MISSION MOMENTS WITH “FUZZ” February 08 MONTHLY MISSION REPORT FOR REV. ARMOND FLOYD “Quiet be still!” Why are you so afraid do you still have no faith?” Mark 4:39b & 40b |
 How many of us are excited about the opportunity to face hardships? How many of us look forward to staring down the barrel of a loaded gun (figuratively)? Well I do not believe that I have ever met anyone that has said to me “Armond, FuZz, Fat-Guy” I am looking forward to the excruciating pain that I am going to have to endure in this next trial that I am facing! When I meet that “challenged” person I will gladly look him/her square in the face& say “Oh please Take Your Medicine!”
I guess that sounded pretty mean huh? I suppose it was not really edifying either, but you all know that you were thinking it. Weren’t you? BE TRUTHFUL! With respect to trials in life I am still a spring chicken in comparison to some & a seasoned veteran to others. I have had my fair share of trials in this life. One of which is the ongoing struggle to maintain the financial supporters that I have and gaining the remaining supporters that I need to reach my families needs. Just recently we have had 3 very dedicated & crucial financial supporters discontinue their support to us that equaled $300.00 a month. As you can imagine losing supporters can be a “sinking” feeling especially when you are not meeting your budget monthly as it is. And when they are the dedicated and consistent as these folks have been it can be a big blow. I do not want to bring you down I want to lift you up. Let me tell you first that we are very thankful for your support to this ministry & that we totally understand your reason for discontinuing. And secondly we pray for you & ask that God bless you so very much for you past contributions to this ministry. “Where is your faith?” Luke 8:25a |
Wednesday night during the small group that Clete & Teresa (members of B.O.H.) we studied Faith. The passage was out of Luke 8:22-25. Jesus instructs His disciples to get into a boat & take a ride to the other side of the lake. After setting off Jesus finds a comfortable spot to take a very much needed nap & falls asleep. Then a squall came down & swamped the boat, water was everywhere & filling the boat! They were in great danger!!! Their very lives were at risk & they were in the middle of the lake! What ever were they to do?!! So someone got the bright idea let’s go wake up Jesus & let Him know that we (including Himself) were about to DIE IN A BOAT ON THE LAKE!!!!! Imagine that, Jesus dying on that boat that would have made the news! “Jesus of Nazareth dies today in a furious squall on lake, salvation’s plan put on hold… film at eleven!!!”
They wake him up & they ask Him… “Master don’t you even care that we are all going to die?!!!!”(Mark chapter 4) just imagine Jesus finally getting some sleep after working so hard preaching, picking out the knuckle heads that are on the boats waking Him up, facing down Beelzebub after not eating for days, casting out demons, healing people, raising the dead, giving sight to the blind, you know, all the stuff that the savior of the world was responsible to do, woken up because of a little thing like imminent danger.  It’s a good thing that it wasn’t me. I would have had a few choice words to the fellas before speaking to the wind and waves. Then I would have said to the wind & the waves HEY! KNOCK IT OFF! Then I would have had a few more choice words with the fellas!
I believe that Jesus, when he was awakened and said…“Quiet be still!” Why are you so afraid do you still have no faith?” Mark 4:39b & 40b He was probably pretty upset with the boys. If the fellas would have taken a look at Jesus to see what He was doing instead of looking at the current predicament that they were in & then mimicked Him they would have been working in trust. And if they would have spoken to the wind & the waves and told them to be still they would have been working in faith. Christ was teaching them that the message is simply “I am in the boat with you have faith & trust in me.” God has put us in a boat here in Waterloo and we are going to do two things while we are sailing across this lake. We are going to watch Jesus & see what He is doing when we hit rough waters. And we are going to speak to the winds & the waves and tell them “Peace… Be still”. I am being challenged to do as the word says and “consider it pure joy whenever I face many different trials, James 1:2” So I am saying “Yay I get to stretch my faith muscles and I get to witness God do a miracle again in our lives!” I encourage you folks to do the same. If you would like to see more of the specific work that we are doing at Bridge Of Hope church in Waterloo Iowa please visit http://www.bridgeofhopechurch.com/pray4us.html God Bless you all & may you be able to rejoice the very next time you face a hard trial. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armond Prayer Requests: - Please remember Mike Ungs, Steve, Vern & Adam Little, Malcolm Houston all sick or having problems
- Please keep the Wed night, Sat morn, and Thurs night prayer & bible study groups lifted up
- Again I would like you to be in agreement with us for prayer & financial supporters
MISSION MOMENTS WITH “FUZZ” January 08 MONTHLY MISSION REPORT FOR REV. ARMOND FLOYD I am sorry if I seem lazy this month but I have been really busy & I have not had time to do my newsletter. Rachel did do the one for the church & since it was soooo flattering I thought; "Why not?" She's a better writer than I am and she ALWAYS tells the truth sooooo here you are folks enjoy... ---------------------------------------------------- Armond http://www.bridgeofhopechurch.com/pray4us_jan_08.html.  | 
