“He never knew it was a test.”

The Book of Job is amazing to me. Bible scholars say it is the oldest book in the Bible. The story, as we all know, is about a very wealthy, Godly man, named Job.

Chapter one of Job talks about his substance… 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yokes of oxen, 500 she asses, a very great house, and “the wealthiest man in the east.” He had seven sons and three daughters. Everyone loved Job! He was kind to the poor, prayed every day, and did sacrifices to cover the sins of his children, continually. He was, what you could call, a perfect Christian.

However, when God allowed Satan to “touch his life,” Job lost everything… and soon, all his children were killed in one day! Boom! Gone! But that’s not all, God allowed Satan to touch his body, so that Job ended up in ashes, scraping his boils with a potsherd! Job said, “My flesh is clothed with worms and clogs of dust.” He said, “Mine eye poureth out tears unto God.” Job NEVER KNEW WHY THIS ALL HAPPENED. He thought God was mad at him, or that he was being punished. After all, Job had no Bible or Christian bookstore near him. He had no television to listen to, no radio, no church to go to, and no Christians! So, he never thought “that the trial of your faith, being so much more precious than of gold, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ!” (1 Peter 1:7) JOB NEVER KNEW IT WAS A TEST! If only Job had a Bible, or Christian TV, or a good church to go to! But, in all this, he retained his integrity, and still loved God. We know the end of the story… God richly blessed him and gave everything back to him.

Today, if you are going through something that you cannot understand, get your Bible out and read 1 Peter 1:7. It is called a “fiery trial.” But hang in there! You are on the winning side and YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS because you know “it’s a test!” Hang in there!!! Good things are coming your way! Don’t give up!

Sherry

Today, Bobby and I will leave for the States for our quarterly Love A Child Board Meeting. We never get “bored” at our meetings because there are so many challenges to face and future plans. We have the best Board that we could ever have! They are full of wisdom!

On Saturday, we fly to the Dominican Republic. Dieuferly (one of our Love A Child children) had a very intense clubfoot operation in the D.R. and he has been recovering well. He has a doctor’s exam this coming week, and that will determine if he can come home… but, he is doing so well, that we are sure he can come back to Haiti. He longs to get back to work, helping us in many ways.

In the meantime, Philemond, our driver, will bring Jasson (we call him Jackson) to the D.R. to be with us. We have already scheduled a doctor to see him. Jasson has suffered so much and has to have blood transfusions quite frequently. We are hoping and praying that he will be a candidate for a kidney transplant.

We ask your prayers for safe travel, and we want you to know that we love you each and every one! Thank you for covering us with your prayers. You each mean so much to us. Bobby and Sherry

If we doubt, we will do without. If we believe, we shall receive!

“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:6-8

I will pray in faith today and doubt not! A miracle is on the way!

Missionary Bobby Burnette

Doorkeepers are Hard to Find…

“Who wants to be a “doorkeeper” in the house of the Lord?”

These people are hard to find, especially nowadays. Everyone wants to be “on the platform” and in the “limelight,” but finding someone who wants to be a “doorkeeper” in the house of the Lord is rare.

Bobby received a miracle and got saved and filled with the Spirit of the Lord when he was 16. He started going to Church. He began preaching at the local Salvation Army in Orlando, Florida, to any of the alcoholics who would listen to him. Now, he began to think, “Where is God going to send me? To some big Church? Overseas, with huge crowds of people?”

Bobby began to pray and “get ready to go… anywhere.” But one day, as he was praying, the Lord said, “Bobby, I want you to go and clean the toilets of the church!”

“What?” Bobby thought. He could not talk until he was 16 when he got saved. So now, he thought he could go and preach around the world, not “clean toilets!” But he did. After cleaning the toilets of the church, he was ready to pack his bags when the Lord said, “Now, Bobby, go and wash your Pastor’s car.”

Bobby said, “Lord, he has two lazy sons my age. They can go and wash his car.” But the Lord said, “Bobby, if you cannot be faithful in small things, I can never trust you with big things.” And Bobby went, joyfully, to wash his Pastor’s car.

Psalms 84:10 declares, “I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”

So to all of you, unseen soldiers, who babysit the toddlers in your church, who come in on Saturday, and mow the Church grass, or vacuum the Church or clean the toilets, and you are doing it with joy, as unto the Lord, “God bless you 100-fold! Great blessings are coming your way!” You are not “unseen to the Lord.” He sees everything you do, and you do it with joy!! Small things done in a big way are blessed by the Lord.

Have a great day, and always be prepared to do the things that no one else wants to do, because your Heavenly Father is watching.

God bless you,
Sherry

Hannah (Anna) Jean Jules was born in the mountains of Demesseau, Haiti. As with most of our children [at the Love A Child Children’s Home], her mother died when she was a baby, and Pastor Emmanuel brought her down to our orphanage. She was in poor health and suffering from severe malnutrition. But, with love and lots of care, Hannah (the girls call her Anna) soon gained weight and began to grow up.

Hannah is now a young lady getting ready for school in the fall. Unlike “Christella,” Hannah is quiet and timid. You will never know she is here. Hannah loves church, loves singing, and loves her sisters. She helps by cooking, ironing, taking care of the little children, and anything you want her to do. She is sweet, so sweet, and she is the kind of daughter anyone would love to have. She is always kind and helpful to the ladies who work here at the Orphanage…

Her interest in life is to become a doctor and help people. We love her! You’d never know she is here, but when you need her, she is first in one to help! Sherry