11.21.07 thequest UPdate

thequest family,

H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G!

I'm thankful for so many who have walked alongside us on thequest over the years. I'm thankful for the Totzke family in particular...and today I asked Larry to write a ditty to encourage us in being thankful. Check it out below.

Press on,

Mike


The Thanksgiving holiday in America is traditionally a time when we pause to give thanks for all of our blessings and especially for the harvest. You can check out this website for more information on the history of Thanksgiving: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tgturkey1.html.

But the folks of Grace Brethren International Missions have chosen this Thanksgiving time to broaden and personalize the practice of giving thanks. They have decided to personally thank all of those people who support the Mission and its work. Says Dave Guiles, GBIM’s Executive Director, “At GBIM we’ve set aside the month of November for us to find as many sincere ways as possible to say a heart-felt thanks to you - the hundreds of churches and thousands of men and women who faithfully partner with us through your prayers and financial support. No gimmicks. No ulterior motives. No special techniques.” Just THANKS!

How about us? Sure, we say thanks all the time; it’s the polite thing to do! Thanks to the waitress for serving the food. Thanks to the cashier for giving us change. Thanks to the person who holds the door open for us. And so forth.

But when was the last time you or I stopped and took the time to say, in a special way, thanks to the people we interact with on a regular basis for doing what they do? I can think of a bunch of examples. Say Thanks...

...to the mail carrier

...to your kids’ school teacher or day care worker

...to your beautician or barber

...to your doctor

...to your house church leader or host

...to your mom or dad

You get the picture! Paul, in one of the many places he offers thanks, says in 1 Thessalonians 1:2, “We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.”

And so, to those of you who are part of thequest network, who attend our house churches and assemblies, who give financially, who pray for us, and who keep up on what’s going by reading this newsletter, THANKS! We love you, and God loves you.

Larry


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