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"From Dream to Reality"

Volume 1 Issue 2    June-July, 2004

In C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, Master tempter Screwtape tells his young demon apprentice, Wormwood, that he should “work hard on the disappointment or anticlimax which is certainly coming to [the new Christian] during his first few weeks as a churchman. [God] allows this disappointment to occur on the threshold of every human endeavor. It occurs when the boy who has been enchanted in the nursery by Stories from the Odyssey buckles down to really having to learn Greek. It occurs when lovers have got married and begin the real task of learning to live together. In every aspect of life it marks the transition from dreaming aspiration to laborious doing.”

I think Screwtape had a good handle on the human condition. Transitions are hard and following God’s call is rarely easy . The past several months have been some of the most tiring I can remember. There have been many times when I’ve questioned my sanity for venturing out in this way, (Especially when staring at large stacks of IRS forms that need completing.) However, God’s promises and your encouragement have carried the day, even in the darkest times of doubt. Thank you so much for your prayers, kind words and supporting gifts. They have been such a blessing!

In this newsletter I try to give you an idea of what has been keeping me busy. Most of my projects are still in the developing stages, obviously, but I think God is at work and I am very excited about what lies ahead. God Bless You!