Ministry In Florida

Break our hearts O God, break our hearts

Break our hearts O God, break our hearts

For the sin in our lives, break our hearts

For the sin in our land, break our hearts ~ Passion

Our family and some friends to an abortion mill with John Barros in Orlando, Florida. This abortion mill does abortions up to 24 weeks and we were there ministering on February 5 2015, my mom's birthday. 

It was rainy and the hearts of so many people were cold, hard, deceitful, and depraved. They were not willing to listen to the Gospel that so many were proclaiming that day. These people were determined to carry out their evil and selfish plans by murdering their children and many future generations.

We stayed at the mill longer than we normally would and I am glad that we did. Before leaving the mill we saw something that I wish everyone could see: the horror of abortion and what it does to so many people.

A sweet sidewalk counselor spoke on the megaphone, proclaiming the Gospel and sharing her testimony. Meanwhile, a mom carried in her dead child wrapped in a grocery bag and blanket in the mill. We were all stunned!

This mom came in the beginning of the week to start her late term abortion and we were told that they were angry. Mr. John pleaded with them to save their child's life, but they went in anyway. 

This mom carried her dead child just like you would carry a newborn baby. While her husband/boyfriend drove in, she sat in the car between her two live children and held her dead one. This was a family who were not willing to put their selfish desires aside and give love to their innocent baby. Their third child died a brutal death through the haulocaust of abortion. 

I don't think that this mom will ever forget what she did to her son or daughter. She will always remember that day she murdered her little child.

Instead of being a baby loved and cherished by his/her family, he/she was tortured like so many other children who have died by abortion.



God, break our hearts for what breaks yours!

Florida Sunshine

Last week we were in Florida! We had so much fun, especially when we had two close family friends there from NC and TN. This was probably my favorite vacation we've taken.
My siblings and I had so much fun surprising one family when we went to see them. Their parents knew we would be coming, but their sweet children did not. Their excitement was priceless and they were so surprised!
We went orange picking, visited with friends who were from Florida, going to Downtown Disney, ministered at the local abortion center with a friend, surprised my mom for her birthday and went to Gatorland (which I highly recommend!). The dads made Stromboli for dinner while the moms talked and all the kids played and talked. We all had a blast catching up and simply enjoying the fellowship! These two families have a such servants' hearts and they have a deep love for their Savior. 
With all of our families combined, there were twenty six kids, not counting little Aiden Josiah, the blessing growing in my mom's womb. One family has some of the same names for their children as we have, so that was a little confusing, but fun! 
Before we left for home, we stopped by a nice park to meet up with Trey's and Jacob's birth family. We spent an hour or so talking with them while the kids played. It will be eight years this summer since Trey and Jacob joined our family!
Saying "goodbye" to the sweet family that lived in TN was not easy. We definitely enjoyed seeing them, and hope to see them again in May.
Did you ever go on a vacation with friends? If so, did you enjoy it? What did you do?

Psalm 113:3 "From the rising of the sun to its setting, The Name of the LORD is to be praised."    

Remembering The Fatherless

This past Thursday was the 42nd anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. What are you doing to stop this murder and how are you proclaiming LIFE in your city?

We mourned and grieved the loss of over 500 million children who have died in the last 42 years. These children were brutally murdered by abortion. When will we say enough is enough? We need to go to God, the Creator of LIFE, and cry out in repentance for destroying HIS image bearers. May our hearts break for what breaks God's heart!

There have been over 500 babies saved from abortion last year and 32 this year so far in Charlotte, NC alone. What would it be like if these women went through their abortions? Would they regret their awful and painful decision? Would they feel suicidal? Would these women feel guilt, shame, anxiety, and depression if they had murdered their children? Would these women have trouble conceiving after their abortions? Would they have relationship troubles?  The answer is, "yes". But PRAISE GOD that these brave, strong, and courageous women have chosen LIFE and will not have to live with regret, but with their precious blessings.

Baby Malachi was aborted at 21 weeks (pictured above). Malachi did not have a loving mom and dad and there was no one outside the abortion mill to plead for his life. Malachi means 'Messenger' and I believe that he is. May Malachi's message bring our nation to its knees!

“Abortion will come to an end when the Church of Jesus Christ makes up her mind it will end and not one second sooner.” Rev. Flip Benham 

Zuppa Toscana

My family and I love crock pot meals, especially on busy days. This
recipe was shared by my church friend and now we make it at least oncea month. This recipe worked wonders for my little sister, Ellie, who
does not like spinach.

