Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs

Then came some more all in a row.
Everywhere I went, six little arrows in tow.
God called me again to His mission field.
I answered, "To China, to Africa, to Israel, oh where?"
His voice was clear, soft, and gentle. My ministry arranged—

"My child, you are to polish our arrows,
Preparing them for My call to spread my
Words of life for other nations to see."

"Lord," I cried, "Loneliness surrounds my soul,
No other woman stands with me answering your call.
The sacrifice is great.
Women give way to another's voice, pulling them away
from their home, far from the quiver."

Once more I pleaded, "May I go too, Lord, I feel the call
To share with the lost life-giving words,
To feed the hungry a satisfying meal."

"My child," Jesus replied, "You share with your
children salvation and truth.
Feed them meals under your roof.
Discipline them, train them, and then lie down in peace,
For sacrificial love have you given to make the world right.
Arise in the morning, open My Book,
Teach them that into My eyes they must look."

"Yes, Lord, I replied, "But should I serve you in a more obvious way?"

"Child, my sweet child," God spoke once more.
“I anointed you to do this work—the high calling of motherhood.
To show our children the need for my love."

"Lord," I sought out, still not fully convinced,
"Should I sew for those in thread-barren clothes, a Dorcas, a Martha?"

"Sit at my feet, my child, listen to me.
Your daughter needs dresses, your sons’ warm shirts,
The button of your husband's coat still lies on the table.
Pick up your mantle, the rod of Aaron.
Lead my women back to their home.”

"Yes, Lord."

Filled and content, I took my position in God's mission field.
Hungry faces graced my bedside.
Clothed in God's mantle, children at my side,
I prepared breakfast.

PAULA MULLER
Broadnax, VA, USA
Painting: HENRI JULES JEAN GEOFFROY | Breakfast

Be blessed as you read this powerful testimony:

My husband and I had been married six years and I had convinced him we didn’t need to have children. “There are enough children in the world,” I would tell him. “Plus, I am too busy pursuing my interior design career,” making myself and temporary possessions a priority. My heart and mind were turning toward a lifestyle of materialism and feminism and further away from God’s truth!

Not to mention I had suffered chronic migraines since I was five years old and sometimes getting them as often as twice a week. My doctor told me that if I ever “considered” having children, I would need to go off my migraine medicine for at least two months before trying to conceive. The potency of the migraine medicine could kill my unborn child if taken while pregnant. Clearly, I told myself, I would never have children!

At the time, I did not realize how deceived and blinded I was. Whenever someone asked or hinted about “when” my husband and I would have children, I hardened my heart more and more.

In October of 2014, while on a family trip, I read a copy of “The Family Meal Table and Hospitality” by Nancy Campbell that my mother-in-law gave to me. I absorbed the Scriptures and Spirit-inspired wisdom by Nancy. Having been consumed with work and preparation for our trip, I suddenly realized I had gone nearly a month without a migraine! What? Wow! I immediately realized God was at work and doing something big in my life!

Maybe, I thought, I could have children? My mother in law recommended I read “The Power of Motherhood” and “Be Fruitful and Multiply,” also by Nancy Campbell, without my ever mentioning to her the stirring I felt in my heart.

I dove into the books, soaking up all the Scriptures, and for the first time seeing what God had to say about motherhood and children. The more I read, the more I realized that having children was part of God’s plan and His calling as a believer. As Christians, we were called to further His kingdom! Something that really stuck out to me was how our careers are only temporary, but our children are eternal!

Immediately doubt began to creep in. We couldn’t afford children! The enemy began planting lies of fear and doubt and I let them grow.

“Maybe children aren’t for us,” I thought. I decided to pray. “God,” I asked, “if we are meant to have children, let my employer give me a raise without me asking him.” Now, here’s the thing, my boss never gave raises. Never. He only gave them (sometimes) after someone asked, and he didn’t like being asked either.

