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hey peeps! aleks here. we’re back from ifugao! praise the Lord! thank you for your prayers and support. roovin, jing, dan, louise (trumpets), and i traveled back to manila saturday night, while the rest of the team stayed on for sightseeing sunday. i google-talked with jean this morning and she’s still groggy from the trip (they arrived 3AM monday). more details soon! and i’m sure the others have loads of stories to tell

hemingways… i was browsing through the new books at work to choose an excerpt for our newsletter, and i came upon these words from andrew comiskey’s strength in weakness. thought i’d share (yeah, i’m the quote guy around here…)

Shame is the raincoat of the soul, repelling the living water that would otherwise establish us as the beloved of God. It prevents us from receiving grace and truth where we need them the most….

But our Father is faithful. Through the cross Jesus removes every attitude that repels the truth of the Father’s love for us. That love surpasses the cursed thought patterns collected over a lifetime of pain.

Though thick and well suited to repel love, our “shame coats” are no match for God’s love for us, a love revealed at Calvary.

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