I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior October 25, 1969, I was 17.
These verses have been the building stones of my Walk with The Lord.
Phillipians 1:6, 'Being confident...that He who has begun a good work in me will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.'
Is 55:8,9, 'For My Thoughts are higher than your thoughts and My Ways are higher than your ways.'
Is 26:3, 'Thou will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusts in You,'
II Tim 1:7, 'For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.'
II Cor 10:5, 'Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalted itself above God, bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.'
Phil 4:6,7, 'Be anxious for nothing, but everything by prayer and supplication - with thanksgiving - let your requests be known unto God, and the peace that passes understanding will keep your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.'
Romans 12:2, 'And be you transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you might present to God a living sacrifice perfect unto good works.'
These verses kept my sanity through the years although my mind and emotions still crippled and deabilitated me.
In spite of this, God's grace and mercy had poured through our family in wonderful ways. (http://kjontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/10/our-children.html)
In June of 2010, I started praying over the verse in Gen 24:27 paraphrase translation:
'I being in the way, the Lord led me.' (So said Abraham's anonymous servant when telling how he had found Rebekah at the well)
On August, 28, 2010, I was parked on the Allentown Service Plaza of I 476 in Pennsylvannia. On my walk the morning of Sept 28, 2010 I came across a sign in the front yard of a church building;
"Beit Simcha ("House of Joy") Shabbat Service 10 AM"
It was 9:50 AM!!
http://kjontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-walk.html
I was VERY interested!
In 1979 and 1980 we had made two tours to Israel.
I fell in love with Hebrew, Israel, the Jews, God's chosen people.
I went in, thus beginning my introduction to the Messianic Jewish Movement.
It is at Beit Simcha God got ahold of my heart through the people there, that have such joy and genuineness WITH HEBREW. Why is the Hebrew so important? I really don't know, I just know God put a deep love for the language and therefore the people and their land and the need of their salvation.
I "vetted" the Rabbi with scores of questions. I went online and read and read. I found the Messianic Synaguoge sound in all of the ways I had learned in Scripture: The Gospel, church goverment, discipleship and evangelism, etc, etc. EVERYTHING in me wanted to "plug-in" to this Messianic Synagogue, BUT I was still crippled mentally and emotionally. All of my old sadness and depression and not trusting people and fears and self-hate and worthlessness started to arise. I had never wanted to work through these as much as I wanted to now.
So when Theophostic Prayer was mentioned as something I needed I was interested.
http://www.theophostic.com/
(Simply meaning Theo:God Phostic:Light - truth)
I asked one of the couples in leadership if they would lead me through a Theophostic Prayer Session. They said Of Course! =) They had seen it help so many others and themselves.
It is so profound and yet so simple, a process of recognizing the painful parts of your heart, asking God to bring up a memory when that pain started, when the memory has been located, FEEL the pain and ask God to give you light and truth. Simply HE DOES! Right then and there. That pain is GONE.
My mind and emotions are now STRONG. I do NOT hate myself, I do NOT feel worthless, I do NOT have fears, I do NOT think everyone I talk to hates me or judges me or looks down on me. I have God's truths in my heart regarding all of these and I am FREE. I feel the power of God in my heart and mind, it is sooo wonderful!!!
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Our Children
The most fulfilling and wonderful way God used me in my life was the children He gave us. The JOY of my life: III John 1:4 "I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth."
Four years into our marriage, God blessed us with a beautiful, healthy, intelligent baby boy.
Today, almost 30 years later, he is known as - Lukas VanDyke. A wonderful man who loves God and His Word and wants more than anything else to Glorify God in his life. A little more than a year ago Suzy married him, and now their deeepest desire together is to honor and glorify God through Jesus.
The next baby that came into our lives, about 1 1/2 years later, is Julia. She was also healthy, beautiful, and intelligent. We were sooo blessed! She has grown into a beautiful woman who loves God and wants more than anything else to Glorify God in her life, with her husband Ben. They have a little boy Caleb, who is beautiful, healthy, and intelligent, and another baby on the way.
Next, about 21 months later Sam came along. Again, as a tremendous blessing straight from God, he was beautiful, healthy, and intelligent. He has a deep desire to be like Jesus, Christ-like. He is now serving God with his wife Nicki and they have a beautiful, healthy, intelligent baby boy Whitaker.
