Nov

Margaret and I have prayed ardently that new people would 'discover' In His Name Ministries; and that friends would take renewed interest.

God is faithful. In November people gave more.

One donor received an unexpected windfall and shared a sizeable portion with IHNM.
A long-time friend of IHNM called today. Her church plans to give their Thanksgiving offering to the ministry.
Our aid to the poor was the highest of any month.
And this ----

A man from Guymon picked up an old newspaper page swirling in his yard. He began to read the feature story on the religious page. It was The Oklahomans story on our JESUS PURSE. He went into his house and called our number asking for more information.

Carla Hinton's story was published in the Daily Oklahoman, October 7, 2006.

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A personal note: As my dexterity diminishes and communication becomes more difficult, one thing remains constant. . . being able to communicate with our Lord. My rediscovery of Frank Laubach's writings has been invaluable. I first read his books when I was 20.

Example from Laubach's diary-

"As I analyze myself I find several things happening to me as a result of these two months of strenuous effort to keep God in mind every minute. This concentration upon God is strenuous, but everything else has ceased to be so.

I think more clearly,
I forget less frequently.
Things which I did with a strain before, I now do easily and with no effort whatever.
I worry about nothing,
and lose no sleep.
I walk on air a good part of the time.
Even the mirror reveals a new light in my eyes and face.
I no longer feel in a hurry about anything.
Everything goes right.
Each minute I meet calmly as though it were not important.

"Nothing can go wrong excepting one thing. That is that God may slip from my mind if I do not keep on my guard."

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Curious??

http://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Presence-Library-Spiritual-Classics/dp/0940232014

Dee
Laubach's unabridged diary online

http://www.durrance.com/laubach.htm