Just something I felt like sharing today. I am a caregiver and my very special lady that God has blessed me with to care for is 94 years old and has alzheimer's...... I've been with her now for over a year and I treat her like the princess she is (I love her!!) I've been trying so hard to have the courage to preach Jesus to people but I must admit I get scared or discouraged because people have treated me like I'm a nut (I'm sure we all can relate to that one). Anyhow she said to me one morning that she hopes she goes to Heaven but she wasn't sure if she was good enough (tears filled my eyes) So I started telling her about Jesus and that he loves all of us and that we all are sinners, even me!! I told her to ask Jesus to forgive her and to tell him she loves him and she will be with him in heaven, she said thank you so much and joy filled my heart. Now I talk to her everyday about God and how much he loves us! In a way I still felt like the only reason I was able to be so bold and confident was because she has alzeimers and I knew the chances she would tell her family members that I told her this would be slim (people can be funny and I really need my job, but at the same time I trust in the lord and I know if i did loose my job it would be because he had something else in store for me) So I guess what I'm trying to say is I want Jesus to know I want to do everything In my life for him!!!! And I want to be able to tell more people so they can be saved. I want to be brave for him and I want him to give me the courage to be able to tell more people, I think if I could at least get one person to Heaven Jesus would be pleased with that, but I want to do better then just one, again I want to be the best that I can for him. Thanks for listening all, I LOVE JESUS SO MUCH!!

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Even if I were an atheist or agnostic, I would hope that I would be grateful for anything that made my loved one with Alzheimer's happier and more at peace. As a Believer in Him, well done you. Here we are waiting for the fullness of the Gentiles to be brought in and you are out there getting it done.

yes well done stacey. i am noticing this too. i am helping with the confirmation, up in our local national school where my kids go and it is very rewarding.

i am getting great discussions going with the 12 year olds (most believe vague notions about evolution and 'big bang'..) i let them explore their ideas, but keep pointing them back in love to the love of christ.

also when all the parents came at the end, mainly non-practising catholics, i did a spontaneous prayer with them about loving their kids and trusting them to God... we held them in our hands and now we hand them to Jesus to protect them etc. some of them were crying. and i felt a real movement of spirit working through them.

praise the Lord !! was dreading this and now turning out to be a huge opportunity to spread the real good news !! 'nothing to do with ceremony children, its about you and jesus in your heart (or not) '..... so many have no adults to tell them about God;s love or encourage their faith. they are like lambs to the slaughter in today's world... pray for us here in our relatievly wealthy suburb, where education is making people post-christian.. we need a revival !!

As Tender Reed said, I will add another Well done thou good and faithful servant. God Bless, Jan

We love you too Stacey! :D

ybiC

Neko.