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HEART TO HEART
November 9,
2006
Dear
Friends,
Blessings to you and yours
this Thanksgiving season. I find that, as a human, it is easier to
thank God for His blessings and provisions that make life easier than
it is to thank Him even in tough circumstances or when
He is silent. Recently, after seeing God answer our prayers
concerning property for our new campus, I was giving Him thanks for
providing, for teaching me patience during the process over the last
6-7 months, and for His taking into consideration every detail of our
requests and needs. Then I wondered: Have I been just as thankful
and loved Him just as much during times of waiting, times of His
silence, times when He answered “no” to my prayers? If for no one
else, these past few months have been for me--to increase my faith in
my Father. Once again He has proven that “He always shows up and He
always comes through for us.” Most importantly, He always has our
best interests at heart!
So this Thanksgiving, above
all else, I am thankful to my Father because He always has my best
interests at heart. I thank Him that He is much more concerned about
my character being shaped than about my worldly circumstances. Yes, I
know that He is interested in every detail of our lives, but He is
ultimately concerned about His character that is being formed in us as
His children. I thank Him for that and many other things.
One of the great blessings
is that He has provided a new campus for Westwood Ministries’ use.
Our new retreat location will be near Mountain Home about a 20-25
minute drive from Kerrville. Westwood will have the usage of the 137
acre ranch which is high-fenced and has many exotic wildlife roaming
the hills. We will be developing and building our lodge over the next
few months, so if you have the energy and time we will have an
opportunity for you to swing a hammer, paint, clean, or dig a ditch.
We are grateful to God for His provision.
See our website for photos
of the land and a map of its location.
I would like to formally
invite you to our annual
Westwood Christmas Gala. This year
the gala will be held at Calvary Temple Church located at 3000 Loop
534 in Kerrville, December 9 from 6-10 p.m. and will be filled with
times of food, fun and celebration to the King! Please see the
enclosed flyer for more details.
Christmas is the time of
year that the “Friends of Westwood,” who are our prayer and financial
support warriors, are given an opportunity to pledge their team
support for this new year of 2007. These pledges are the
“backbone” of our budget each year, so we are extremely grateful for
your prayers for this mission to kingdom leaders and your prayerful
financial support that helps make it happen. Enclosed you will find a
Partner Pledge Card. Please take time to pray over this
opportunity for kingdom investment and either bring
your card to the gala or send it in with your gift.
I am
personally grateful to you for your partnership in this kingdom
ministry. 2007 will begin our 17th year of ministry. God
is using you and other brothers and sisters to enable this front line
ministry of Westwood to stay strong and continue to impact the lives
of His kingdom leaders. Thanks.
I love to hear from you, so
give me a call at 210-912-6584 and let’s share and pray together.
Blessings in His Grace,
Dave
Gentry, Founding Director
Westwood Ministries |
