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Continue reading →: How to gain refreshment from the Springs of Living WaterWhat is it about water that is so refreshing, whether it is still or moving, streams or rivers, or a cup of cold drinking water? There are many places in the Bible where God refers to water in connection with the refreshment and life that comes from it. Psalm 23…
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Continue reading →: Zwieback: From Tradition to Comfort FoodHow do we go from Zwieback to Reeschkje? How to go from what? to what? To answer this question, you have to answer another question: How do you interpret “Zwieback“? Some people, and it’s the common interpretation on the internet, say that Zweiback means “twice baked”. That may have been…
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Continue reading →: Word of the day…expeditionsIt would seem my journey has come to an end, but it’s only a milestone. I finally completed my first rough draft, and (spoiler alert!) they did arrive at their destination. You knew they had to or I wouldn’t be here. They are my ancestors after all. But you don’t…
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Continue reading →: The Best Christmas Ever…“Jesus is the Reason for the Season” has long been a familiar Christmas phrase. I’d like to share a short personal story from before I knew Jesus, showing how that statement became meaningful in my life. For many years, Christmas was simply a time to eat, drink, and be merry—a…
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Continue reading →: The Amazing GiftPhilippians 2 I enjoy the Christmas season for many reasons, but especially for one huge reason – I get to reflect on the amazing gift the Father gave in Jesus. Truly, the Father has given us a gift that is infinite, awesome and inexhaustible in wonder. I have trouble wrapping…
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Continue reading →: Christmas Hope in the Midst of ConflictFrom Bethlehem to the Nations: SAT-7 Shares Christ’s Birth Christmas is a season of light, joy, and celebration, but for many across the Middle East and North Africa, it is also a season shadowed by conflict, displacement, and poverty. In the midst of these realities, SAT-7 is faithfully broadcasting the…
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Continue reading →: AdventAs I’ve reviewed several descriptions of Advent, a common thread of thought is that of a time of reflection looking forward in preparation. We celebrate the birth and first coming of Christ as well as look forward with preparation in mind for the second coming of our Lord Jesus. In…
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Continue reading →: More Christmas recipesHave you tried the peppernuts yet from our last newsletter? They are called “pay-pa-nates” in Low German, or Plaudietsch, which my character, Gertie, would have been speaking. I tried the extra suggestions to make the process go easier, and it did! After the dough had been in the refrigerator for…
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Continue reading →: Go it alone“We can go it alone.” The trend in churches today seems to be thinking we don’t need a governing body over us, we can go it alone. Then they pull away from association with a greater body to become independent. This is a dangerous move in today’s environment. Satan prowls…
Marilynn Lester
The journey never ends…
He who began a good work in you shall perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ. – Philippians 1:6
Current Project…
The Long Trek
A story about a family walking alone from Danzig, Prussia, to Chortiza, Southern Russia, in the early 1800’s. Napoleon and his soldiers are dominating the countryside. Gypsies are roaming by clans from place to place. The main character, Gertie, has a lot to process in dealing with people outside her comfortable Mennonite community and learning to forgive people within her home community. Her desire to reflect the love of Christ puts a challenging perspective on her encounters with other people.
Marilynn…
Was raised in the Mennonite community. She can trace her roots way back to the 1700’s in Prussia. Marilynn, as a history buff, has always been curious about the trip her ancestors took from Prussia to Southern Russia (Ukraine) and what they could have encountered between the two points. Marilynn has done an incredible amount of research to discover the political and social climate of the day and is attempting to put it in fiction story form for other readers to enjoy.
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In 212 instances out of 250 the most influential person (in an individual’s life) had been a woman. – Eugenia Price, Woman to Woman.
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