You never know what God will do through you

Just heard from my good friend, Dave Santos. He is the missionary in Brazil that I worked with when I went on the mission trip this past summer. He wanted to relay a couple of stories from the men of the church who have received one of my pens and heard my presentation of "Lessons from the Lathe". I gave Dave a supply of pens; every time he gives one away he share the lesson of how God works to shapes us into what He desires us to be. The men who have received them, in turn tell the story to those who comment on their pen. The men use the story to encourage one another when things get hard. And he wanted me to know that the church there continues to pray for me.

It is so encouraging to know that God can use this simple illustration to bring comfort and encouragement to men across the world. Who would have known when I began this ministry that God would use it to reach people around the world? God did, that's who!

Most encouraging for me is that when I get discouraged because of my cancer and all the things I can't do; God shows me what He can do through this broken vessel when I am  willing to submit to His sovereignty. God is good!