McKinstry E-News … Fall 2019
“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13) We are learning to TRUST HIM MORE. This may surprise you about us, but as people who have left…
Read MoreLove is Worth it
Ten years ago today, I said good-bye to my best friend. It was 12:30 a.m. I had spent the final hours of my 36 birthday at St. Luke’s hospital, in Milwaukee, WI. First in the ER, where I found Lori, heavily sedated, to make her more comfortable in her final hours, and then in a…
Read MoreBy Faith
Years ago I went through the Beth Moore Bible Study, Believing God. At some point during this study she suggests… if your the type of person who writes in their Bible, that at the end of Hebrews chapter 11, you write in the words “by faith [insert your name]” I am such a person, and…
Read MoreMcKinstry E-News … Summer 2019
Are people around you starving? “From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” (Ephesians 4:16) Oxfam America, an NGO dedicated to the eradication of hunger around the world, estimates that 30 million people, world-wide, are on the…
Read MoreHey Momma,
Today, being Mother’s Day, I want to write about Motherhood. When I think of Motherhood, the first person I think of, naturally, is my Mom. I did a google search for Bible verses about moms… and I came across this verse that explains my mom perfectly. “You should be known for the beauty that comes…
Read MoreGod is Faithful
Today is one of 2 days a year, that I really take the time to think about someone who was like a sister to me. Today is Lori’s birthday. Lori, was my best friend for 14 years, she went to heaven just about 10 years ago… she had cancer. Every April 3 and September 12,…
Read MoreMcKinstry E-News … Spring 2019
God Has a Better Plan Is God Messing with Your Plans? It’s been sixteen months since we transitioned from life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to life in Barcelona, Spain. We have followed God’s call on our lives carrying big dreams and big ideas with big faith. We knew God had called us, we were committed to…
Read MoreHome…where God provides
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.” This weekend, I wanted…
Read MoreFall 2018 Update … It’s All About People
It’s “La Navidad” and many were eating “churros con chocolate” while breathing in the wonder of this beautiful city we call home; but not everyone.
Read MoreWhen You’re Standing Head to Head with Jesus, He Needs to Win
I was standing a top of my favorite place to visit in Barcelona, doing the touristy-thing with my parents, climbing the steps to the top of the Tibidabo, to see the view of Barcelona. Oh, and there’s a huge statue on top, of Jesus… every time we have gone up there we take a group…
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