May 2012
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You just never know...
Cody Kopaska - The Newest Addition to Our Team!
Little did we know in 2004, the quiet red headed kid, who made concerts happen at our youth outreach center, would be foundational to launching Chi Alpha at UVU.
“You can’t never always sometimes tell. That tongue twister is a mind-bender, so you might need to read it twice. Here’s a translation: ‘Anything could...
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Party In The Car!
When we crossed the Utah state line with our kids a couple weeks ago, there was screaming, singing, and picture taking going on. The kids had been anticipating our move to Utah for almost 2 years. It is like we crossed into the promise land! For the girls, this is their first trip to Utah. For Ayden, his second, but it was an answer to prayer for all of them. Almost every night we pray with...
“We’re at 70% of our budget needed!! (monthly financial commitments). Just...”
March 2012
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God’s plan is not always immediate but is always...
What were some of the dreams that God has given you for your life?
Have they come to pass? Is God still giving you more dreams? Are you still waiting for some to happen? Perhaps you’ve given up.
In 2001 we took our youth group from Strafford, MO all the way to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. While there, we literally saw thousands give their lives to God. We visited a lot of schools with students ranging...
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March Family Update
We only had one decent snow in Missouri this year. The kids bundled up in their snow gear and waddled outside. Ayden’s favorite game was filling Analiese’s hood with snow and forcing it back onto her head. For some reason Analiese didn’t mind. I cringed as I watched from the window. Adalynn’s favorite game was making snow angels, although the snow wasn’t very deep so they were more like grass...
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December 2011
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Christmas at the Post Office
I just visited our closest Post Office to pick up some stamps. Yikes! The line was going out the door. Most days I would go on the next errand on the list. But I knew it had to be done. I thought maybe I could keep it quick since I was going to use the self check out machine.
I patiently got in line and tried to make small talk with the lady who walked in shortly after I did. She was not too...
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There's a story to write...
We know the story of Jesus. We’ve read the book.
But Mary didn’t know the story when the Angel appeared to her and said “Don’t be afraid!,”(Luke 1:30, NLT) (Which as I’m sure you’ve thought before, kind of blows the soft cuddly imagery we may have had of angels). Mary was living the story as it was being lived out before her as her son would be called...
December Family Update
“Mommy, why don’t you have any chores to do?” I proceeded to explain to Analiese that if I didn’t do any chores, she would not eat, sleep, or have clean clothes.
I asked Adalynn the other day why she poured a cup of water on her bed, and she proceeded to explain very matter fact, “Analiese’s duck wanted to sleep there.” She couldn’t understand why Daran and I were laughing so hard that we...
November 2011
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Psalms 9:1 “I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”
We have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! We hope you do as well.
So as Noreen and I pause and give thanks, we are thankful for many things. At the top of the list is our friends, family, and churches that are helping us to reach a generation of students.
THANK YOU...
October 2011
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Some Place Like Utah (Part 3)
“I’ve been praying for six months for a Christian group to come to my school!”
I don’t know whose mouth was more wide open, ours or Shiloh’s.
We had only been at Pastor David’s (the church planter) house for fifteen minutes when the pastor from the new Orem church walked in with Shiloh. After the usual small talk, Shiloh asked, “Why in the world did you come to Utah?” We explained that we were...
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October Family Update
So pumped!! Just got done with our one week pre-field orientation! Now we are full time support raising to go to Utah! My heart is there, now I just need to get my body there!
We have this game that we play at the dinner table where we focus on one of us and talk about our favorite things. The other night we focused on Ayden. We asked him what his favorite state was…his...
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September 2011
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“Persecution is an enemy the Church has met and mastered many times. Indifference...”
– God’s Smuggler, Brother Andrew
August 2011
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Some Place Like Utah (Part 2)
Joe told me,
“You should give this guy a call. He’s a church planter in Utah, not exactly sure where, but he’d be really cool to work with. Let me get his contact info.”
A couple of days later Joe had emailed me the contact info for the church planter. Joe is the Chi Alpha Director for North Arkansas College and had met this church planter at another missionary event.
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The Three Little Lemons
The three little lemons are having such a great time back in Missouri! They absolutely love their cousins and can’t get enough of them. We just had a new cousin join the family - Seth Paxson. He is a month old now, and I am sure that he is ready to join the other Lemons in their fun! Here is a little update on each of the Lemons:
Ayden- is in 4th grade now and still homeschooling...
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“Our one great business is prayer, and we will never do it well unless we fasten...”
– E. M. Bounds (via noreenlemon)
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“And I am certain that God, who began the good work in you, will continue his...”
– Philippians 1:6