Our hearts are so full! We were just privileged and blessed to have our pastor, Pastor Ryan Hollister (pastor of our sending church- Millville Community Baptist Church, Millville, CA) AND Daniel's uncle, Pastor Tom Lucatorta (pastor of one of our supporting churches...Heritage Baptist Church, Anderson, CA) come and spend an ENTIRE WEEK with us!!!
They arrived last Thursday afternoon and returned home yesterday.
Sunday, our church celebrated it's 7th anniversary! And then Monday and Tuesday we held our 2nd annual Mission's Conference.
Tremendously blessed. Excitement. Encouraged. Counseled. Fellowship. Talking late into the night. Working. Laughter. English. Spanish. Tired. Exhausted. Saying Good Bye. Sadness. Happiness. Full Hearts.
Here is a video we made for Pastor Ryan/Uncle Tom to take home with them as a rememberance of their time here. It's made from pictures taken over the past week.
I know it's a bit long, but thought I'd share it in case anyone wanted to see it. :)
(The man that looks like Daniel's brother (according to all our people here) is Pastor Ryan and the dear other man is Uncle Tom)
Wednesday night at prayer meeting, Pastor Ryan got up to share with our people. As he was speaking, Susannah started sniffling. I looked down at her and she had tears in her eyes. She had just realized that Pastor Ryan/Uncle Tom were leaving to go home the next day. I held her close as she sobbed.
It's hard to say good bye to someone you love so much. Pastor Ryan and Uncle Tom love our family and love our church here and we love and miss them, too.
I told Susannah we'd make them good bye letters and give them little gifts. Then Daddy said we'd ALL go to Loreto to take them to the airport!!! After many hugs and watching until they boarded their plane, we all drove down to the beach. Daniel and I sat together hand in hand watching the children play while we talked.
It means so much to our family and to our church that these dear pastors sacrificed so much to come.
I took pictures of each of the children with their Pastor and Uncle (you can see them at the end of the video). I told them I'd print them up so they could keep them in their Bibles to remember how much they are loved and prayed for back in the USA.
That was beautiful to watch!! so glad you had times of refreshing!!
ReplyDeletePraise God for your service to Him! Prayers for your family and those you serve for the Glory of God!
ReplyDeleteWow! I just loved watching that video...so enjoyed the music and so thankful for all you do for the kingdom!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing..it's always lovely to get the updates and see what you are doing as a family for the Lord...may you be encouraged in HIM each day...greetings from across the miles :)McLay family
ReplyDeletehappy Mother's Day Jaynee. I was looking at the kids pictures in the sidebar. Boy, our kids are growing up. I think I started following your blog (over at homeschoolblogger) when your Timothy was about 10 or 11 and my Tim was a new teenager and all my other kids were littles. Blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Dawn
Oh what a joy to see this pictures! Plus, just when I think that your Sunday school class can not possibly get any cuter...they do! - Sonya and family
ReplyDeleteWOW! Praise the Lord for the encouragement He brought your family and His precious church. God bless you as you continue to serve Him until Jesus comes!
ReplyDeleteI always love your pictures! Looks like you all had such a sweet time together! :)
ReplyDeleteThat was very nice. Thanks for sharing them with us. It almost felt like we were there too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing to watch!!! I can't wait to show it to my hubby and all the kids :). What a sweet time of Fellowship! What a joy to see the church there! Happy 7 years :).
ReplyDeleteIt's always so hard to say goodbye! Thank you for sharing the pictures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful celebration of 7 fruitful years!. It's always so difficult to say goodbye to loved ones, but how wonderful that you got to spend this special time together.
ReplyDeleteHi Lockwood Family,
ReplyDeleteI am a friend of Cindy Morris, and saw your name in her comment section. I clicked on your name today and I'm so glad I did. I watched your video of your 7 year anniversary. I just wanted you to know how it blessed me to see that video. I smiled the whole way through it. My heart is soooo warmed! Thanks for posting that video. You all seem like such sweet people.
Ann Parker