23 Months later Naomi came along, again, as a tremendous blessing from God she was beautiful, healthy, and intelligent. She grew into a beautiful woman, our 4th born but the first to marry and the first to have a baby! She and her husband Dan love the Lord with all of their hearts and want more than anything to glorify Him in their lives. Their little boy is Eddy, who is also beautiful, healthy, and intelligent!
Then 21 months later along came Cassia. She also was beautiful, healthy, intelligent. So blessed!! She has grown into a beautiful woman focused on loving God and His Word with all of her heart!!
My life was lost and neglected and God drew me to Himself and saved me through His Son Jesus and blessed me beyond my wildest dreams. Without the Grace and Mercy of God with His love abundant in our weak lives we would be nothing, but His strength is made perfect in our weakness.
3 John 1:4 Hebrew Bible
אין לי שמחה גדולה מלשמע את אשר בני יתהלכו באמת׃
Four years into our marriage, God blessed us with a beautiful, healthy, intelligent baby boy.
Today, almost 30 years later, he is known as - Lukas VanDyke. A wonderful man who loves God and His Word and wants more than anything else to Glorify God in his life. A little more than a year ago Suzy married him, and now their deeepest desire together is to honor and glorify God through Jesus.
3 John 1:4 Hebrew Bible
אין לי שמחה גדולה מלשמע את אשר בני יתהלכו באמת׃
Monday, September 13, 2010
A phone call
Recently my love of Israel and Hebrew led me to visit a Shabbat (Saturday) Service of a Messianic Church in eastern, PA. It was amazing, I have a recent blog post about Beit Simcha (House of Joy).
As I was perusing their website, I got on the web and found out about The Messianic Bible project.
I found it very exciting to hear about a Bible specifically being written as a tool to win Jewish people to Christ. With the Messianic prophecies pointing to the fulfillment of Jesus. So I made a donation.
Tonight, just a few days later, the phone rang. I thought it was a telemarketer, but I answered anyway.
I am soooo glad I did. The call was from a lady in Israel! Her name is Elieza. She is with the Messianic Bible project, they make a practice of calling their donors! We talked for quite awhile. She grew up in New York City, but moved to Israel 33 years ago. Her grandson was born in California, then his parents moved to Israel when he was 2. He is not a believer. Presently he is in the Israeli army and is stationed on the Syrian/Lebanon border. Elieza asked me to pray for him.
She said she will call again in a month or so.....=)
As I was perusing their website, I got on the web and found out about The Messianic Bible project.
I found it very exciting to hear about a Bible specifically being written as a tool to win Jewish people to Christ. With the Messianic prophecies pointing to the fulfillment of Jesus. So I made a donation.
Tonight, just a few days later, the phone rang. I thought it was a telemarketer, but I answered anyway.
I am soooo glad I did. The call was from a lady in Israel! Her name is Elieza. She is with the Messianic Bible project, they make a practice of calling their donors! We talked for quite awhile. She grew up in New York City, but moved to Israel 33 years ago. Her grandson was born in California, then his parents moved to Israel when he was 2. He is not a believer. Presently he is in the Israeli army and is stationed on the Syrian/Lebanon border. Elieza asked me to pray for him.
She said she will call again in a month or so.....=)
OT Messianic prophecies prove that Jesus IS the promised Messiah
I want to tell you about Ahava.
Ahava went to her parent’s house on Friday and during the Shabbat dinner she told her parents
that she discovered in the Scriptures that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah.
There was dead silence at the dinner table. . .
“What do you mean by that?” her father asked. Ahava told him that she had been studying
the Messianic prophecies for the past year and that God revealed to her that Yeshua is the
Messiah who took away her sins. Her father just stared at her with disbelief.
Then her father put his face in his hands and wept (not with joy), but with tears of anger and sadness.
He then took Ahava to the local rabbi to convince her that Yeshua (Jesus) was not the Messiah,
and for her to understand that she is now worshiping an idol (a man-god).
Ahava was strong in her faith, and after she went to the rabbi with her father, that was
the last contact she had with him or her mother, who are very religious Jews as her father
told her that she is not welcome in the family house until she recants her faith in Yeshua (Jesus).