So, I thought I asked God for the impossible. I thought my prayer would clearly go unheard and would confirm having children was not an option for us. Two days later at work, my employer walked up to me and said, “Oh, by the way, I’m giving you a 25% raise and it will be reflected in this coming pay check.”

WHAT?! Not only had God answered and provided, but the Lord prompted my employer to give me a raise even before I had prayed for it! God was showing me that He was a step ahead of me already! I knew this was no coincidence and told my husband later that day all God had been doing in my life. I told him how God had answered my prayer about getting a raise as confirmation we were to have children.

I expected my husband to be thrilled, but to my surprise, he seemed fearful and uncertain. By now I had brainwashed him into thinking children were too expensive and we were not going to have them. I told him I would look into our insurance and find out what it would cost to have a child and how much we would pay out of pocket, so we could start saving and planning. This put his mind at ease for the most part.

I began researching our insurance benefits and finding out how much it could cost. Worst case scenario, we would spend $5,000 out of pocket. We were not trusting God, but instead trying to provide and take control of the situation ourselves.

The next day I walked out to our mailbox and found a letter from my grandmother. As I opened it, a check fell out. The amount was for $5,000. There are no words to express my shock. Once again, God had gone before us and provided for us. God was working mightily.

My grandmother had sold her house and decided to split the money between all her grandchildren without us knowing. Coincidence? I think not. I told my husband and we knew without a doubt we were meant to have children. Well, I wish I could say we got pregnant immediately. I thought this would be the case, but God had another plan. Over the next five months God took me on a journey as He led me through a season of learning to wait and abide in Him. I had gone from one extreme to the next.

I went from not wanting a child to wanting a child more than anything!

The Lord provided before and I had to learn to completely trust Him in a totally new way as I waited for Him to now provide us with a child. I had to learn my timing was not His timing and He would provide at His perfect time. I had to learn to surrender my agenda and plan and humbly receive His will and plan for our lives.

He taught me, as I grieved for the child I could not have, that it was His child, and I had to learn, even before becoming pregnant, that I had to surrender my child to Him. I had to learn He was enough. I searched the Scriptures and prayed for God to open my womb as He did for so many women in the Bible. I pleaded and poured my heart out to him as did Hannah in 1 Samuel.

I meditated on Psalms 113:9: “He settles the barren women in her home as a happy mother of children.” It was when I fully understood and wholeheartedly received what the Lord needed to teach me during this season of waiting that I discovered I was pregnant with a son! The Lord has since provided us with a daughter as well!

The Lord has shown us countless more ways of how He provides financially as I have put my high paying career on hold and have fully devoted myself to the ministry of motherhood! Our God is gracious! He hears our prayers! He provides!

CHRISTINA STAREY
Austin, Texas, USA
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Picture: Christian and Earl with their sweet children: Stephen (2 ½) and Avery Grace (6 months).

P.S. THE FAMILY MEAL TABLE AND HOSPITALITY is no longer in print.

You can order THE POWER OF MOTHERHOOD by going to this link: http://bit.ly/PowerOfMotherhoodUS

You can order BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY by going to this link: http://bit.ly/BeFruitfulAndMultiply

BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY is also available as an audio book, especially great for husbands who mostly would rather listen than read.
https://tinyurl.com/BFAMAudioBook

My husband and I married March 2007 and discovered we were pregnant the very next month with our honeymoon baby. Those first two years of marriage had many challenges: the deaths of two close relatives, an out-of-state move, another in-state move, two job changes, an economic downturn, two babies, and a lot of disappointment and failure. But through all the turmoil, the biggest and most important way the Lord provided was HIS GRACE to press forward and hope in something better.

Of course, the Lord provides for physical and temporal needs through monetary gain. Yes, we have been blessed with positive job changes that brought an increase in money, benefits, and respect. Our family has gone from renting a townhouse in a bad neighborhood to buying our own home in the mountains with acreage. What a wonderful God we serve!

