Tagged: Audrey Frank

Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:16-17, NKJV I'm back in East Africa for a season, and memories of my life here over two decades ago are flooding my heart and mind. Before we had children, my husband and I made our home among the coastal Aduruma tribe. I was naive, zealous, and focused on bringing the beauty of the Lord to Africa. How foolish I was, thinking I understood His beauty. What actually happened was the Aduruma became my teachers, and I their student. In the end, the Lord… Read More

for Keith and Hannah, whose legacy stretches across the world. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21 I made my way to the hospital To give him your gift today, Not knowing he would give to me The tale of how you gave your life away. To save his little girl, To give her a tomorrow. To feed a village of widows, To comfort them in sorrow. I feel unworthy to have Such givers… Read More

His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.” Matthew 25:21 The number of secret followers of Jesus worldwide is likely in the millions. The total number is humanly impossible to track, but the Master knows every single one. The persecuted meet in secret because where they live, it is forbidden to follow Jesus. What governments, communities, and families fail to realize is that one cannot stop the redeemed from following their Redeemer. When persecution comes, some rise stronger. Others hide. It is easy to believe from a comfortable distance that those people “over there” are different somehow—holier. However, they would say to… Read More

“I hear the Lord saying, “I will stay close to you, instructing and guiding you along the pathway for your life. I will advise you along the way and lead you forth with my eyes as your guide. So don’t make it difficult; don’t be stubborn when I take you where you’ve not been before. Don’t make me tug you and pull you along. Just come with me!”” Psalms 32:8-9 TPT As we face a new journey, You say:: Stay close to me I will instruct you I will guide you I will advise you along the way I will lead you with My eyes (oh, thank You!) I will take you where you have not been before Don’t be stubborn, afraid, resistant; just come… Read More

“Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me. There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you. And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too. And you know the way where I am going.” John 14:1-4 The cerulean lake is hidden between the high peaks of the Dolomiti mountains. The challenging 4-mile hike to reach it winds like an allegory over crumbling rockslides, up single-file ladders, and across fresh mountain streams. Those who dare trek its heights… Read More

Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them (but their eyes were kept from recognizing him). Then he said to them, “What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?”  They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?” Luke 24:15, 32 Sweat trickled down my back like a pesky fly caught in the fabric. My muscles strained as I climbed head over foot up the steep, rocky path. To my left was air, against a distant backdrop of majesty. Ahead was the towering rock face locals call “The Finger of God,” its promontory pointing solidly to heaven. As my breathing grew… Read More

  I hear your soul, friend. Honest  Raw.   I am witness to the miracle Fragile Rare.   Like that fox last week Emerging from the brambles Stopping Staring Inviting connection.   Your soul  Came out of hiding Timidly approaching Mine Is she safe?   Words pushed out like birth Startled By the sound  Of your soul’s primal Cry.   Your truth is painful Bloody Wailing.   My soul explodes with anguish Listening To your hurt.   It tries to run away Yet I resolve To stay with you  Here In the discomfort Of listening well.   Your sorrow  Becomes mine.   I remain still Silent This is not my time To be heard.   It is yours, Precious Brave Soul.   I will be… Read More

for one who consistently chooses to go lower still.   Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 As our small hiking group approached a fork in the rocky mountain path, two of us were distracted, quibbling about mean matters of life. The quiet voice of our leader interrupted the chatter. Surveying ahead, I think we need to go lower. It was then that we noticed the danger of the path we were on and the safer passage available to us. One trail led high and narrow, crumbling with fallen rock, as it clung to the face of a slippery cliff. The other path led low and steady, wide and stable. One of us who was stubborn took… Read More

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry."  Jesus, in Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus' famous words in Matthew 11 have beckoned to me during many a season of exhaustion. But today, as I read them in context, I see a new invitation. There is something else that weighs me down, something that steals my joy and zaps my energy. It's the sin of pride, and like a sneaky lion, it constantly crouches in the periphery of my life,… Read More

Who can tell how often he offends? O cleanse me from my secret faults. Keep your servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me; so shall I be undefiled, and innocent of great offense. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be always acceptable in your sight, O Lᴏʀᴅ, my rock and my redeemer.   Psalm 19:12-14, The New Coverdale Psalter, from the Book of Common Prayer The speaker that day explained to the roomful of ministry leaders that everyone has a blind side. His next words caused a swell of response: “And your blind side is not blind to others. They will see your faults when you do not.”  The fact that we can do… Read More