Ahava was devastated.
A few days later a friend of the family called her to find out if this was true, and during the conversation she told Ahava that her father was sitting shiva (when a Jew mourns for 7 days after someone dies),and that the family considers her dead. All of her cousins see her as a traitor to the Jewish faith.
Ahava who is 24 years old and recently accepted Yeshua (Jesus) as her Messiah after reading the Messianic Prophecies is now very lonely.
She does have many other Messianic Jewish friends who "stick closer than a brother."
As for her family, it is very sad that the Jewish community as a whole rejects Jesus as the Messiah. As much as 55% of Jews who do become believers do so by studying the Messianic prophecies of the OT and realizing Jesus is the Messiah. Click on the title link to this post and find out more about this project. A Messianic Bible will be a great tool for Ahava and other Jewish believers to give to their families.
Ahava went to her parent’s house on Friday and during the Shabbat dinner she told her parents
that she discovered in the Scriptures that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah.
There was dead silence at the dinner table. . .
“What do you mean by that?” her father asked. Ahava told him that she had been studying
the Messianic prophecies for the past year and that God revealed to her that Yeshua is the
Messiah who took away her sins. Her father just stared at her with disbelief.
Then her father put his face in his hands and wept (not with joy), but with tears of anger and sadness.
He then took Ahava to the local rabbi to convince her that Yeshua (Jesus) was not the Messiah,
and for her to understand that she is now worshiping an idol (a man-god).
Ahava was strong in her faith, and after she went to the rabbi with her father, that was
the last contact she had with him or her mother, who are very religious Jews as her father
told her that she is not welcome in the family house until she recants her faith in Yeshua (Jesus).
Ahava was devastated.
A few days later a friend of the family called her to find out if this was true, and during the conversation she told Ahava that her father was sitting shiva (when a Jew mourns for 7 days after someone dies),and that the family considers her dead. All of her cousins see her as a traitor to the Jewish faith.
Ahava who is 24 years old and recently accepted Yeshua (Jesus) as her Messiah after reading the Messianic Prophecies is now very lonely.
She does have many other Messianic Jewish friends who "stick closer than a brother."
As for her family, it is very sad that the Jewish community as a whole rejects Jesus as the Messiah. As much as 55% of Jews who do become believers do so by studying the Messianic prophecies of the OT and realizing Jesus is the Messiah. Click on the title link to this post and find out more about this project. A Messianic Bible will be a great tool for Ahava and other Jewish believers to give to their families.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
On a Walk
This morning on Google Maps I chose the direction I wanted to walk my 4 miles for the day. After about 1/2 mile of walking I saw a sign, it said:
Beit Simcha ("House of Joy") Shabbat Service 10 AM
It was 9:50 AM
I have studied modern Hebrew for 2 years and have always been very interested in Israel and Messianic Jewish Christians. This would be my first opportunity to visit a congregation of Jewish believers!
The people were very friendly and greeted me with joy, just like the name of their church.
The songs and prayers were all in Hebrew with the English alongside, it was wonderful.
Today they had a quest speaker. He came with his 6 SHOFARS, all in different keys.
(side note, he did not have a SHOFAR in the key of C, because he hasn't found a 62" horn yet!)
He taught about the different sounds of the SHOFAR and when they are used. The fourth sound is the LOOONG blow, that we will hear when Jesus returns in the clouds. There are several members in this congregation who have and blow them during the worship service. They are very loud, penetrating, and beautiful.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Transport for Christ Chapel, Grand Rapids, MI
Early Tuesday AM, I dropped my freight in Grand Rapids.
Then headed to the closest truck stop to wait for a new dispatch.
As I drove in the parking lot I saw a welcoming Transport for Christ mobile chapel!!
The chaplain welcomed me and we had a wonderful encouraging talk about the Lord and His Word and the Chapel ministry.
When we were about through, another man came in the door. It turned out he was very inspirational! He had, a long while ago, been in prison. He had gotten saved. Then in 2005, as an individual he started to network with truckers whose food loads had been refused or damaged. He would pick them up and deliver them to local food shelters. In 2007 Transport for Christ encouraged him to do it as a legitimate ministry for Jesus! He prayed and God lead and he started "The Helping Hands for Jesus". (Check out his website!! http://www.hhoj.org/ - right click and you can open in a new window)
When I was there a driver came up and offered him some pallets of bottled lemonade. Then another driver said he had 3 boxes of watermelon. I was amazed and inspired to watch as this man made a channel for people to plug into and then used it to honor the Lord!!
