blaster

We are kicking off a new fund raising event and could use your help!

Please click on the donate button to the right and donate $10 to partner with ReMerge and help feed homeless people in South Florida.

Also, please share this event with all your friends.

If you are on facebook, click here to invite all your facebook friends to help out!

If you don't want to use the paypal donate option, you can mail a check to:

Remerge, Inc.
31 SW 7th Street
Hallandale, FL 33009

knock out

If you have been following ReMerge regularly, you already know that due to an auto accident and subsequent neck surgery, I've been out of work since mid-February. This has put a great strain on ReMerge's operations, however, God has so far provided miraculously! We are at a point where we need him to provide miraculously again. With my no-working restriction extended for an additional 6 weeks, a whole new cycle of bills have come in and we need to raise $600 immediately and $4000 within the next couple weeks.

To help, you can partner with ReMerge to keep us operating during this time of great need by clicking on the donate button on the right. If you prefer a different means of giving, please email me for other options. Your help today will mean that homeless people get to eat tomorrow!

big chicken

I've been reading through the book of Joshua in the old testament of the bible. Joshua was the second leader of the Israelites after being the spokesman for Moses for over 40 years. Joshua was the mouthpiece when Moses confronted Pharo about letting the Israelites go. He was there during the plagues, he was there when they crossed over dry ground in the midst of the Red Sea. He was there to witness God leading them as a pillar of fire at night and a cloud of smoke during the day. He was there as God miraculously provided food and water every day for a multitude of people decade after decade. The jaw dropping amazing things Joshua saw while wondering the wilderness with Moses for all those years would have been enough to make the staunchest of atheists believe.

So why is it that when Joshua took the helm as leader of the Israelites God had to tell him "be strong and courageous"? Do you think it might just have been some sort of ceremonial pep talk God gave him as part of receiving the mantle? After all, they had just spent 40 years wondering back and forth through the desert living on the promise of entering the promised land. It would seem to me that actually surviving that long in an uninhabitable place would have molded and shaped them into super warriors. I'm sure their very souls ached to leave the desert and enter a land flowing with abundant natural resources. I would think the last thing they needed was encouragement to leave the wilderness behind.

Apparently, Joshua had grown accustomed to desert life and was afraid of the change that was about to take place. He lived comfortably in the groove that had been etched and the new challenge was more than he really wanted to deal with, which is probably why God told him not once, not twice but three times to be strong and courageous. God definitely wanted him to move out of the status quo and advance into new territory. God also knew Joshua was afraid because there were going to be many battles against great armies.

It's easy to sit in my living room  drinking coffee and reading about the adventures of Joshua, wondering how in the world he could ever doubt God. But, the truth is, I'm no different, I doubt God all the time. Even though I can tell you story after story of the amazing victories and provisions that God has given us, I still manage to allow fear to creep into my mind and my heart and doubt that God will help me get through the battles of today. Despite my fears and doubts, God always shows up, he is always faithful, he always provides. Sometimes he gives me an indication of how he is going to take care of us, sometimes it's a total surprise. Never the less, he always shows up.

What about you? What is God encouraging you to trust him with? Well, all I can say is, be strong and courageous!

almost

They say "almost" doesn't count for anything but horseshoes and hand grenades.

 I think "almost" can be pretty amazing, like when Ryan Lochte won the 400 meter individual medley in the 2012 Olympics last summer. He won the event and "almost" beat Michael Phelps world record set in 2008. To me, that's pretty amazing!

Or that time when the chocolate guy and the peanut butter guy "almost" didn't collide, Recess peanut butter cups "almost" never got invented! To me, that's pretty amazing!

Before I had neck surgery, on February 19th, we figured out how much it was going to take to keep ReMerge going and pay all our bills while I was healing and unable to work. The amount seemed staggering, especially since we didn't have any money. I "almost" didn't go through with the surgery. Miraculously, people from all over the country started sending us money. We "almost" have enough now and to me, that's pretty amazing!

I had my 6 week post operation checkup last week, I went fully expecting to be healed and released by the doctor to go back to work. He said, "almost".......unfortunately, I was disappointed and have an additional 6 week extended sentence to wear the neck brace with a 5 pound lifting restriction. I have to say, I got depressed, I am very ready to get back to normal life.

However, when I look back and see the fires God has taken us through and how many times we "almost" gave up, I can rest assured knowing we are "almost" through this and in John 14:18 Jesus says "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you..." and I think that's pretty amazing!

Every time he has come to us, every time God is faithful. Please keep praying for us and for  ReMerge, that when we "almost" quit, something else pretty amazing happens.