Dear Ones,
Today is an important day in our country as our new President is inaugurated; may we faithfully pray for him and our leaders that they submit to the Lord and extend His kingdom and that we can live peaceful lives. (I Tim. 2:1-4). I am going to bake, go to Aldi’s and my exercise class and hope to be home in time to watch.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
As I once promised, I have another story to share with you of God’s timing and provision told in the book, Food from Ravens. What a God of miracles, great and small, that we can depend on and know His timing is perfect. I will name this story the Holy Wheelchair, as that was what came to mind when I read how God used a wheelchair.

A couple that was very dear to my parents were missionaries in Bolivia for many years were Hendrick and Marge Erickson. They ran an orphanage for over 20 years and one of the girls (Julia) helped Marge there became a lifelong friend, as well as her husband who came to the Lord through Hendrick’s witness to him. Later in life when Marge retired and her husband had died, she saw a picture of Julia in a wheelchair because of being crippled by rheumatoid arthritis. Someone had rented the wheelchair so she could go to a wedding but the rest of the time she spent mostly confined to bed or a chair in their one-room mud hut. Marge prayed and wanted to help her in some way and realized she had a wheelchair in her basement that Julia could use if only she could get it there.
She called another WMPL missionary who she remembered was going back to Boliva to ask if there was a way to get the wheelchair to Julia. He laughed and said that he could use the wheelchair as he had a pacemaker put in and the Dr. said he needed a wheelchair after he got to La Paz while his heart was getting accustomed to the high altitude again. He was able to take it on the plane as his personal property, all the way to Bolivia free! Then when his heart adjusted, Julia received the chair was able to use the chair to sit outside in the sunshine and be more mobile until she passed away. But the wheelchair wasn’t retired but thereafter given to another missionary who already knew of someone else who needed the wheelchair. Rene had been paralyzed as a result of a truck accident and had to have his leg amputated. He received the welcomed wheelchair, and it has made a big difference in his life. One wheelchair that was given for the Lord’s use, was an answer to the prayers of many. Let us hold loosely what the Lord gives us for who knows how it can bless others!

Challenge for today: Ask the Lord to take what you have and use it for His work and glory.
Blessings on your week and prayers and love, Judy