I soon got a dispatch and headed to Indiana and on to Cleveland with a happy and encouraged heart!
Then headed to the closest truck stop to wait for a new dispatch.
As I drove in the parking lot I saw a welcoming Transport for Christ mobile chapel!!
The chaplain welcomed me and we had a wonderful encouraging talk about the Lord and His Word and the Chapel ministry.
When we were about through, another man came in the door. It turned out he was very inspirational! He had, a long while ago, been in prison. He had gotten saved. Then in 2005, as an individual he started to network with truckers whose food loads had been refused or damaged. He would pick them up and deliver them to local food shelters. In 2007 Transport for Christ encouraged him to do it as a legitimate ministry for Jesus! He prayed and God lead and he started "The Helping Hands for Jesus". (Check out his website!! http://www.hhoj.org/ - right click and you can open in a new window)
When I was there a driver came up and offered him some pallets of bottled lemonade. Then another driver said he had 3 boxes of watermelon. I was amazed and inspired to watch as this man made a channel for people to plug into and then used it to honor the Lord!!
I soon got a dispatch and headed to Indiana and on to Cleveland with a happy and encouraged heart!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
A "miraculous load" God provided
Every week when Friday comes it is always important to get a good or great WEEKEND load. A load picked up on Friday and delivered on Monday AM.
I delivered in Conneticut on Thursday afternoon, which is a "bad" place for load prospects. A lot of loads go into the New England area, but not much comes out!!
I thanked God for His provision and laid my need at His feet.
Thursday evening I got an unusually late call, about 9PM, from dispatch that they had a load I could pick up Friday morning down in New Jersey and take to Virginia that day. It was a van load so considerably less pay per mile than my truck usually gets, but I took it, just to make some money and get paid to get out of New England, rather than dead heading out.
It was great driving down to New York City and across the George Washington Bridge at 10 at night. The drive took 1 hour and a half as opposed to the four hours it would have taken the next morning!!! That was VERY nice!
I parked and slept at the NJ Turnpike Plaza and drove to the pick up Friday AM.
When I got to the pick-up the shipper said the load had cancelled just one minute before I got there!? I was disappointed, but knew God was in control.
I was looking for a truck stop to go to, to sit and wait for my "new" weekend load!
About 1/2 hour later, dispatch sent me a load that picked up that afternoon and delivered in Chicago on Monday AM! An 850 mile load....sweet.
So, I got "dry run" money to get out of Conneticut and now a great weekend load!!
AND, now I am back in the midwest where the majority of loads run.
I delivered in Conneticut on Thursday afternoon, which is a "bad" place for load prospects. A lot of loads go into the New England area, but not much comes out!!
I thanked God for His provision and laid my need at His feet.
Thursday evening I got an unusually late call, about 9PM, from dispatch that they had a load I could pick up Friday morning down in New Jersey and take to Virginia that day. It was a van load so considerably less pay per mile than my truck usually gets, but I took it, just to make some money and get paid to get out of New England, rather than dead heading out.
It was great driving down to New York City and across the George Washington Bridge at 10 at night. The drive took 1 hour and a half as opposed to the four hours it would have taken the next morning!!! That was VERY nice!
I parked and slept at the NJ Turnpike Plaza and drove to the pick up Friday AM.
When I got to the pick-up the shipper said the load had cancelled just one minute before I got there!? I was disappointed, but knew God was in control.
I was looking for a truck stop to go to, to sit and wait for my "new" weekend load!
About 1/2 hour later, dispatch sent me a load that picked up that afternoon and delivered in Chicago on Monday AM! An 850 mile load....sweet.
So, I got "dry run" money to get out of Conneticut and now a great weekend load!!
AND, now I am back in the midwest where the majority of loads run.
Continued evidence Of God's Love and Provision for me
As the next week of driving started, I heard, once again, the dreaded "hissing" sound. I also was to a point that I needed a regular service for my oil and filters. I was thanking God for my loads and my beautiful truck. I asked Him to lead me to a place for a service and a check of the new "hissing" I heard.
