I just had to share this praise! I am made aware again, so much, that the Joy that is from our Jesus, is not just for our own pleasure, but to share that life giving River of His presence and life, with others. The world is needy, and poor, for Jesus' presence of His life, His love and joy. Last night, I went home sick, and laid on the bed not feeling well at all, I'd been dealing with sick all day. I had been so cold the last two days that yesterday I sat in front of a little heater with my winter gloves on all wrapped up in a blanket by the heater vent to get warm enough. I was not feeling well at all so I went home and was trying to go to bed way early, get away from people, and kind of moody and depressed as the day had been with difficulties, too. The joy of the Lord was so present in my being as I lay there in bed, feeling kind of miserable, that I could not lay there with the things of the day bothering me. The Lord's River of Joy came and peeped at me, and brought His life and joy to me as I lay there. The presence of our Lord came forward and I could not deny it was Him. His River of His Presence is so precious and so present. I did not want to stay there moody, the darkness broke open and was pushed back, that the darkness of both feeling badly and any thoughts of small depressions or moodiness broke away as the River appeared as Sunshine on my day. Darkness broke, and was pushed aside, and sickness, or the feeling of it, too, and the joy of the Lord so Wonderful and present came forward. The presence of the Lord so precious, and present, though I remained rested, I could not stay sick or depressed but only, in joy. I could only praise the Lord for His presence and joy! He is a presence of a bubbling joyful Brook of waters, and they cannot help but echo His praises. I praise Jesus! I know that others go through much and sometimes I do too. But as I lay there seeing that Wonderful presence of my Lord there, His joy, I know what a great salvation we have through Jesus Christ. And I know what is inside of me, the Presence of His Holy Spirit. It is not for my good, only, but it is for the good of others to share with them. He has given us Himself and His presence to share with others. I long to share His presence with others. I want so badly to share His healing love, His joy, His presence, with others. The world is in an awful state. But Jesus is bigger than the world. And everything in it. And He has given us of Himself with plenty to share. That presence of our Lord is there to share with others, it is an abundance and it is for others, and I pray the Lord open doors, I want so to share His love, joy, and healing and peace, and all that He has given, with others, too. He is a River, and all we need is found in Him. He is so present! He is so Wonderful. Our Lord! I praise Him! I pray the Lord make a way for visits to other nations. To take the Waters of His love to others. And to open doors here to share His love and joy and presence. Which pushes back all darkness. He is a River and His presence is to share with others. I Praise Jesus! I was so aware of this again, as I went through this small trial, praise the Lord! Love, Kathy Angell

God Supplied Kathleen Angell   When I see people not knowing the Lord, shying away from even the mention of Him, I can't help but think how real He is in my life, to me. And how much I would that they knew Him. I can think about all the times everyday that He makes Himself known. How real it is knowing the Lord. How real He is to me. How He makes Himself known in so many ways. My husband was on a trip and the people had remarked they'd heard he had gotten religion. Well, actually, he received the Lord years ago, and got a wonderful walk every day of his life. Even in the worst of times that we go through, still, knowing the Lord makes it number one. It is better truly to be the door keeper in the house of the Lord than to spend one day away. I had a moment the other day where I saw the Lord in my life, so clearly, providing my needs. Though there are so many times every day of knowing His presence being there. But this was a little surprise moment where I knew He was watchful over everything. I had that feeling about the situation when I realized I was out of sweaters. It is cold here and I wear them to work and everywhere I go, everyday. There was a feeling about it, when I realize I am out of something. There is sometimes a feeling that comes when I know I am out, as if the Lord is giving it, an awareness that I am out of something. I looked at my sweaters and realized I was all out. They were all frayed at the neck and had undergone some sewing, some twice, and had begun to look frayed and a bit ugly. I knew I was out of them as far as if I had to go somewhere nice, these would look pretty frayed. If I went somewhere, I would go with one of these, it was what I had. That is not a large matter, assuredly. Especially not when there are such deep needs with others in the world. I live where people still go somewhere special with clothes that look pretty good or at least not frayed at the neck. It is not a necessity of life, that is for sure. I am thankful for the sweaters, it was just a mental note that when I could, I should pick up one for dress. But this came and went pretty quick, but I knew I was seeing I was out of them, as far as any good one, and knew one day I would have to try and get one, if I wanted something nice to wear anywhere. The next day my daughter in law handed me a bag full of sweaters. She buys nice things, they were all nice. She said if I wanted them or knew someone, and I told her I had needed some, so she said, then they are for you. I don't think they fit her, but there they were, about five nice tops. Here is another miracle in the whole thing. I cannot wear just any top. When I go looking, it is hard to find something to fit, as they don't fit. The whole bag of sweaters fit, and not only fit, looked terrific, we're my perfect size, and I liked them all. Only one top didn't fit well, and it was not a sweater and a bit large, so I will look for someone that it fits and could use a top. I sit here typing with my nice sweater on at work, knowing that when I came to the last sweater and was out, God supplied my need. I have seen Him do this kind of thing on so many occasions. He is so real in our lives. I love Him so. Not because I can do that on my own, but because He first loved me. If you don't know Him yet, just talk to Him and ask Him questions, and like I read in our Sunday school class worksheet, and would say to the kids in Sunday school, -just talk to God, like you would if on the phone to someone you know. And know that He loves you. A parent, a friend, a spouse. Just like a conversation with someone who cares about you. And that is prayer. And after awhile, you will find, you'll begin to see Him in your life and hear Him because He loves you and cares about your life, and is always there.

