Kati Hawkins

See the Lord Working

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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10

Wow the Lord is amazing! I am in the kitchen at the community center helping make lunch for some of the Ukrainian refugees with the help of a few Ukrainians and some fellow volunteers. I am hearing Romanian spoken and played in the Christian music while trying to use my Google translate to talk to a very sweet Ukrainian grandmother.  She is telling me about her granddaughter who is living and working here in Romania.  I just think how delightful it will be in Heaven when we can all understand each other without the use of our phones or an interpreter.  

My heart goes out to the Ukrainians, a lot of the people that we have met are older and probably already retired before the war.  Now they have fled from their country with not much and in a new country for who knows how long.  Some of them are mother’s with children whose husbands are back in Ukraine. They can’t leave due to the fact they have to be there to fight if called. 

I met one older woman who was a missionary and is writing out her testimonies in Russian and I then take a picture of it and use Google translate to English.  Her sharing is reminding me to take time out of my busy day to see what God has put around me.  To see someone on the bus I can help or talk to or even the lady who is alone and doesn’t have family here.  I love to see the Lord working through so many people.

for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Philippians 2:13        (We are his hands and feet)

 

Lunch at the Community Center

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Tennesee Mission Team

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We had a mission team with WHEW Missions from Tennessee come to Sun Valley at the end of July! They came to share the love of Jesus with the valley and help out at Cathedral Pines Baptist Camp.  

Eddie ,WHEW’s leader, and Brian met in Lake Charles, Louisiana while serving with Samaritan’s purse. It was truly God’s plan for them to meet, because they only worked together for one day and then Eddie had to leave.  At the end of the week a chaplain from Billy Graham Evangelistic Association gave Brian Eddie’s number, after Brian thought he would never see Eddie again. The next year  we went on a mission trip to Puerto Rico with Eddie and WHEW Missions.  We had an amazing experience in PR and this is where the idea of having a team come to Sun Valley was born.  Fast forward a year and what looked like would never happen, our awesome God made a way! I would also like to say we love the southern accents of the group and the kindness that only comes from the south!

At camp the mission team talked to the campers every morning about evangelizing and how to tell their salvation story to other people. Most in the group were able to connect with the kids at the camp. It  was so great to see the youth on fire for Jesus. Madalyn and Winston had a great time staying at the camp without Mom and Dad a couple nights. Everyone in the group was so kind and took them under their wing. 

During the day we were able to go to Ketchum and share the Good News!  We were really amazed at how many people we were able to talk to and tell them about Jesus. It is really intimidating and kind of uncomfortable to talk to people from your own country versus going to another country where there are usually interpreters and the people are more open to hearing about Jesus.  Here in the States it seems like people feel they don’t need Jesus because we have been paralyzed by prosperity and feel we have everything we need.  But people can always use someone to talk to and if you can share the gospel while doing that, it is a win win and here was no different. 

We worked with our local church The Rock Church in Hailey to set up a tent at the farmers market where we did  face painting and hair wraps. We also did an outreach in Hailey at the park that brought a lot of children and families out to enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs and more face painting and  hair wraps.  We were able to share the Gospel and just enjoyed giving out free food and showing God’s love.

We had a really good time and we enjoyed getting to know everyone in the group.  They all have a special place in our hearts.  There is so much growing in a group of believers, not only closer to Christ but also with other believers.  We are planning on visiting them in Tennessee this November and hope to get to see each one of them! 

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