But monetary gain is just the tip of the iceberg to the ways I've seen God provide personally. He is limitless and so are the ways in which He gives. He gives us WISDOM AND INSTRUCTION in His Word. This includes parameters for financial stewardship, debt-free investments, real estate and property values, the importance of work ethic, making personal sacrifices, discerning needs versus wants, delayed gratification, and dependence on the Lord.

Sometimes we forget too, that most of the world does not live as luxuriously as most Americans. It can be helpful to lower our standards of living to stretch the budget.

The Lord has moved in the hearts of others through COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY. Jobs that might have gone to someone else fell instead to us. Families with older children blessed us with hand-me-down clothes and shoes. There have been many random, anonymous acts of kindness.

We're expecting our seventh child and have never gone without food on the table, a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs, or transportation. We are rich because He is rich!

Ultimately, He provides the REDEMPTION SALVATION for which we could never have hoped to accomplish for ourselves. And there is no greater need for mankind than that.

When I'm tempted to fear, be anxious, and doubt, I remember what He has taught me in His Word.

1. God is OMNISCIENT. He knows everything, and nothing escapes His notice. There's always more going on than what I know about.

2. God is GOOD. His desire for me is good. The circumstance may not be pleasant, and often it isn't. But in the end, it makes me more holy, which is always good.

3. God is FAITHFUL. He never fails to give His people exactly what they need when they need it.

4. God NEVER CHANGES. He isn't fickle like so many people today. He is always the same.

5. God is TRUSTWORTHY. I can lay everything in His hands. He knows what He's doing. I do not need to be anxious. I do not need to not fear. I don’t have to doubt. If all we have is Christ, then we have everything we need, both now and eternally!

MEGGAN ANDERSON
Waleska, Georgia, USA
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Picture: Jeramy and Meggan with their six children: Moriah (10), Lily (9), Shiphrah (8), Joseph (6), Daniel (4), Tabitha (2) and new baby due September 4th.

“What do you mean by abounding?” you ask. 1 Corinthians 15:58 tells us to ABOUND in the work of the Lord. Motherhood is the great work God has given us to do, so why not do it with right attitude?

What kind of attitude? The Bible tells us to have an abounding attitude. The word in the Greek is “perisseuo” and literally means “"to excel, to super-abound, to be excessive, abundant, enough and to spare, over and above.”

Now that’s “over the top” living, isn’t it? Is it possible live like this? In our daily life in our homes? Well, this is what God asks of us because He is not expecting us to live our lives, but for us to let Him live His life through us. The life of Jesus is not normal. It is over and above, more than enough, superabundant.

So, let’s get started.

You don’t smile on the odd occasion. You smile constantly. Whenever you look at your husband, you smile at him. Do you? When you look at our children, you smile at them. When you come out of your bedroom in the morning, you come with a happy face and a cheery “Good morning” to each one. You won’t believe what a difference this makes in your home.

When you encourage your children to do their chores, instead of nagging, you find ways to make it exciting for them. Inspire them. Teach them how to work with a smile. To do it with all their hearts. That won’t be hard for them because they see you doing everything in your home with all your heart.

They don’t see you groaning, complaining, and going around with a sour face. They see you smiling and getting stuck in to every task. You teach them the same way.

Whatever task you do, you do it enthusiastically. Happily.

Teach your children the little rhyme on page 16 in my nursery rhyme book, “Nanny’s Nursery Rhymes.” Get them to say it while they are working. Make up a tune for it.

When I have to do a chore,
I do it straight away,
I never grumble or complain,
There’s always time to play.

I put a smile upon my face,
Because I know it’s right.
I put my shoulder to the task,
And do it with my might.

Pin the following Scriptures up on your walls for yourself and your children to learn.

Ecclesiastes 9:10: “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”

Colossians 3;23: “Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.”

1 Corinthians 10:31: “Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”

When it’s time to prepare meals, don’t sigh because there’s another meal to cook. Do it with a joyful heart. Make every meal a love affair. Go beyond the normal and make it special. Praise the Lord you have the opportunity to make nourishing healthy meals for your husband and children.

