I am posting tonight to remind everyone what an awesome, comforting, caring, all knowing, all powerful God we have!
Tonight after Kenya and Elijah's gymnastics class, we headed home to have dinner and decided to stop by Bellingham cost cutter to turn in some glass milk bottles that Kenya and Elijah had been given from a feild trip a couple of weeks ago. The kids were still in their leotards and short and I didn't want them to freeze outside so I decided to park the van right outside the front window of the store and run in to the cashier really quick to get Kenya and Elijah's deposit money from the bottles. I jumped out of the van and told Kenya and Elijah I would be back in 2 minutes and they could see me right through the window. I left the van running and ran into the cashier. There were 2 people in line in front of me with very little to buy so I waited in line keeping my eye on the van. When I got up to the cash register, the cashier was not sure how to payout the depost, so he conversed with the other cashier quickly, when he gave me the deposit money, I looked outside and did not see the van.
I called 911 quickly and told them my car was gone with my kids in it. They dispatched 3 cars very quickly and with in minutes got a call saying the car was north bound on I-5 heading for the canadian border. After giving a descriptions to the police of both of the kids, I sat in the back of the police car calling everyone I could think of to tell them to pray. After the 2nd call my battery on my phone died. After what seemed like an eternity of praying, they said they had stopped the van shortly after passing through the canadian border, the kids were fine and the people driving the van had been arrested. They took me to the border where I was reunited with the kids who were not harmed in any way, but very happy to see mommy. We went to the police station and gave our report, then came home exhausted, but oh so blessed because of the manner in which the series of events had just unfolded. I am sure there are many more ways that I have not seen yet, but I would like to list some of the most amazing ways that the Lord was working in what seemed like a horrible experience:
1. My kids were taken by 2 older ladies who I don't beleive were really sure what they were doing. Therefore did stupid things that caught attention really fast.
2. These ladies were so pre- occupied fighting with each other, that they did not really speak to, or even touch my children in any way.
3. They were driving at speeds of over 90 miles per hour and in Kenya's word "banging into stuff" and my kids were not hurt or involved in any kind of accident.
4. Kenya and Elijah were able to remain calm and aloof through the whole experience, so the already irratic woman in the car, did not get more irratic due to upset children.
5.The availablity and response time of the police, border patrol and canadian police were so amazing. This whole process took place in less than an hour.
6. As Tadd was on his way home from being in California for a week and had stopped for the night in Oregon. He was in a church service where we could not get a hold of him until we were able tell him, his kids were safe.
7. Because the body of God is so vast and so wide we had over 100 people (probablly more I don't know about) praying for my kids in a matter of minutes.
8. God has given our family people to surrond us, support us, love us and pray for us and because of this, His peace resounds in all situations. We are blessed beyond what we could have ever imagined and we owe it all to a God who we could never deserve. Thank you so much for all of you who prayed for our family. We truly feel your prayers and are so thankful for a God who hears and answers them.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 09, 2009
We are finally done with the wait!
We finally feel we have received a firm direction from the Lord! As you know the Lord has put outreach very heavily on our hearts. We had originally felt that the outreach He had for us, was mission work in Haiti. But after several encouragements and also some setbacks, He suddenly opened another door, we would never have seen, had we not been following His leading to Haiti. We have been so blessed by the outpouring of love that all of you have shown the Lord and to us with your support and prayers.
During these tough economic times, we have been so amazed by the monetary blessings that those of you who were able, have provided. As we will feel the Lord has opened a new door for missions in Ellensburg and closed the one to Haiti, we would humbly ask, that with your permission, you would consider allowing us to use the resources to help in the new mission field the Lord has put on our hearts.
To explain a little more about the new adventure the Lord is taking us on, I will tell you about how he brought us to it .
In early February, a friend who had been staying with us to rent the house while we were in Haiti, had matter of factly told us, that some people very dear to her in Ellensburg were looking to find a Pastor, for a group of people desiring to transform their Bible Study into a church. “Pastor Tony” from Yakima, had been helping them to find the right person to shepherd them. He happened to be a friend of our Pastor in Everett. Our Pastor encouraged Tadd to talk to Tony. Tadd gave him a call and He asked if he could come and teach on February 5th. We went down and were so blessed by the people and what the Lord was doing there. Tony called and asked us to come back on March 5th and teach again. We were even more blessed and after the teaching, Pastor Tony came and told us they would like to have us come down and Pastor their group! We were so blessed, overwhelmed, scared, humbled and excited, but very comforted by the fact that the Lord is capable, even though we are not.
We are now in the process of looking for a house to rent in Ellensburg, a job for Tadd (as the Church is just starting out, this is currently not a paid position). We are so thankful for those of you would were able to support us and would be so grateful if you would consider allowing your support to be used to relocate our family and aide in the start of this fresh new work that the Lord is doing in Ellensburg. We of course would understand if you had intended the finances to be used for missions abroad in Haiti. We would love to direct you to viable ministries in Haiti or if you have a different ministry you would like to support, we would be happy to return your check to you. We would very much appreciate a timely response, as we are anxious begin the new work the Lord has laid in front of us. You may contact us by phone at 360-398-7112 or e-mail at tncscheffer@hotmail.com also snail mail at 5556 Guide Meridian, Bellingham WA 98226. As always you can stay updated about what the Lord is doing in our lives, by going to www.gracecasechronicles.blogspot.com Thank you so much for your willingness to serve the Lord and be tools for His work.
In Him,
Tadd and Charity Scheffer
During these tough economic times, we have been so amazed by the monetary blessings that those of you who were able, have provided. As we will feel the Lord has opened a new door for missions in Ellensburg and closed the one to Haiti, we would humbly ask, that with your permission, you would consider allowing us to use the resources to help in the new mission field the Lord has put on our hearts.
To explain a little more about the new adventure the Lord is taking us on, I will tell you about how he brought us to it .
In early February, a friend who had been staying with us to rent the house while we were in Haiti, had matter of factly told us, that some people very dear to her in Ellensburg were looking to find a Pastor, for a group of people desiring to transform their Bible Study into a church. “Pastor Tony” from Yakima, had been helping them to find the right person to shepherd them. He happened to be a friend of our Pastor in Everett. Our Pastor encouraged Tadd to talk to Tony. Tadd gave him a call and He asked if he could come and teach on February 5th. We went down and were so blessed by the people and what the Lord was doing there. Tony called and asked us to come back on March 5th and teach again. We were even more blessed and after the teaching, Pastor Tony came and told us they would like to have us come down and Pastor their group! We were so blessed, overwhelmed, scared, humbled and excited, but very comforted by the fact that the Lord is capable, even though we are not.
We are now in the process of looking for a house to rent in Ellensburg, a job for Tadd (as the Church is just starting out, this is currently not a paid position). We are so thankful for those of you would were able to support us and would be so grateful if you would consider allowing your support to be used to relocate our family and aide in the start of this fresh new work that the Lord is doing in Ellensburg. We of course would understand if you had intended the finances to be used for missions abroad in Haiti. We would love to direct you to viable ministries in Haiti or if you have a different ministry you would like to support, we would be happy to return your check to you. We would very much appreciate a timely response, as we are anxious begin the new work the Lord has laid in front of us. You may contact us by phone at 360-398-7112 or e-mail at tncscheffer@hotmail.com also snail mail at 5556 Guide Meridian, Bellingham WA 98226. As always you can stay updated about what the Lord is doing in our lives, by going to www.gracecasechronicles.blogspot.com Thank you so much for your willingness to serve the Lord and be tools for His work.
In Him,
Tadd and Charity Scheffer
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