Wow!!!!

" Timi, do you still doubt God being in control and faithful over life's unexpected situation???" was my first thought after reading through the book of Esther.

It is so amazing for me to see how the Lord was sovereignly protecting his people...hm..it really made me think how even though Mordecai and Esther were keeping their Jewish nationality a secret, not living according to the Law commended by God to the people of Israel, in spite of this fact God still protected and used them. Or Him using the forgetfulness of a pagan king to preserve and protect his people, plus His timing being so perfect as the king Xerxes could not sleep exactly on that night when Haman was going to speak to him about hanging Mordecai.

For sure there are not coincidences in God's plan for our lives!!!!!!!!

But it is so interesting how actually god's name is not even once mentioned in this book, or does not even talk about prayer which is always such a crucial part of God's faithful people. So, I was just wondering: what do you guys think? why is this in this way? or what do you think about Esther and Mordecai? Do you think they were believers?

I really liked the idea of studying this book together,and am very interested to hear what your thoughts were after reading this book.

Enclosing this I would just like to encourage you to TRUST in God's faithfulness to his promises!! And you know, all of you FYMs, if God really wants to see us there on the field this year, He already has all the money together for us. Do that first step of faith and tell His people about your needs and just leave the rest into His hands. Pray and pray about this, and trust the Lord even though sometimes circumstances and people's reactions would be very discouraging. You just don't give up!!!!!!

I am praying for all of you and for your support to come in in time, also that God would use this time period to draw you guys closer to Him!

With lots of love,

Timi