Other Mission News...
Update from
Sheila Schaefer...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Powhatan,
Greetings from the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
It's a cool and breezy but absolutely breathtaking evening as I sit here
at this picture window looking out over a panoramic view of the woods ablaze
with fall colors. I'm so thankful to
know Whom to credit for all this beauty!
I can honestly say that I feel at home here already.
I know it is because of the precious presence of God and the joy of
knowing I am where he wants me to be. I
have been seeking a closer relationship with Him for a long time but was unable
to get there for some reason. But up
here on this mountain, under the discipleship of the Morgans, I have found my
calling. I have found what my heart has been seeking these many years, and that
is intimate communion with Father God, finally getting to the place of becoming nothing
so that He can become everything in and through me.
I want somehow to convey to everyone the full scope of this call on my life, but
how do I do that? I can give you all
the logistics of what
I do here, but that doesn't come close to describing what I'm becoming. And
that's where the real power of God is working right now.
As I shared before I left, I am working for Faith Family in various
areas. I have pulled weeds, spread mulch, mowed grass, folded brochures,
collated, stapled and cut numerous “Inn Keepers” (our bi-monthly news
publication), even writing the article for the “HealthPoint” in the latest
issue. I help with the cooking and
cleaning and even lend a hand on the new cabin being built; running the wiring
and staining the exterior. Also, I
was Toni's righthand woman in preparing for the Fall Supporter's Banquet, held
on November 10.
God has a design for my life that requires absolute surrender of myself to His
will and His way in my life. It is
His desire for me to be so yielded to His spirit that He himself will be living
in and through me. While part of my
ministry here at Faith Family is to be a help and encouragement to the Morgans,
God's focus is on my mission, learning
to be a teachable disciple, yielded not only to the guidance of His Holy Spirit
but also to the wisdom and knowledge He has given Bill and Toni through the many
years they have faithfully served Him and spent in His presence and His Word.
I covet your prayers in this journey and thank those of you who have sent
notes, cards and assurance of your thoughts and prayers.
I will do my best to correspond with you as it's needed. For right now I do not
have access to my own e-mail because there is no phone or internet service to my
cabin. I have chosen to keep it that
way because I am enjoying the solitude as I concentrate my time and attention
seeking the height, depth and width of the love God has for me.
People are coming to Faith Family Ministries on a regular basis to seek God’s
guidance and healing as well as the emotional and spiritual help the ministry
offers. And God continues to win over the enemy in so many lives. Please pray
for all of us as we seek to be empty vessels through which God can pour out His
Love and mercy to all who come here.
May God be real and mighty in the fellowship there, drawing each of you closer
to Him as you walk by the power of His Spirit.
By God's grace,
Sheila
Editor’s Note: Sheila Schaefer is a member of our fellowship whom our Father has called to work in Faith Family Ministries in Blue Ridge, GA. She has been with the ministry since August 2007.)
The Schrocks
will be heading to East Africa in January to live among and minister to the IK
people in the mountains of northeast Uganda.
Terrill will be serving as a Bible translator under Wycliffe and the
Schrocks are committed to staying until the people have a written New Testament
in their own, currently unwritten language (10-15 years).
Terrill (Terry) is the nephew of Doris Ranck and attended PMCS during his
senior year.