Mustard Seed Canada - Monday, January 30, 2012
A friend of Mustard Seed sent a
gift for a Mustard Seed school’s Orchid Club as a Christmas gift to her
husband. She might have imagined her gift as a bunch of garden tools.
But there were few details with the thank you…until today when this note
arrived. Please pass on some information about the money that was sent for
the orchid club last Christmas. We gave the funds in rupiahs to the
Science Club coordinator to work together with the students on a project.
I have a complete breakdown of expenses plus all of the receipts.
They bought two gardening tools, a book about orchids, pots, trays, and
twenty orchids, which they distributed to the classrooms. They have been
teaching the students how to care for the orchids, and if one of the orchids
dies, the class that was taking care of it replaces it. Every single one
of the twenty orchids is a different variety.
Not only is this Christmas gift still
blooming with life, but in a country where half of the population is involved
in agriculture, knowing how to care for orchids could lead to gainful
employment.
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Mustard Seed Canada - Friday, December 24, 2010
what do you believe?
With the Christmas season comes the obvious hustle and bustle of gift purchasing, Christmas parties and family gatherings around the dinner table to celebrate the birth of Christ or the descending of a jolly man in a red suit down your chimney, depending on your preference. Indeed, it is quite the time of year. For us, Christmas is a very special time of year and it reminds us of "why we do what we do".
Of course, many churches will be filled with Christmas sermons this season and most will talk about the virgin birth, the prophecies of old and the gifts brought to the feet of the newly born king. But let me make one suggestion that doesn’t quite get the attention it deserves. When God became man he came to make all things new which should beg the question: what do we see that isn’t new? What isn’t right?
I’m reminded of that famous Christmas hymn and echo sentiment that indeed, ‘the weary soul rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn’. With the birth of Christ a new era has begun, one in which the weary rejoice because God has become man and changed everything. The weary understand that everything needs to change because things are not right; things are not as they should be. But a new and glorious morn has come!
Our hope at Mustard Seed Canada is to continually remember that because of Jesus, everything is being made new. We’re simply playing our part in the kingdom by loving Indonesian children and their families and journeying with them as they escape the cycle of poverty through education! Our hope is that they will experience that newness of life for now and for eternity!
Merry Christmas from all of us at Mustard Seed Canada!
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Mustard Seed Canada - Wednesday, November 17, 2010
I knew I had the perfect gift idea when letters arrived from an orphanage and many of the children were writing about the long walk to school. I’d save up enough to send money for bicycles, maybe even one for each of the children. And I was so happy when the day came to forward my donation. But the children’s reply contained a mixed message: “Thank you for the bicycles. They are a big help. But really we’d like a toilet. Really now, just what were they thinking, an American standard? Well, I soon found out. The orphanage's toilet was a hole in the ground sheltered by a tarpaulin to offer some privacy. When the torrential rains came, their toilet became a nasty mess. It turned out they were really just asking for something more permanent, an outhouse raised up off the ground and a properly dug septic bed.
A telling moment; even though I don't consider myself a technocrat, I realized that the simplicity of the children's real needs was far more basic than an ordinary Canadian could imagine. We have so much, and they have so little.
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Mustard Seed Canada - Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Bible Passage: Isaiah 65:1-16
Mustard Seed Canada
issued its first electronic newsletter to let the good news travel faster! Pray that it will reach many.
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Mustard Seed Canada - Monday, June 14, 2010
Bible Passage: Galatians 3-4:20
Pray for the Boards of Mustard Seed in the United States and Canada in their fund raising and ‘friend raising’ responsibilities.
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liana ling - Monday, March 29, 2010
Looking back at all that has been accomplished and looking forward to the mountain of work ahead of us, we are encouraged by the enduring faithfulness of supporters and workers of Mustard Seed. Time seems to fly by so quickly but it is amazing to me that we can celebrate so many people who have generously gave of their time, effort and money to support the work. They have stood by us through good times and bad. As we prepare to celebrate the miracle of Easter, let us remember how Jesus rewarded those who also kept their faith even when it seemed that all was lost.
Luke 22:1-71 As you give thanks for Jesus’ faithfulness to Father God during Holy week pray special prayers celebrating the faithfulness of the Mustard Seed team. Pray for encouragement.
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