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"God's Enduring Love And Purpose" Message summary: A story of God's love and forgiveness. ![]() "The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me; Your love, O LORD, endures forever" (Psalm 138:8). ![]() She and Jim have traveled to many different CWC 's and given their testimony as well. They now live here in Lancaster County and are acquainted with Terri Roberts, (pictured right) the speaker at yesterday's meeting, and felt that we would appreciate her message and besides, Jim needed another male in attendance amidst some 200 women! Brooksyne had recently read Terri's book, "Forgiven", that she wrote in 2015. In fact she read and shared much of it with me as we drove to our various companies making our chaplaincy rounds. Terri is the mother of Charlie Roberts, shooter of the Amish girls at Nickel Mines, in October of 2006. The Amish actually refer to the event as "The Happening". Terri tells of the unimaginable heartbreaking experience that she and her husband Chuck suffered at the news of their 33 year old son's murderous rampage in the little Amish one-room schoolhouse. Terri wondered if they would ever find joy again and her husband wondered if he'd ever be able to face an Amish person again. Their neighbors are Amish and Chuck was as an Amish taxi driver (very common in Lancaster County). Of course Terri weaves Scripture into her story and tells how they finally found peace and rest in God through the horrible ordeal, which began with the Amish neighbor paying a tender and loving visit the very evening of the tragedy. We provide some links so you can read more about Chuck and Terri's story and how they rebuilt their lives as they were drawn by God's loving-kindness manifested through various people and in multiple acts of love and forgiveness demonstrated toward them. ![]() "Your love, O LORD, endures forever." God's nature has not changed. His enduring love is just as valid this day as when David first expressed it. And it's valid for each one of us regardless of what situation we are dealt in life. Let's believe and stand upon this truth in 2017! As we turn to God in faith and repentance we can have confidence in God's everlasting love and experience hope even though shifting sand is all around us. Be encouraged today, Stephen & Brooksyne Weber ![]() ![]() Terri Roberts (left) with Dorothy Schmidt
When I, Brooksyne, took this photo at the Christian Women's Club yesterday I couldn't figure out why the coloring had a reddish tint. I took several shots and still couldn't get good coloring. After I sat down and examined my phone camera I realized the transparent red phone cover was on upside down which was covering up the lens. Today's
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"Joy Through Adversity" Terri's website "Mother of Amish school shooter granted unexpected forgiveness" A report on CBS news "Forgiven" by Terri Roberts and Jeanette Windle - Chapter 1 audio "There's Always a Place At the Table" Video Gaither Vocal Band Finally today: ![]() Lancaster County farm 1/6/17 Overnight we received our first real snowfall of the season which made some nice views while we were out this morning. ![]() Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne To receive the "Daily Encouragement" each Monday-Friday through email see this page to subscribe to our email list. You can also subscribe to the Wordpress rss feed or through a Wordpress email subscription. (See the email subscription on the right side after opening this page.) ![]() ![]() Permissions: Please feel free to pass on, reproduce and distribute any material on Daily Encouragement Net, in part or in whole, in any format, provided that you do not alter the wording in any way or charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. It is our desire to spread this material, not protect or restrict it. I do request that you keep the contact, copyright and subscription information intact. Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version. Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity." © Copyright 2017 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA |