http://mariisaacson.com/blog Mari's Updates & Notes Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:40:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thoughts on seeing missions from the perspective of a missionary! M = the Message… …is the most important in the world. As missionaries, as believers, we have the one message that has literally turned the world up-side down! It has transformed lives for centuries. That atoning message is bound up ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/missions-the-often-untold-story/ I sit here staring at a blank piece of paper... heavy hearted, unsure of what to write. These past three weeks have been difficult beyond words. More friends than I want to count have lost loved ones in this time. How do you mourn with those who mourn? An amazing book ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/this-too-shall-pass/ Dear friend, It was almost 23 years ago that I began to work full time with Child Evangelism Fellowship. I graduated from Prairie Bible Institute in Alberta, Canada in 1987 and worked on staff there till God literally kicked me back to Austria. Before Bible School, I had spent a year ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/new-years-resolution-with-eternity-dividends/ What an incredible Christmas season my first Christmas in Alberta is proving to be.  Attending Handels Messiah or the Nutcracker have been on my “wish list” for years and in the last few weeks I have been to both! Then there were the concerts including a brass concert, going to ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/the-cross-and-christmas/ This time of year, being Advent, always reminds me of Salzburg. Salzburg is my absolute favorite city in the whole world. Well, the part of the world I have had the privilege to visit or live in. Christmas time is a fantastic time to visit this special city all lit ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/watch-out-for-that%e2%80%a6-door/ Working with children, you never know how they are going to turn out. Some reject Christ but continue to attend club due to parential persuasion or friends. Others make a decision for Jesus in the club but then later walk away from Him. There are those who don’t really understand ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/roland/ Children never cease to totally amaze me. I am awed by their sincerity, their honesty. But this one child I will never forget. It was a big children’s pumpkin festival at the end of October that CEF Alberta was privileged to be a part of. We had the wonderful task of ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/the-beloved/ Jeremiah 31, 3 says: The Lord appeared from of old to me, saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you. What an awesome verse! Look at it for a moment. Meditate on it. My grammar is ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/father-my-father/ Have you suffered loss? A loved one? A friend? Even an acquaintance? There have been different friends and family members of mine who have suffered loss in the last few months and I am always at a loss as to what to say. It doesn’t mean I care any less. ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/for-those-who-grieve/ The Bible says in Acts 20, 35: “…remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” That is so true. Yet, to receive can be a very humbling experience!!! The first time I was on my way to Europe to go ... http://mariisaacson.com/blog/god-delights-in-surprises/