{"id":196,"date":"2011-03-17T16:55:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T21:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/theo-enns\/?p=196"},"modified":"2011-03-17T16:55:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T21:55:34","slug":"joy-in-march-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/theo-enns\/2011\/03\/17\/joy-in-march-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy in March 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>You can join us: every day, all day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/theo-enns\/files\/2011\/03\/Peterson-porch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/theo-enns\/files\/2011\/03\/Peterson-porch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Peterson house, with ours in the background - both for sale!\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/theo-enns\/files\/2011\/03\/Peterson-porch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/theo-enns\/files\/2011\/03\/Peterson-porch.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Because JOY doesn&#8217;t depend on our circumstances. Martha and I are reading a 90-day challenge about this joy that is ours, for the taking. (See <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Champagne for the Soul<\/span>, by Mike Mason.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span>So when the new potential buyers found everything they needed in our house (wheelchair ramp for their handicapped child, &amp; fenced-in yard for their toddler) &#8211; we rejoiced! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When their own house sale ran into a snag preventing them from immediately signing a contract with us for our house &#8211; we still have God&#8217;s joy!<!--more-->\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span>When Theo&#8217;s part-time janitorial job expanded to include substitute teaching &#8211; we rejoiced! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Haiti Baptist Mission needed more daily input on revising their old Grade One Bible curriculum, which Theo is now doing &#8211; &amp; we&#8217;re happy we can do this while we&#8217;re still not moved to Florida. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span>If our stuff is all still packed up at the storage facility, ready to move, but we have the Peterson home (also for sale) to &#8220;camp out&#8221; in &#8211; we are still rejoicing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If the New Tribes Mission project of developing a Firm Foundation Children&#8217;s Curriculum for grades 1-5 is waiting for more full-time input &#8211; we still have His joy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And you can have His joy with us, in every circumstance, every day, all day long!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"poetry\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span>PRAY:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"poetry\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">1- We have a serious, potential buyer for our house here in Alabama which could allow us to move to Florida in the next few months.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"poetry\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">2- Pray for our ministry support to increase, to free us to work more full-time on the Bible lessons for the 330 Baptist Haiti Mission schools.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">3- <\/span><\/span><span>We are currently editing a provisional set of lessons, for them to be able to teach to their grade one students this coming school year (starting this September.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"poetry\"><span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;font-size: small\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"poetry\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">PRAISE:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"poetry\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">1- My part-time work at the local public school has expanded to include substitute teaching.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"poetry\"><span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">2- A Christian professional curriculum developer has started working on the new Firm Foundation Children&#8217;s School Curriculum, in Florida.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"poetry\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\"><span>3- We praise God for His peace as we wait on His timing and provision to move on, while continuing to work on this project already from home.<\/span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Theo &amp; Martha Enns<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>60 Briarwood Lane<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Rainsville, AL 35986<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntm.org\/theo_enns\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntm.org\/theo_enns\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"mailto:theo_enns@ntm.org\">theo_enns<\/a><\/font><\/a><\/span><a href=\"mailto:theo_enns@ntm.org\"><\/a><\/a>@ntm.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Cell phone: 256-601-9765.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>New Tribes Mission of Canada; Box 707; Durham, ON \u00a0N0G 1RO; CANADA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>New Tribes Mission, Inc.; 1000 E. First St.; Sanford, FL 32771; USA.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can join us: every day, all day! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Because JOY doesn&#8217;t depend on our circumstances. Martha and I are reading a 90-day challenge about this joy that is ours, for the taking. (See Champagne for the Soul, by Mike Mason.) 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