Throw yourself into your great calling. Don't do it half-heartedly, or half-time. Don't do it grumblingly, grudgingly, or grouchily. Never the status quo, but more than is necessary.

Be uplifted today,

NANCY CAMPBELL

P.S. Don’t miss the other posts on this Scripture: Check down in you Facebook for them.
August 2: ARE YOU SETTLED?
August 10: ARE YOU RESTED?
August 13: ARE YOU UNMOVABLE?

Not only does God want us to be settled and rested in our homes. He wants us to be unmovable from our calling. Not tossed to and fro by every change of doctrine or whim of society. Instead, firmly planted in God’s truth.

Nothing will move you from your high calling. You won't be moved by the negative statements from your family and friends about having more children or homeschooling. You won't be moved when facing hardships or financial stress. You've counted the cost. Your heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. You are unshakable. You know you are in the perfect will of God. You know your purpose. You will stand true to your convictions.

When Nehemiah went back to Jerusalem to repair and build the gates of Jerusalem he faced continual persecution and ridicule. His enemies did everything in their power to thwart him from his great purpose. When they asked him to come down, he refused to stop his great work. Instead, he sent messengers to them, saying: "I AM DOING A GREAT WORK, SO THAT I CANNOT COME DOWN: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?" (Nehemiah 6:3).

Print or type these words in LARGE print and pin them up in your kitchen. When others tempt you, or you are tempted yourself to come down from your high calling, speak them out loud. Don't lower yourself to come down. Keep up your great work. You don’t have time to deviate from your purpose.

Like Nehemiah you are building a wall of defense to protect your family. You are involved in the greatest building program in the nation, building a strong marriage and family.

You won’t be deterred from your purpose (Nehemiah 6:3).
You won’t be deviated from the will of God (1 John 2:19-21).
You won’t be deceived, deluded, and duped by the leftist and humanistic ideologies of this current society (Jeremiah 28:8,9 1 Corinthians 3:18, 19; 1 Timothy 2:14; and 2 Timothy 3;1214).
You won’t be dumbed down by the lies of the feminists (Ephesians 6:13, 14).
You won’t be denied the blessings God has ordained for you as a mother in the home (John 10:10).
You won’ be disappointed and depressed by being obedient to God’s plan (Psalm 113:9).

Be blessed today,

Nancy Campbell

I came home with more vegetables than I could hold. We shared our bounty between the two families. That was provision one.

The very next day we came to a big paper sign on the side of the house saying: “Look around the corner.” To our complete surprise, there were three huge boxes of groceries. Some cans and bottles had labels we had never seen before. Though we tried to find our benefactors to thank them, we were unsuccessful. God is truly amazing.

SALLY BURGESS
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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PICTURES: Sally and Brian and their grandchildren: From left are Lincoln (10), Jagger (6), Ryker (nearly 3), Niko (8), and Jaedon (12).

On August 2nd I posted ARE YOU SETTLED? I shared about how God wants us to be settled in our homes. But forgive me, I forgot to send you Part 2, ARE YOU RESTED? So here it is for you today.

Did you know that God wants our homes to be places of rest? “Help! How do I manage that?” you reply! “How can I rest with screaming toddlers all around me and so much going on? I’m in a state of tension, not rest!”

I know life can be overwhelmingly busy for you when you have little ones, and even middling and big ones! But God has provided a place of rest for us even in the midst of our busy lives. Hebrews 4:9, 10 says: “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.”

Do you notice that this Scripture speaks about God’s rest, not our rest? We can’t live in rest trying to find our own rest. Our rest is in Christ, as we abide in Him and He abides in us. Jesus Christ lives in rest. Nothing takes Him by surprise. He doesn’t ever get into a turmoil. Everything is under His control. And he lives in you and me! What more do we need?

Back in Bible days, God rested in the Holy of holies so that He could be near His people. Now He wants to rest in your heart and in your home, for God is a "dwelling God."