Mild Italian Sausage
1 pkg. Kielbasa Italian Sausage
Bacon Bits
2 or 3 Onions1 or 2 cartons Heavy Whipping Cream
Chicken Broth
Potatoes or Cauliflower
Kale or Spinach
5 to 8 Garlic Cloves
Garlic Powder
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Dump the bacon bits,  heavy whipping cream and chicken broth in the
crock pot. Chop up all the onions and garlic cloves and saute themwith a little bit of olive oil. When they are finished, add it to
the crock pot. Cook the sausages then add to the crock pot. Add as
much of the pepper flakes as your family is comfortable with.
We like ours spicy, so we add a good bit. Towards the end, chop up your
potatoes and cook it in a separate pot. Once they are done, add it
to the crock pot. If you are using kale, add to the crock
pot right away and if you plan to use spinach add it towards the end.

I usually do not measure so you will have to eye everything.  It’s so
mmy and creamy especially in the winter during cold and bitter days. Enjoy!

Reflecting on 2014!

Psalm 33:21-22 "We wait in hope for the Lord;He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust His Holy Name. May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in You."
Looking back on 2014, I see God's faithfulness, goodness, mercy in all the wonderful works He has done in my family.
Winter of 2014, we had three snowfalls in N.C. Its always a big deal when we have snow. We enjoyed sledding, throwing snowballs, making snow angels and making wonderful memories.  In the summer of 2014 we said temporary good-byes to three more babies via miscarriages and we were able to bury one of the three babies. God was still good during those times when we grieved. We prayed for comfort, and healing for our whole family. During that time, God remained faithful!
Fall of 2014, Our family went to a family conference in the mountains in NC. It was nice to be surrounded by similar-minded large families. We learned a lot, played games, enjoyed being with our friends, and enjoying the beauty of God's creation.
We also stayed in a cabin for three days in Blowing Rock, NC. My dad's client let our family use it for free. While we were there, we got a snowfall on the first day of November, it was pretty bad out there, so we had to stay inside most of the time, but we got cabin fever and were able to enjoy some time in the snow.
Throughout the whole year, my family loved hosting our brothers and sisters in Christ in our home. My siblings love playing with their friends and having camp-outs on our property. We also enjoyed having church at our home with some friends from our ministry. It was such  a sweet time of fellowship and worshiping the Lord. A father of six children got to baptize two of his children in our river and it was so beautiful to watch this special moment in their lives.
Last but not least there has been 516 lives SAVED from DEATH! Since 2008, two sidewalk counselors decided to keep track of the many saves in N.C. This means 516 children will get to have birthdays and have the possibility to become what God called them to be. They will get to experience so many things in this life, because there were faithful sidewalk soldiers who were pleading and proclaiming the Gospel in front of the "Gates of Hell' (abortion clinics) THANK YOU to all my faithful ministry friends for being obedient to Christ's calling and defending the hopeless throughout the whole year.
I can't wait to see what 2015 will hold for our family! What did 2014 looked like for you and your family?     

Father & Daughter Retreats

Psalm 1:3 " He will be like a tree  firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does,he prospers." 

Every year my dad and the older girls go to a father/daughter retreat that our church puts together. It is always so much fun hanging out with our dad and we enjoyed doing a lot of cool stuff that young ladies could do with our dads, but most importantly making our relationships with our dads grow stronger.

In 2012 the theme was " Have You In My Heart" and the verse was Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and my song will praise Him." We focused on how our relationship should look like with our dad.  During the retreat in 2012, we learned how we as women of God should respond to our father's leadership.. We can accept it with gratitude and have our dads hearts or we can reject it. Which one do you choose?

In 2013, the theme was "Cultivating Women Of God" and the verse was Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised." That year we were being encouraged to bloom into Godly young ladies and grow towards Him.

This year's theme was "Nurturing to Full Bloom." Ephesians 5:1 "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma."  As daughters we need to fully bloom and must be grounded in our faith. We talked about building relationships, how we have grown and what kind of women we want to be.

Remember that you are daughters of Christ and you must keep your focus on your Heavenly Father. We must submit our lives to Jesus, fear the Lord, humble ourselves and allow God to get the glory. Are you willing to follow Christ no matter what lays ahead?

I can't wait to see what we will learn in 2015! Lets continue to grow closer to both our Heavenly and earthly father!

