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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my
fortress, my God, in whom I trust." (Ps 91:1)
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Last Tuesday, in school, we were warned of a coming ice-storm. I didn't take
it seriously, having noticed the effects of a little snow on people. That
night, my guitar class was canceled because of icy roads. Wednesday morning,
all schools were closed because of the ice. I took advantage of the time off
to get schoolwork done. At 3 p.m., the power went suddenly off. No more
electricity. No more light. No more heat. It had been raining all day, the
rain freezing as soon as hitting the ground. We got colder and colder in our
house but stayed over night. All night long we heard trees cracking as
branches came down under the weight of the ice. Thursday morning, we could
not stand it any longer. We spent the day in a heated mall, getting reading
done, before finding shelter at a friend's house who had a fire-place and
even got power back that very night.
Kansas City was covered with ice - the worst ice-storm ever in its history. 350000
households were without power, us just one of them. Transformers blew up,
electric lines came down as trees cracked (they're all above the ground). Life
came to a hold without electricity, shelters were put up everywhere for those
who were cold. Sue and I, we could stay with those friends and had great
fellowship there. We finally got power back late Saturday night, after over 3
days. Praise God! I returned home this (Sunday) afternoon, back in a warm
house. What an experience this has been! Some people still don't have power.
BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER
I'd like you to join me in a breakthrough prayer tomorrow morning, in a few
hours. Those who have known me long enough, might have noticed that it seems
that my life is characterized by financial breakdowns. Whenever it goes
uphill, the enemy comes to rob me as much as he can. However much I give,
however much I pray, it hasn't made a difference.
I mentioned last time that the situation with the apartment in Vienna might
escalate again. And it has. However much I try, I don't seem to be able to
solve that situation, to simply get rid of the apartment!! The guy who was
supposed to take the apartment, should simply have signed the lease. However,
conditions changed in many ways and it didn't work out. I now am in a
dead-end street - either finding a new person or a way to get rid of the
furniture. If you're in Vienna and you have an idea, let me know. So, I have
to keep paying for it...
Well, enough is enough. The dean of our school, an awesome man of God,
someone I greatly honor and appreciate, he said he'd pray for me to make an
end to this. Tomorrow morning, him and the second-year students are going to
pray for me. And I'm joining my faith with theirs so that from now on the
enemy will not rob the Lord any more, and I will be able to sow into His
kingdom! Because it's all about HIM and HIS HONOR!
May the Lord bless you abundantly,
Claudia
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Mag. Claudia R. Wintoch
Linguist ~ Teacher ~ Translator/Interpreter (also via e-mail)
8488 Lane Drive
Kansas City, MO 64138
USA
(+1)816-353-6125
claudia@healing2thenations.net
www.healing2thenations.net
www.healing2thenations.injesus.com
Talk to me online - I'm "healing2thenations":
yahoo! messenger
msn messenger/netmeeting (including webcam)
Your support - whether by prayer or giving - is greatly appreciated: Europe:
Bank Austria, bank number: 12000
account number: 509.101.468.00 USA: possible via injesus.com
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