attend. I’ve prayed plenty for my children and their schools by myself, but I am telling you the truth that praying alone can only fight back a few and win smaller victories. Fighting together fights back thousands upon thousands. Currently our MIP members represent and therefore regularly cover several towns and schools in our area. Since many of our members’ children have moved onto colleges, now we cover even more schools. Since our faith muscles have grown over the years praying together for our local schools, I believe our prayers can cover these faraway colleges where our members’ children attend. See their website and please join or start your own local MIP group – https://momsinprayer.org/

This quote by the late President Ronald Reagan caught my eye. How accurate. I know since I gave up on God twice!!