Psalm 132:13-14 says: "For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it." God desires a resting place. He wants to rest in your home, but He can't do this if you don't believe your home is your resting place.

Proverbs 24:15: "Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting place." Don’t let anything or anyone spoil your resting place. Don’t allow worries and anxieties to spoil your resting place. What are you worrying about when the God of rest who has everyone under His command dwells in you?

Isaiah 32:18: "My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places."

I believe it is important for us to find "rest" in our home and in our mothering. When you are settled and rested in it, you will be at peace. Of course, I don't mean you will live a life of ease with nothing to do but lie on the sofa and read books! Motherhood can be a hectic and demanding life. How could it be anything else when you are determining the future destiny of a nation? But in the midst of accomplishing all you must do, you can have a spirit of rest and peace, knowing that you are in the perfect will of God.

Many times, we don’t live in rest because we are unnecessarily busy. We are doing too much outside the home instead of being content to do what God has given us in the home. If we rush about here and there and are forever in the car taking our children to this and that, we can get weary and exhausted.

God holds the secret for us. He says in Hosea 11:11 (Knox): “IN THEIR OWN HOME, the Lord says, I will give them rest.” You will find rest in your home, not gadding about everywhere.

Blessings from Nancy Campbell

We had been renting a home in a cul-de-sac, but I had always longed for a little more space for our children to play. That spring, some friends in the church approached us about buying their home on five acres. When we talked to them, we still owned a home in Idaho and didn’t want a second mortgage, so we turned them down. They came to us a second time and offered to rent us their home until we sold ours in Idaho. The rent would be the amount as we were paying for our cul-de-sac home. That seemed like an obvious open door and so we accepted and moved in the week before the twins were born!

Not only did they rent it to us, but they also sold it to us for the same price they bought it for two years prior, which was about $60k under market value!

About a month before the girls were born, the Lord answered our prayers in a major way. We had been praying about how to afford a larger vehicle since our eight-passenger van wouldn’t hold our entire family. We couldn’t afford a larger van because we owed money on our current van. One Sunday morning, an envelope was handed to me from an anonymous giver—an envelope full of cash--$7000! That was exactly what we had owed on our vehicle. We were able to pay our vehicle off and eventually get another that was able to seat our entire family.

After the girls were born, there were numerous things (car seats, high chairs, a larger vehicle, and many other miscellaneous things) that we needed for our growing family. As a family, we presented our list to the Lord every evening and watched Him fill EVERY need. It was truly miraculous! So much so, that a few months down the road another need came up and my oldest son said, “Just pray about it, Mom, the Lord always gives us what we need!” Ah, out of the mouths of babes! I figure if my children learn that God is our Jehovah Jireh, our Provider, they will have an amazing start to their own journeys as they leave the nest!

AMY WOODWARD
Lebanon, Oregon, USA
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Doug and Amy with their delightful family: Back row: Caleb (11), Doug, Amy, Isaiah (5 months), Matt (14), Aaron (9). Front row: Andrew (7), Abigail (2), Sarah (2), Anna (3), and Levi (5).

Every person who believes they are a Bible believing Christian should watch this DVD. Invite others to your home to watch it with you.

Available to you at the DISCOUNTED price of only $7.50! You can purchase two for the price of one to inform someone else as well.

Go to: http://tinyurl.com/TheBabyWar

As my husband and I started our marriage almost 20 years ago, I did not try to prevent any pregnancies. My husband was in the US Navy then and due to his job hazards and time apart, we hoped and prayed for a baby for five years before we had our first child.

Soon after our first child was born, my husband left the military and I started taking the pill. We barely made enough money to feed our one child, so with no prayer and no faith I took the pill until we were more financially stable and 4.5 years later, we had our second child.

My husband loved having babies and wanted one soon after the last one arrived. This time I “gave into” his desires sooner and we had our third child 2.5 years later. I honestly thought three would be all we could handle financially and emotionally. I grieved when I weaned our third child, our only daughter, knowing it would probably be my last baby to wean.