I was sitting at a very small Pilot truck stop in Mahwah, NJ. There "happened" to be a small truck repair shop right in their parking lot. I walked over and asked them if they could help me! =) Of course they were happy I stopped by, but for me I took my location as providential. They serviced my truck and fix the second air chamber on the back driver side airline for $427. That was not a real "bargain", but I had the money and was pleased it was fixed in a timely matter, that did not interupt any loads I had dispatched.
It was about noon and I headed out to my newly dispatched pick up about 50 miles south of me at 5PM that afternoon.
The front end of my truck started shaking violently. I didn't want to believe it was anything serious!! I slowed down and the shaking stopped. Everytime I accelerated it started shaking again! I did a u-turn and headed back to the shop I had just left 15 miles back.
They could not figure out why it was shaking, but recommended a shop down near the place where my pick up was scheduled. I soooo did not want to turn down the load I was scheduled for. It was a load back into Canada in Montreal.
I drove slowly to keep from shaking. At the next shop, they said they would have time for me the next morning. I was very firm and said that I would have to cancel my load to Canada and REALLY did NOT want to do that. They relented and took my truck in.
It turned out the tiny pull to the left I had felt and didn't think much about was my front end out of line. It had badly worn the inside of my passenger side steer tire. It had also worn out the tie rod ends. So, even though, it cost me $700 for two new tires and another $250 to put them on and realign the front end and replace the two tie rod ends, I was on my way in time to make my pick up on time and head to Canada!!
I was and am very thankful I was safe and on the road again.
The REAL miraculous part of this story goes as follows:
As I drove over the next couple of weeks, it seemed the truck was pulling very slightly to the right now!! This made me very nervous because the last time it was pulling slightly to the left, it turned to be out of alignment and ruined one of my tires and the tie rod ends and cost me $950!!
I was out of money now and didn't know what to do!?
I prayed and thanked God for my truck and job and asked Him to lead me and show me what to do!!
The alignment I had just had done had a 30 day warranty on it. That warranty was up on July 19th. It was July 16th and I had not been dispatched anywhere near Elizabeth, NJ where I had had the work done. I did not want to pay for the alignment check somewhere else when I had a free warranty check waiting for me in northern NJ. I prayed, I was sitting in southern NJ, a couple of hundred miles away from Elizabeth, the closest I had been all month, but still too far away to just "deadhead" to.
A dispatch came over my Qualcomm sattelite system. Pick up in Parsippany, NJ at 4 o'clock the next afternoon!!! I almost couldn't believe it!!! That was only about 15 miles from the repair shop!!! So, I took off, drove to the repair shop and parked in their lot. The next morning they took my truck in, checked it out and corrected the small problem. Also, my generator had not been blowing very cold air through it's air conditioner. I took the easy opportunity to have them refill the freon, which only cost $58 and I was on my way with a perfect driving truck and a great cool air conditioner.
It is such a wonderful feeling to know that God had provided this opportunity so miraculously. I felt very blessed and happy.
I was sitting at a very small Pilot truck stop in Mahwah, NJ. There "happened" to be a small truck repair shop right in their parking lot. I walked over and asked them if they could help me! =) Of course they were happy I stopped by, but for me I took my location as providential. They serviced my truck and fix the second air chamber on the back driver side airline for $427. That was not a real "bargain", but I had the money and was pleased it was fixed in a timely matter, that did not interupt any loads I had dispatched.
It was about noon and I headed out to my newly dispatched pick up about 50 miles south of me at 5PM that afternoon.
The front end of my truck started shaking violently. I didn't want to believe it was anything serious!! I slowed down and the shaking stopped. Everytime I accelerated it started shaking again! I did a u-turn and headed back to the shop I had just left 15 miles back.
They could not figure out why it was shaking, but recommended a shop down near the place where my pick up was scheduled. I soooo did not want to turn down the load I was scheduled for. It was a load back into Canada in Montreal.
I drove slowly to keep from shaking. At the next shop, they said they would have time for me the next morning. I was very firm and said that I would have to cancel my load to Canada and REALLY did NOT want to do that. They relented and took my truck in.
