Making a change.

Well, here we go again. I am attempting to write another blog. Well as of August 1st I started a new job. A must needed change. I hated leaving the other job because I have been there for almost 4 yrs. But a much needed change. For my spiritual life and for my family life. But I will admit its been a little struggle at first. But I know it will get better. And it is slowly getting there. Well I can say that since the change, God has provided for us in miraculous ways. I have seen God's hand intervene so many times this last few months , its amazing. Since the change I have been  strenghtening my spiritual life. Before I struggled alot due to missing church because of work. Now I am not. I am happy more now and I feel I am a better person. For about the 4 Months or so I have been going to a facility that my wife works at . And there I have been doing spriritual life for the kids that are there. My wife works at a place that is a human service organization for kids. Ever since going there I have been able to see 9 kids and 1 worker get saved. Not only that, we have been able to bring kids to our church for the last 2 weeks now. And its Awesome!!!. Last night was probably the best service that I ever ran in my whole life in any way. Pastor Randy is the main man. LOL I say that because its easier. I help Pastor Randy there every week. I guess I am like his assistant. Last night I had to run the program due to some emergency that popped up on Pastor Randy. We were schedule to have baptism, but that changed due to the weather and emergency. Well, I was asked if I could run this service last night. Of course I am going to. It is my oppertunity to speek. And thats everything to me. I love preaching !!! Well last night I asked God what he wanted me to speek on. He told me salvation. So of course I said ok. Last night I gave the gospel in the service. Wow !!! wasn't it great. It started off rough but it ended wonderful. At then end of the sermon I gave the testimony of my life and of my Uncle getting saved. Wow!! as I told those stories God said to me in my heart. Watch this I am going to show you my power. I had everybody close there eyes and I asked the question. If you died right now would you go to heaven and if you don't know raise your hand. 5 raised there hand. Then I took them to the prayer and I told them if you want Jesus to come in your heart then you must ask him to. So I told them the sinners prayer. After that I aked them. Did you pray and ask God to save you ? all 5 raised there hand. I about lost it. I looked up and some were crying really hard. I kew there God performed the greatest miracle. And that is salvation. Its amazing how God works. But it didn't end there. Afterwards I had a talk with one who was brand new . She didn't come to church but she wanted to talk to the preacher. Pray for her, she is confused and struggling . Well after talking to the girls cottages I decided to talk to the boys. There was one I was targeting. Long story short. The last few weeks he has made some bad choices. Almost went to jail. He is lucky. As soon as I got to his cottage. One of the workers said to me . Hey could you go talk to So and So. Due to indenty of them I am keeping it confindentual. I said sure. I walked into his room and I asked him. Due you want me  to shoot straight or beat around the bush? He said , give it to me stright. So I did. He listened but it all was leading up to what I wanted to really ask him. I ask him . ____ if you died tonight do you know if you would go to heaven ? And he said no. So I showed him. Took him down the romans road. And stood there at the end and put his hand on the bible and asked Jesus to come into his heart. Wow!!! God did it again. I gave him some advice. I said tonight you are a new man. That should be you saying now. I am a new man. That was my last stop. I had to go home to the kids. But God works in so many ways. It was awesome. I love it. I love what he can do. I don't know who is going to read this. But if you don't know for sure if you are going to heaven. I would love to tell you. All you have to do is email me. I hope this is a blessing to anybody who reads. God Bless

The tornado !!!

Wow !!! I am new at this. But I'll give it a try. I apologize for my spelling ahead of time. I am not the greatest at it. So here we go.

It started at 2:27 this morning. I woke sweating really bad. I don't know why but I think God was telling me to get up. I grabbed my phone out of bad habbit and saw I had a missed call from my brother. At first I thought I might have accidently called him. I have done that before. I looked and saw a voice maill. so I listened to it. I heard my brother say the thing I didn't want to here. Hey Josh something happened to mom and dad call back. I paused standing there. Thinking Am I dreaming or did I hear himright. I didn't want to call him back. I said to myself this isn't happining. as I was about to call him he texted me. Mom and dad got hit by a tornado but they are ok. I was so releived. I jumped up and down in my room. So I ran downstairs and called him. He told me what happened and that they are ok. We talked for a minute and then got off the phone. I sat on the couch and just staring balling. I said man just about lost my parents. Then i got on my knees as many did last night across the country that were hit by the storm and I prayed. I prayed. We started to get really bad wind  where I lived. make a long story short I moved my kids and Liz to the basement. I thought we were getting one to. So we all went downstairs. After settling down in the basement I finally dozed off. But i really didn't sleep much because all I could think of is mom and dad. I did call them before I went to lay down with the family. I got to talk to my mom and she was terrified. She told me what it was like and my heart sunk as I heard what she said. I got off the phone and prayed again. Lord protect them. Thats all i could get out. Well he did. He definetly did. The tornado basically landed in there back yard. I got to see pictures that the news posted on the web. And wow they got hit to. I know that the last I heard there was over 250 people across the country killed.I know by the time I am done with this little blog and by the time they are done searching there will be many more. It brings me to a song that I have on my profile page. Somebody is prayin for me. Well I put on my facebook status that my mom and dad were hit by a tornado please pray for them. I dozed off for a little bit then i was woken by my wife sayin  hey Josh your aunts are trying to get ahold of you. They cant get ahold of your dad. These were dad's sisters. See in the past 4 year my dad and his sisters lost there mom and dad. My grandpa and grandma. I could see what was going through there mind. Oh no!! is Junior and Sarah ok. Thats my mom and dads name.I know they feared the worse. Buut the Lord protect them. I actuall think that God sent my grandpa down as an angel and he protected them. I can see my grandpa wispering in my dads ear and saying It's ok son I got you. I can imagine my dad saying I know. I finally got to talk to my dad and WOW!!! what a graet spirit. Better man then I could ever be. He said, well son we about flew to kansas and saw Toto. I started laughing and said dadyou are in good spirits. Oh God took care of us.If you can see what we wnent through you would be happy to be alive to. I talk to him for a little bit. Not once did since any discouragement. That proves to me that through the storms of life you can have peace. I feel so helpless here. I wish I could help them. But I can pray for them. My whole point of this little write is to tell you,no matter what this life throws at you you can make it through. You are a prayer away from the most almighty.Always remember when you are going through a hard time you can pray to God above. Or you can ask somebody to pray for you. I hope this blog is helpfull. I hope its not corny. I am not the greatest writer. Actually this is my first blog. And i am terrible at english so parted the grammer eras. My friend through the storm look up. Because beyond the storm there is a God who is watching over you. Everybody ave a good day.