Category Archives: Sarie’s Scribbles

Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: blessings, Callao, Deaf, God's plan, Heaven | 3 Comments |

Going to Callao!!

[caption id="attachment_288" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Hilda and Irene"][/caption] What do these two ladies have in common?  They are both from Iquitos, Peru, and they both go to church in Callao, Lima, Peru!  Matt met them a couple of Sundays ago.  I believe I wrote to you about Callao a while back.  Matt has been going every Sunday with Guido (Deaf).  Matt had started going with Guido because Frank (Deaf) had gone to Pulcallpa.  Frank came back from Pulcallpa this week, and ...

Posted on August 13, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: Belen, chicharon, cuy, fish, guinea pig, life, market, river, salvation, snails, souls, turtle | 1 Comment |

A trip to the Market

[caption id="attachment_279" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="Fruit Vendor from Belen"][/caption] This man was so happy for us to take his picture.  He hadn't been doing much of anything when we walked past.  We stopped to look at the fruit he was selling, and we asked him if we could take his picture.  He said yes and sprang into action!  That gray blur that you see in the picture is his "fly-swatter."  I don't think it would actually aid in diminishing the ...

Posted on August 8, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: Deaf, harvest, Iquitos, labourers, religion, salvation | 1 Comment |

White Unto Harvest

[caption id="attachment_265" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Belen"][/caption] Growing up in church you hear certain verses preached often.  As a child or even as a young adult you don't think of the reality of those verses.  This past week, I saw the reality of John 4:35, "Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your yes, and look on the fields; for they are white already unto harvest." This week I ...

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: Bible, blessings, Deaf, gifts, Iquitos, Peru, salvation | 2 Comments |

His Unspeakable Gift

Good Morning! I've been reading through 2 Corinthians during my quiet time and today I read 2 Corinthians 9.  Have you ever stopped to think about verse 15?  "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."  Did you ever find yourself wondering, "Just what IS His unspeakable gift?"  The first thing that naturally comes to my mind is my salvation.  How often am I truly thankful for my salvation?  Having grown up in a Christian home, it is ...

Posted on July 23, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: Amazon, Bible, church, city, Deaf, doors, Iquitos, maps, missions, prayers, rivers | Leave a comment |

Map Making and Open Doors

This past Saturday found me employed once again as "Map-Maker Extraordinaire"!  Matt decided we needed a map of where all the Deaf that we know live in Lomas.  So, on the way home, as I held a sleeping Ian, I drew him a rough map of where the Deaf in Lomas live.  Now I need to get busy and get these maps transferred onto something more permanent than a 3x5 card! [caption id="attachment_248" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Claudia"][/caption] I promised I would ...

Posted on July 16, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: coffee, Deaf, details, family, little things, Lomas, maps, Philippines | 1 Comment |

The Little Things

A good cup of coffee on a cold, drizzly day - a little girl spending hours pouring over maps with her Daddy - taking a different route one day on a combi - walking over many dusty roads in the Philippines - a little boy needing Mommy's comfort because he just fell out of bed - a husband who loves the Lord with all his heart and who will serve Him no matter what - a little girl sitting on ...

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: dishes, flowers, laundry, no, plants, yes | 1 Comment |

Learning to say “Yes!”

How do you tell a 3-year-old girl "No"?  Oh, it is easy to say "No" when it is something she shouldn't be doing, or something that is a danger to her.  But how do you say "No" when she is asking, nay BEGGING, to help with whatever you are doing at the moment?  Knowing that someday she may not be quite so willing to help wash the dishes, fold the laundry, help prepare meals - how do you say "No"? ...

Posted on July 2, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: blessings, busy, children, church, days, Deaf, prayers, salvation, souls, tracts | 1 Comment |

The Blessing of Being Busy!

[caption id="attachment_222" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Tres Leches"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_223" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Chocolate"][/caption] What you see here are Matt's birthday cakes!  Yes, there were two of them.  One for his physical birthday and one for his spiritual birthday - both of which were this past Tuesday.  I planned a surprise party, and actually managed to pull it off!  A special thank you to each one of you who sent a birthday greeting!!  We are still getting birthday greetings - thank you ...

Posted on June 26, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: children, conquerors, distress, friend, Heaven, language, recipes, tomato sauce | 3 Comments |

More Than Conquerors

I recently started reading through the Epistles for my devotions.  I am currently enjoying the Book of Romans!  There are so many treasures - I am really considering rereading it before going on to the next Epistle!  I read chapter 8 this morning, and God really caused one verse to jump out at me.  Growing up in a Christian home, I have probably read this verse hundreds of times, and never has it spoken to my heart like it did ...

Posted on June 21, 2012 by admin Posted in Sarie's Scribbles | Tags: Bible verses, Deaf, eyes, hands, heart, hospital, house, mouth, Peru, prayers, praying, salvation | 1 Comment |

My Eyes and My Heart

Almost every day this past week, the Lord has brought the following verse to my mind:  "Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city."  Lamentations 3:51 I went to visit a dear sister in Christ in the hospital Monday night.  She has cancer and needs an operation, but because of her heart problems, surgery has to wait until they can get her heart stabilized.  Hermana Miriam and her husband, Pastor Henry, are Peruvian missionaries ...