It turned out the tiny pull to the left I had felt and didn't think much about was my front end out of line. It had badly worn the inside of my passenger side steer tire. It had also worn out the tie rod ends. So, even though, it cost me $700 for two new tires and another $250 to put them on and realign the front end and replace the two tie rod ends, I was on my way in time to make my pick up on time and head to Canada!!
I was and am very thankful I was safe and on the road again.
The REAL miraculous part of this story goes as follows:
As I drove over the next couple of weeks, it seemed the truck was pulling very slightly to the right now!! This made me very nervous because the last time it was pulling slightly to the left, it turned to be out of alignment and ruined one of my tires and the tie rod ends and cost me $950!!
I was out of money now and didn't know what to do!?
I prayed and thanked God for my truck and job and asked Him to lead me and show me what to do!!
The alignment I had just had done had a 30 day warranty on it. That warranty was up on July 19th. It was July 16th and I had not been dispatched anywhere near Elizabeth, NJ where I had had the work done. I did not want to pay for the alignment check somewhere else when I had a free warranty check waiting for me in northern NJ. I prayed, I was sitting in southern NJ, a couple of hundred miles away from Elizabeth, the closest I had been all month, but still too far away to just "deadhead" to.
A dispatch came over my Qualcomm sattelite system. Pick up in Parsippany, NJ at 4 o'clock the next afternoon!!! I almost couldn't believe it!!! That was only about 15 miles from the repair shop!!! So, I took off, drove to the repair shop and parked in their lot. The next morning they took my truck in, checked it out and corrected the small problem. Also, my generator had not been blowing very cold air through it's air conditioner. I took the easy opportunity to have them refill the freon, which only cost $58 and I was on my way with a perfect driving truck and a great cool air conditioner.
It is such a wonderful feeling to know that God had provided this opportunity so miraculously. I felt very blessed and happy.
God's Love and Provision Continued
I picked up a load in Detroit and headed to Quebec City, Quebec to deliver it the next day.
I noticed a small "hissing" sound coming from the Air Brake button on my dash!
As I accelerated the air pressure built up in my airline system and the "hissing" stopped. The air pressure in my Primary air system built up to the required 120 lbs of pressure. A truck can legally stay on the road if the air pressure is between 100 and 120 lbs of pressure. The pressure in my secondary air line stayed at 115, so I was OK. (If I got stopped and inspected at a "weigh station", and they heard the hissing sound, I would be "put out of service" until a mobile fix it truck came and fixed the leak - very expensive and time consuming!)
As I stopped and started through my trip across Canada, I would hear the "hissing" and then as I accelerated it would stop and my air pressure would build to the legal limits. I was getting very nervous about this. I did NOT want to break down in Canada.
The next day I backed into my dock and the "hissing" seemed to get worse. My freight was unloaded and I took off towards the US border. I was very nervous by this time and was praying that God would protect my truck until I got back into the US.
I crossed the border, by Lake Champlain in northern New York. There was a nice little truck stop a few miles into NY. I stopped and got on the internet. I was praying and asking God to lead me to a place I could have the airline checked, that I could afford!!
It was Saturday AM, a weekend, most places were closed. After about an hour of searching around on the internet, I found a place listed on the NTTS site a national truck repair site. It was 120 miles straight south of me, on the freeway. I called. It was a small business owner who operated out of the garage on his property. He hesitated, because I wouldn't be able to get there until Sunday AM. But, I did sound quite desperate and he relented and said I could come.
I started driving the 120 miles down the freeway. I was checking the air pressure gauge on the dash every few seconds. I was scared, and praying constantly. The pressure stayed up and I kept driving.
I arrived at a truck stop at about 7PM Saturday evening. The truck repair place was only a block away. I was VERY relieved and had a nice dinner and watched a little TV and slept like a baby that night. In the morning, about 7:30 I drove over to the address I had. I drove in and parked. What a great "feeling" to know I made it safely to the repair shop!!!
When I saw the garage where this man had his small shop, I was again relieved. It was all very neat and had most of the high tech equipment you see in a big expensive truck repair shop. When I met the repair man, he put me at ease and seemed to know exactly what he was talking about. It turned out I needed a new air chamber in the back passenger side break line. He repaired it and tested it in about an hour and only charged me $171.00, I was elated!
