Tuesday, Day 10

Today I drove to Livermore for a pastors-preview lunch of the upcoming I Promise Conference by Gary Smalley. As I walked in the large and beautiful facility housing the luncheon, I had to squelch feelings and temptations of jealousy. "Why can't...?" "What if...?" And then you reminded me Lord to take care of the business on my own plate of ministry.

Through the info-lunch, I came to discover that the Conference is really open for anyone (single, dating, cohabitating, etc) not just married couples. How can I motivate the people in my church family to see the value of such a conference? I can think of EVERYONE benefiting from this material. Lord, have your way, and bless the Smalley Team as they minister wherever they travel.

After lunch, I had planned to meet up with Barbara Z. to pick up a book donation. We found each other in the parking lot easily enough, and I was blessed to receive a large box of ministry books. These are mostly for Berto, who is beginning to build his own library. Lord, thank you for generous people like Rev. Dawes and Barbara. May their investment encourage ministers to be strong students of Your Word.

Wordsearch Group tonight was James, Lidia and myself. We studied and discussed lust, anger, and adultery as found in Matthew 5. Lord, guard our own hearts and make us a sweet and pure fragrance in the world.