He has done marvelous things K.Angell   The Lord has done marvelous things. He is so real in our lives. I have felt so pressed to find ways to share the Love of Jesus with others. My husband and I have been looking for a small shop to sell my craft work out of, and share Jesus love to others that come by. We have done this before, by the Lord's provision, but I don't think I realized or appreciated what a blessing it was at the time, for meeting people and talking about Jesus Christ to them. So now, once again, we were looking for a place. I wanted to do it as a non-profit, as my heart is for helping the poor and for missionaries, also, as well as seeing others come to know about their Savior. I have seen the Lord's Love, calling, and speaking out as ambassadors, compelling all to come to Him. The desire to be in a place where people would have access to coming in and out, and still be a part of the work for the poor was a desire. We looked and found places that would be very good, except for one thing. We never have money when we are looking, and are always on empty money wise. They would be a stretch, but we never could find one when we had any money and all wanted first, last or deposit or all. We found one place for 850.00, a real low in our area, and another for 750.00, another real low. Both were good and the 750.00 the best in every aspect. But still, we didn't have what was needed. We needed someone who would work with us, and that would take a miracle. I stopped and talked to the Lord, out loud in the kitchen, just telling Him my thoughts, my general frustration, and believing what I wanted was a good idea, and how I knew He could bring a expensive place and the money for it, but I was looking for one that was not so much, so to not over burden our family at this time. He has many times before done this, bringing very expensive places and giving us plenty to care for them, always bringing miracles of covering them financially. But this time I wanted to ask for something inexpensive, yet in a area where people would be looking to buy my items. A expensive area, catering to buying the type of thing I make, with an inexpensive shop. I ask the Lord for something that was 750.00 and under, preferably under, though I knew the 750.00 in our area for what I wanted would be a miracle in itself. My heart and inside of me was hoping for something even less expensive, but I didn't have the courage to think one would even exist to ask for. I did not think anything existed to get in the area of anything lower. I talked to the Lord and explained that I just wanted a small beginning, something inexpensive where we could get in to it. I had no money to do anything with. We have seen the Lord give us places many times before and I had just shared with a young woman that God was Able, and she needn't worry about getting a place to live, if she ask Him, He could well open the door to getting an apartment for her. That is how the Lord is in our lives and in the lives of His people. He is not a God of partiality, or favoritism, and what He does for one, He does for the other. He is loving and kind, and a Wonderful Lord. After my prayer of actually just talking out loud to God, just telling Him my frustration of it, knowing it would take a miracle, it was not very long, that day or the next, that a call came. I praise Jesus. It means so much to me. To just see my Lord in my life is so much to me. The woman on the phone said, something like ...we decided to divide our shop in two, and rent out the lower lever for five hundred dollars. We have someone inquiring but we wanted to give you the first chance. We had been by there, and the upper shop was one thousand and six hundred dollars, and the bottom was several hundred extra. You had to rent them together or just the top, but they were not taking requests for the bottom. It is a lovely shop, almost the size of the top one. It is not on the main street front, but that is okay, I wanted a small beginning. It is so lovely. I did not have any money for it. They wanted first and last. Payday was yet a ways a way. I started to have doubts, but remembered it was the Lord Who brought it. I needed to stand, as He had already let me know in our lives we need to learn to stand. If He brought it, so obviously, He also would take care of it all. I thought, I will go and just tell them and make that offer of the first month on payday a ways away, and then the second at a two week later date. And if it is the Lord, He has shown He would open doors that no man could shut and shut those no one could open. He was already giving a miracle of the shop and the cost and the call, so now it needed another for the payment to be accepted in this way. I praise the Lord!!! I took my little grandson who chatted the whole time, and we met them and looked at it. It was lovely. They were lovely to us. They said it was fine, and let us have it under the need we had. They were kind to us, and did not act poorly at all that we had asked. That was two miracles. Both for a shop for five hundred, it is not found that I know of to find such a lovely shop for that, I'd been looking, and the other miracle was that they would allow us to move in on payday, and the rest on the next. I praise the Lord! This is not the first time I have seen the Lord do this kind of thing. I have seen Him do this many times. And He has always had the people call us when He provided something. My husband and I several years ago had decided for the first time to go out and look for a shop and share the Love of Jesus from it. We had no money then either and knew we would get a shop that day. It was the Lord. When our foot hit the threshold of the door of our house, the phone rang and a woman I did not know said, ...would you like my shop? I said, yes, I would. On the way to sign the papers, I cried out to the Lord, ..Oh, Lord, I have to know this is You! We had no money. Out of my belly, in the Waters of the Lord's Love, came out, and I heard ...I will make a way where there is no way. And He did. Everything came that we needed. The shop was fully stocked when we walked in and everything I needed to know was taught to me by the lady who arranged me to buy her shop. I just had to pay a reasonable lease for the shop and for all the insides, displays and such, one hundred a month for a totally reasonable amount, with all that I needed. Incredible! Praise Jesus! I could share and share and share about the provisions and loving actions and supplying that the Lord has given. It isn't that it is for us, it is how He is. And it is all, I know, to share the Love of Jesus, with others.