Up to this point, mind you, God had NEVER FAILED to provide what we needed and beyond, but still, I was a doubter. I had always known I didn’t want to have my tubes tied to prevent pregnancies, but I decided to get an IUD soon after our third child was born (with no care as to what my husband wanted or prayerful consideration).

Fast forward almost four years and we were still a family of three children. Then a copy of THE BABY WAR DVD ended up in my hand, thanks to a dear friend. I knew what the DVD discussed and for about a month, I fought the Holy Spirit about watching it. I finally gave in.

I bawled like a baby watching this DVD. Every word of it stirred my heart and I finally let the Holy Spirit lead. I repented and asked the Lord for His forgiveness for not putting our family truly in His hands.

I talked to my husband about my newly-found convictions and told him I wanted to get rid of the IUD as soon as possible, hoping he’d agree. He was thrilled! Not only that, we made a commitment together that we would never use hormonal birth control again. Especially knowing what I knew about the pill and IUD from watching THE BABY WAR, I couldn’t knowingly sin like that again.

Since then, we have been blessed with two more beautiful children and we are expecting another in October. This last Mother’s Day I cried thinking about how we could have stopped at just three! With every baby, especially these last three, God has provided ABOVE AND BEYOND!

We will soon have six children and God has taken care of so many big financial needs that come with raising a larger family. He has provided us with money to pay for each of the babies’ births, even with rising insurance costs. He provided a much larger vehicle for us where we all fit comfortably. He also provided my husband with a raise at his job whenever we've needed it most.

We are so thankful to God for showing us that His will is best and especially showing me that ALL children are a blessing from the Lord.

ANI WILSON
Jacksboro, Texas, USA
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Picture: Luke and Ani with their children: Ronin (10), Sullivan (1), Dane (15), Alice Starr (8), and Teddy (3) and new baby coming October 2018.

At 21 years of age Sophie was caught and executed. Our young people were all challenged by her passion and strength to stand against evil, even knowing she could be killed.

Oh, how we need to pray for a great revival amongst our young people. Most of our young people in colleges today are being propagandized and brainwashed by progressive and extreme socialist professors. They imbibe an ideology from the pit of hell. A conservative speaker is not even allowed to speak in most colleges today.

Let’s pray together for God to raise up Elijahs who will not fear the enemy and who will expose the evil and proclaim the truth. Let’s pray for a great turning back to God’s way.

Let’s pray for our own precious young people that they will be saved from a life of ease and apathy and will get a passion to seek after the truth, to contend for the truth, and to blaze the truth wherever God opens the doors.

The above picture is one of Sophie’s quotes. Here’s some more for you to read and share with your children:

“The real damage is done by those millions who want to ‘survive.’ The honest men who just want to be left in peace. Those who don’t want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves Those who don’t take measure of their own strength for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don’t like to make waves or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honor, truth, and principles are only literature.

“What does my death matter, if through us thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?”

“One must have a tough mind, and a soft heart.”

“Laws change, conscience doesn’t.”

“I will cling to the rope God has thrown me in Jesus Christ even when my numb hands can no longer feel it.”

Let’s do two things: take your young people to this movie and pray for a mighty revival among the youth of America.

Blessings, Nancy Campbell

The only vehicle we had was a little four-door car. It carried us everywhere we needed to go, but there was no elbow room. Then God blessed us once again. We knew we were going to need another vehicle soon. As the time got closer to the arrival of our fourth child, we decided to be more proactive. We sat our little children down and explained to them that we needed another van so we were going to ask God to provide one for us. We all prayed and then waited to see what God would do.

Every summer we would go to a family camp a few hours from home. While we were there, Ben’s brother needed help with a construction project. Since that is what my husband does well he stayed and helped him out. His brother wanted to pay us something for his work and asked us if we would like a red eight-passenger van! It was perfect for us! It wasn’t new, but it was what we needed. And it was FREE!