I paid him, gave him a $20 tip and went on my way!!
What a relief. I thanked God for leading me and taking such good care of me!!
Please see my next post for another incident of God's protection and provision for me.
I noticed a small "hissing" sound coming from the Air Brake button on my dash!
As I accelerated the air pressure built up in my airline system and the "hissing" stopped. The air pressure in my Primary air system built up to the required 120 lbs of pressure. A truck can legally stay on the road if the air pressure is between 100 and 120 lbs of pressure. The pressure in my secondary air line stayed at 115, so I was OK. (If I got stopped and inspected at a "weigh station", and they heard the hissing sound, I would be "put out of service" until a mobile fix it truck came and fixed the leak - very expensive and time consuming!)
As I stopped and started through my trip across Canada, I would hear the "hissing" and then as I accelerated it would stop and my air pressure would build to the legal limits. I was getting very nervous about this. I did NOT want to break down in Canada.
The next day I backed into my dock and the "hissing" seemed to get worse. My freight was unloaded and I took off towards the US border. I was very nervous by this time and was praying that God would protect my truck until I got back into the US.
I crossed the border, by Lake Champlain in northern New York. There was a nice little truck stop a few miles into NY. I stopped and got on the internet. I was praying and asking God to lead me to a place I could have the airline checked, that I could afford!!
It was Saturday AM, a weekend, most places were closed. After about an hour of searching around on the internet, I found a place listed on the NTTS site a national truck repair site. It was 120 miles straight south of me, on the freeway. I called. It was a small business owner who operated out of the garage on his property. He hesitated, because I wouldn't be able to get there until Sunday AM. But, I did sound quite desperate and he relented and said I could come.
I started driving the 120 miles down the freeway. I was checking the air pressure gauge on the dash every few seconds. I was scared, and praying constantly. The pressure stayed up and I kept driving.
I arrived at a truck stop at about 7PM Saturday evening. The truck repair place was only a block away. I was VERY relieved and had a nice dinner and watched a little TV and slept like a baby that night. In the morning, about 7:30 I drove over to the address I had. I drove in and parked. What a great "feeling" to know I made it safely to the repair shop!!!
When I saw the garage where this man had his small shop, I was again relieved. It was all very neat and had most of the high tech equipment you see in a big expensive truck repair shop. When I met the repair man, he put me at ease and seemed to know exactly what he was talking about. It turned out I needed a new air chamber in the back passenger side break line. He repaired it and tested it in about an hour and only charged me $171.00, I was elated!
I paid him, gave him a $20 tip and went on my way!!
What a relief. I thanked God for leading me and taking such good care of me!!
Please see my next post for another incident of God's protection and provision for me.
God's Love
Being alone, On The Road, could be very scary!
Since I have a natural adventurous spirit, it is exciting for me.
Mostly, it isn't scary, because I KNOW God is with me as I trust Him.
Many things happen that make me very aware of God's presence in my life.
A lot of them go by and I privately smile and praise God in my heart for His provision and protection of me!!
Honestly, the scariest part of being an independent owner-operator of this beautiful truck God has provided for me, is having an accident or something breaking down. The time lost in getting something repaired and the money it costs to repair a truck can be devastating. I thank God daily for my truck AND the company He has led me to work for!
I pray daily for His protection and provision. (I also drive very carefully!! Lots of following distance and slow around curves, especially exits.)
Well, I digressed, back to God and His love for me.
When I first got my truck in March of '09, I started praying and asking God to help me with the maintenance and upkeep of my truck. Every 12,000 miles it needs to be serviced, oil and filter changes. It costs close to $200 and needs to be done every 6 weeks or so. It is pretty easy to find places for these services at truck stops and other shops along the way, so that hasn't been too hard. God has provided enough loads for me, through Tri State - the company I contract my truck to, to provide the money to pay for these services.
I have had 3 breakdowns since March, please read my next posts to see how God directed me to places to have these repaired. In my heart, they were nothing short of miraculous and I felt so loved and provided for by God.
Since I have a natural adventurous spirit, it is exciting for me.
Mostly, it isn't scary, because I KNOW God is with me as I trust Him.
Many things happen that make me very aware of God's presence in my life.
A lot of them go by and I privately smile and praise God in my heart for His provision and protection of me!!