Christmas Fun

On Sunday, most of our church family were sick and traveling, so it was just our pastor and his family of 8 and my family. We sung some Christmas Carols like we normally do during this time of the year, then we sat around a circle and talked about the prophesies of the Messiah in the Old and New Testament and how they match Jesus perfectly
Here are some of the Prophesies we read:
Isaiah 9:6-7 "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; And His Name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness. From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this."

Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give a sign;  The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will call Him Immanuel."
Psalm 132:11 "The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: One of your own descendants I will place one your throne"
John 1:18 "  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men, The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."
Romans 1:2-3 "...which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh."
Galations 4:4 "But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law."
Luke 1:32-33 " He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most high; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."
After the service we shared our favorite family traditions. We talked about wrapping gifts, making Christmas treats, singing happy birthday to Jesus, shopping for one another, making a birthday cake for Jesus, singing Christmas carols, drinking hot chocolate around the fireplace, watching Christmas movies, decorating the Christmas tree, and last but not least we all love visiting with family!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! May we always  remember the birth of the Messiah coming as a helpless little child and later becoming a sacrifice for us all. He willingly died, offering Himself  on the cross to make our "sins white as snow".   Jesus is truly the best Christmas gift!






 

Christmas Tree Farm 2014

While my Aunt Sarah and Uncle David were in town they wanted to pick out their first real live Christmas tree for their first home together to celebrate their first Wedding Anniversary. My whole family, Amma and Poppy and all the dogs went with them. After they have searched and looked at several different Christmas trees, they finally found the 'perfect one'!

Uncle David, Aunt Sarah and their dogs standing in front of their Christmas tree they picked out!

Amma and Poppy

The kids

On the hayride.

Poppy and all the dogs!

Cutting the Christmas tree! 

And the search is over!

Six kiddos out of ten!

We bought our Christmas tree from Food Lion. I like this picture.

Thanksgiving Day 2014!

I hope you all had a very wonderful time celebrating Thanksgiving Day! My family had an amazing time together and hosting everyone at our home. 
Here are some picures of our Thanksgiving Day!

Uncle David and Aunt Sarah were celebrating their first Thanksgiving Day together as a couple!

Eva and Emmy helped in the kitchen.

All the yummy food!

The kids did a small performance for the family!

My daddy did an amazing job on carving the turkey this year!

Ellie washed the dishes.

The Cranberry Sauce! It was so delicious!

Ethan, Ellie,Eva, and Emmaleigh helped preparing the turkey!

How did your Thanksgving Celebration go?

 

From Heaven

From Heaven - A Poem from an Aborted Baby to His Mother

If you'd kept my life,
How happy I would be,
But why instead,
Did you choose to kill me?
I loved the sound of your dear voice,
Except when you said I was just a choice.
I used to think,
Of the games we could play,
Unknowing of course,
I would die in this way,
I wanted to see your pretty face,
But instead I lay dead,
In a plastic case.
I still love you Mama,
Though you didn't see those days that you shunned me,
What a blessing I would be.
Jesus loves you too;
And guess what I know?
He died for us and will wash your sin white as snow!

~Your baby in Heaven

By Theresa Wilson

This beautiful poem, From Heaven was written by my friend, Theresa. It is from the perspective of an aborted baby talking to his or her mother. We have been ministering together for six years at our local abortion mills and have seen so much fruit in this ministry. Over 400 little children have been saved from death in Charlotte!

We Are Moving!

We are going to live out in the country on 18.5 acres with a creek and a huge Rocky River! My family and are so excited and we certainly can not wait to live in our new house! We close on our new house on July 1st and then we will begin some work on it. We are remodeling the kitchen and the dinning room and as soon as that is done we will move in sometime late in August or early September

The Creek

Kaitlyn, Eva, Emmaleigh, and I.

The Rocky River!

We are so thankful for so many blessings and for our new house! Once we move we will be getting more chickens and some roosters, some honey bees, and a cow and a very big garden!

Facing Life During Hard and Difficult Times

 Isaiah 41:10

'Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'

Matthew 11:28-30

"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. "Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. "For My yoke is easy, and My load is light."

I know it is during hard times we want to give up and have a hard time trusting the Lord with whatever situations we are facing in life. It is during these times when God makes us stronger and He only wants what is best for us. Walk with God and pray daily and He will guide you as you take each step of faith!

Eva Caroline is Here!!!!

Eva Caroline Metzger was born on February 11th, 2011 at 10:26 AM. She weighed 6.04 lbs. and 17.5 in. long! We are so excited!