Fast forward a few years and a few more babies. That red van was at maximum capacity after our sixth child was born. We loved that van. It served us well, but it would be too small for our family with number seven coming.
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We knew that God wasn’t about to stop taking care of us. He’s a good Father. We placed our trust in Him and knew that He would fill our need since He was the One who was giving us another baby!

It is an exciting life trusting God. We knew He was up to something, but we didn’t know what! While driving around the countryside we noticed a car repair lot with a big white van parked nearby. It obviously belonged to someone, but we turned in and had a look in the windows. It was a hotel shuttle van with a high roof, middle isle, and stair steps into the side door. *sigh* “Wouldn’t it be nice to find a van like that sometime? Wow. So nice!”

A month later my husband, Ben, saw it still sitting there so he went in to ask about it. Just that day the owner was frustrated with the van and told the mechanic to just get rid of it for him. Did he have an asking price? Ben inquired. Yes, he did. We bought our dream van at 20% of the value of the van!

Fast forward another few babies. I am now pregnant with our tenth child. When our new baby arrives in September we will have filled up our 12-passenger white van. It only took us 12 years to do it!

We are happily living our lives knowing that God will take care of all of us. Life is exciting!

JENNIFER TORKELSON
Corinth, Kentucky, USA
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Ben and Jennifer with their beautiful children: Stephen (12), Mary (11), David (9), Amy (8), John (7), Juliet (5), Bella (4), Daniel (3), Josiah (2) and new baby boy due in September.

I was also sad, because apart from the young people that we dragged along, there were no other young people in the audience! And yet this movie should be packed out with young people. Most of them do not even know the immediate history of our nation. They weren’t alive during the holocaust and have no thought about it. They have no idea which United States presidents brought in progressivism, socialism, and fascism. They live in a bubble of deception and have not yet suffered the consequences of extreme socialism.

But they need to be awakened. The nation belongs to the coming generation. To our young people. They will inherit the nation we give to them and which they as young people vote for themselves. Sadly, most of the young people in our high schools and colleges today are brainwashed and propagandized with progressivism and extreme socialism. They have no vestige of the real truth at all. They have no ideas of the kind of country they are voting for the future families.

Dear parents, I would urge you to go to this movie this week and PLEASE TAKE YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH YOU. Don’t take No for an answer. Be the parent! While your children are still living under the protection and provision of your home, you dictate what happens, not them! Yes, it is a documentary, but it is packed with action and they will not be bored! (My husband said that it may have been more popular if they had called it, “Who are the Facists?” or “Is Donald Trump a Fascist?”)

Take your children and then discuss it with them later. Ask them something they remembered. What did they learn they didn’t know before? What affected them the most? Get them talking. Get them understanding the issues we face in this nation. Our young people must be knowledgeable. They must know the truth. They must know how to contend for the truth. And we are responsible to teach them to lead them to the truth.

If you are concerned about finance, got to a 4.00 or 5.00 pm session which is cheaper. And you may have to travel. This movie did not come to our local theater. We had to travel!

Once again, we need to take a stand. If this movie did not come to your theater, call the theater, ask for the manager, and tell them that you want it at your theater.

This movie can impact this nation in a huge way, or fizzle to nothing. It all depends on us. Do we really care about our nation, or not? We may say we care, but it’s mere words unless we do something--even sacrificing time, effort, and finance! But we must do it!

Love from Nancy Campbell

Therefore, I printed out 42 prayers that ask God to deal with his enemies. They are powerful prayers. You could pray one each day. Or preferably, because there are 42 prayers, you could pray six of them each day for a week, and start again the next week!

Here’s an example:
24. May his enemies FALL INTO THE PIT THEY ARE DIGGING FOR HIM (Psalm 35:7; 9:15; 7:15, 16; 57:6; 55:23; and Jeremiah 18:19-23).

You can print them off and use them with your family too.

If you are interested, email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and I’ll be happy to forward them to you.

Blessings, Nancy