Honestly, the scariest part of being an independent owner-operator of this beautiful truck God has provided for me, is having an accident or something breaking down. The time lost in getting something repaired and the money it costs to repair a truck can be devastating. I thank God daily for my truck AND the company He has led me to work for!
I pray daily for His protection and provision. (I also drive very carefully!! Lots of following distance and slow around curves, especially exits.)
Well, I digressed, back to God and His love for me.
When I first got my truck in March of '09, I started praying and asking God to help me with the maintenance and upkeep of my truck. Every 12,000 miles it needs to be serviced, oil and filter changes. It costs close to $200 and needs to be done every 6 weeks or so. It is pretty easy to find places for these services at truck stops and other shops along the way, so that hasn't been too hard. God has provided enough loads for me, through Tri State - the company I contract my truck to, to provide the money to pay for these services.
I have had 3 breakdowns since March, please read my next posts to see how God directed me to places to have these repaired. In my heart, they were nothing short of miraculous and I felt so loved and provided for by God.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Transport for Christ Chapel, Greensboro, NC
Today I attended the Sunday AM chapel service at the TA near Greensboro.
I met Chaplain Jim Harkless and Howard Hill and his wife Selena.
Howard challenged us to choose to follow and obey Christ. In particular, from John 20:22 where Jesus said to Peter, 'Follow me, What is it to you what I ask John to do?' Paraphrased, of course, but the message being, trust Jesus to use us and bless us as He chooses.
We had a fun time talking and sharing driving stories and different ways God has led and blessed us.
Howard challenged us to choose to follow and obey Christ. In particular, from John 20:22 where Jesus said to Peter, 'Follow me, What is it to you what I ask John to do?' Paraphrased, of course, but the message being, trust Jesus to use us and bless us as He chooses.
We had a fun time talking and sharing driving stories and different ways God has led and blessed us.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Fourth of July!!
It is time to go home!! Back to Wisconsin.
It has been a rough week load wise, no loads!! That is devastating to a driver - duh!
BUT, I am so excited to go home and visit my daughter and her husband and my little 1 1/2 year old grandson - EDDY!
We - Nomi, Eddy, and I are planning on a two day "RV" trip to Northern Wisconsin up by Lake Superior. The sleeper on my truck has a kitchen and a guest bed, so that is our RV! I am so excited. Nomi has ALL of the meals planned, so I don't have to worry about that.
I have been thanking God for His provision during the past three weeks, I have done very well with loads. So, I know God is in control and am trusting His sovereign love for me. I am asking Him to bless my life with His perfect timing and provision. I know He is taking care of me.
It has been a rough week load wise, no loads!! That is devastating to a driver - duh!
BUT, I am so excited to go home and visit my daughter and her husband and my little 1 1/2 year old grandson - EDDY!
We - Nomi, Eddy, and I are planning on a two day "RV" trip to Northern Wisconsin up by Lake Superior. The sleeper on my truck has a kitchen and a guest bed, so that is our RV! I am so excited. Nomi has ALL of the meals planned, so I don't have to worry about that.
I have been thanking God for His provision during the past three weeks, I have done very well with loads. So, I know God is in control and am trusting His sovereign love for me. I am asking Him to bless my life with His perfect timing and provision. I know He is taking care of me.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
When did Jesus save you, how did you get saved?
Hi, I would love so much to hear how you got saved, please tell us!! Thanks
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Questions about Jesus
There is only one way to get to know Jesus.
By understanding that you need to ask Him to forgive you for your sin, so He can forgive you and He can then give you eternal life in heaven, as a gift! Then you are born-again and become a child of God.
AND He also promises, after that, to never forsake you, to guide you and help you and protect and provide for you all through your life.
By understanding that you need to ask Him to forgive you for your sin, so He can forgive you and He can then give you eternal life in heaven, as a gift! Then you are born-again and become a child of God.
AND He also promises, after that, to never forsake you, to guide you and help you and protect and provide for you all through your life.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Let's talk about Jesus
Hi, Welcome!
Here is a place to talk about what Jesus means to you.
I am looking forward, very much, to hearing from you!
KJ
Here is a place to talk about what Jesus means to you.
I am looking forward, very much, to hearing from you!
KJ
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