I received a call from a friend asking me if I would perform his grand daughters quincenera. I said sure, when and where? He said that it would be on a cruise ship and that he would like for my wife and I to preside over the ceremony. I thought "cool" but I am not into cruise ships. We had never done such a thing and were a little skeptical. But being a good friend we agreed. Our friend blessed us with the cost of the trip but also other friends having heard about the trip blessed us with some spending money. The Lord provided everything we needed. It was our first vacation without our kids and the Lord spoke to us deeply over the trip.
We attended Lakewood church in Houston the Sunday before our cruise, and also their Spanish service. An old friend of ours sang a solo in the choir, how cool is that? Then we spent the night in a Bed and Breakfast a few blocks from the beach in Galveston and took long walks with my wife. We had a lot to talk about, the entire trip was extremely theuraputic. The cruise itself was very worldly. There was a lot of promotion of drinking and gambling, but we managed to ignore that and spend some quality time with our Christian friends, sharing what the Lord is doing in our lives. My wife and I had an awesome time of prayer and sharing and together we cast all of our cares into the deep blue ocean. Knowing that God is even greater and He holds us in the palm of His hand.
I realized that I was carrying a lot of stress and found a great way to get rid of it. Both on the sea and also making some mental, physical and spiritual changes as well. I had no idea that I needed a vacation, but the Lord had everything worked out. Now I am back and refreshed and ready to face what the Lord is bringing our way. Halleluya! Thank you Jesus and thanks to all of our special friends who heard from the Lord to send us on that trip!
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