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MissionAccess
Celebrating Disability Ministry Worldwide
Send A Revival Indeed!
Greetings and Blessings Faithful Followers of Team MissionAccess.org! How delighted I am to share some desperately needed happy, hopeful Good News with you. To all of you who prayed (and prayed) for our Awesome Lord to send a Great Revival, guess what?
HE DID! IT’S HERE!
Pastor Sean Feutch (pronounced Foyt), leader of #LetUsWorship, boldly goes where angels fear to tread in riot-ravaged cities nationwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with an eager new generation. Here’s a recent vid from Seattle of Peeps old and young getting saved and baptized in biblical proportions like we simply haven’t seen in nearly half a century.
How exciting to see Old Testament prophesy yet being fulfilled in our lifetimes! Proof positive that God is still living, still active in still very much in our midst:
“3 To grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called oaks of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
(ISAIAH 61:1-3 NASB The Exaltation of the Afflicted)
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
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Laura’s Story
Laura With Her Hubby Matt & Kids
Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers Of Team MissionAccess Worldwide!
Our Message this season resulted from A Series of Fortunate Events that led me directly to Laura Story’s most excellent book When God Doesn’t Fix It. Who hasn’t heard her Grammy Award-Winning classic Blessings? But not until I read her book did I discover the Blessings In Disguise behind Laura’s story.
Shortly after their marriage her husband Martin Elvington began having medical issues that resulted in a diagnosis of brain tumor. Although they rushed to remove the malignant tumor he was left with permanent brain damage along with short-term memory loss requiring extensive retraining on simply how to live.
This “tragedy” however launched them into a journey of discovery of God’s plan & purpose for their lives that looked nothing like what they had envisioned but rather far exceeded their wildest dreams.
So try this: do what Laura does! Replace your inevitable “Why God?” with “Show Me HOW God?” Prepare to be amazed at how Our Awesome Lord can help turn even your deepest pain into His highest joy for Our Good & His Glory worldwide.
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
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Wanna Know A Secret?
Wanna Know A Secret Indeed!
Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers Of Team MissionAccess! Hey I believe our Awesome Lord can hardly wait to share a little secret with you His FAB Fam of Peeps Like Us Dealing with Disabilities worldwide.
Philippians 4:11-13 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
11 Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. 12 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. 13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Oh Precious Peeps! I pray that you grab hold of this simple yet truly transformational truth! If you can Learn To Be Content with what Our Awesome Lord allows you are FREE to devote your ALL to becoming more like Him both now and in the future.
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
Reset! Revive. Renew…
Take The 20/20 Prayer Challenge!
Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers of Team Mission Access! Our focus this season is Prayer! I shall allow Bob Sorge’s excellent new book: “Reset – 20 Ways To A Consistent Prayer Life” to boldly lead us into a deeper relationship with our Awesome Lord by helping us create a powerful new habit to pray more consistently in the future.
I confess, Peeps: I have always struggled with the Apostle Paul’s urging to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17 NASB). How exactly am I supposed to fulfill this lofty goal? Thankfully Bob in his delightfully winsome way has given me hope of making progress of biblical proportions at long last.
Bob offers invaluable suggestions on how to build a stronger prayer life that I’ve exercised my freedom in Christ to outline in 3 steps to get you started:
#1 MAKE A 20/20 COMMITMENT! Commit to spending 20 minutes for 20 days to jump start your New & Improved prayer life.
#2 SET A TIME & PLACE Make an appointment! Select a set time & location that will allow you to build your relationship without distractions.
#3 TAKE NOTES! WRITE IT DOWN Keep records! I recommend an app called Mobile Knee in Google Play to capture your thoughts & prayers.
You CAN do this Peeps! After just 20 days I find that I actually look forward to my prayer time now and miss it when my schedule changes.
So my prayer for you — wherever you are in your walk with Christ – is simply to Reset! Revive. & Renew in 2020 & beyond.
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
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FOOLS 4 CHRIST INDEEED!
Leonard Knight: A Fool For Christ Indeed!
Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers of TEAM MissionAccess! Meet Leonard Knight, creator of Salvation Mountain. Located in the California Desert, Leonard literally with his bare hands, adobe clay and straw built a monument to his Core Beliefs: #1 Repent And Be Saved, and #2 God Is Love.
Leonard so perfectly embodies the spirit penned by the Apostle Paul:
1 Corinthians 1:27 NASB says 27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.” Rather than delve into the commentaries let’s just take a closer look at these mind-boggling stats about Leonard:
-During his lifetime he was the most-visited man on earth with 500,000+ visitors (sans slick advertising or PR campaigns)
-Salvation Mountain was featured on album covers by Third Day and others
-In fact Salvation Mountain is now a protected national monument like Mount Rushmore!
So Peeps let our most powerful prayer be simply this: Lord allow me the honor to be a Fool for Your Glory Indeed!
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
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Legacy Series: Fanny Crosby
She Hath Done What She Could Indeed!
Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers of Team Mission Access!
This Season we honor the life and legacy of Fanny Crosby.
Born March 24, 1820, Frances Jane Crosby remains one of the most prolific writers of all time. From poetry to popular literature to more than 8000 hymns, Fanny’s influence continues to impact our worship today more than a century later.
Though blinded shortly after birth, Fanny considered her disability a blessing! She knew heartache, losing her first and only child from scarlet fever which inspired her to write “Safe In The Arms Of Jesus.” Unlike some artists today she went from popular secular to exclusively Christian music. Perhaps most amazing of all is that Fanny did not use Braille! She composed hymns in her head and thankfully had them transcribed to become the mainstay of hymnals worldwide even today.
Fanny passed away February 12, 1915 at the age of 94 (when average life expectancy was half that). Despite her fame the humble headstone reads simply “Aunt Fanny – She Hath Done What She Could.” Wise words indeed for all People & Families Affected By Disability worldwide!
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
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Defy Gravity!
Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers of Team Mission Access!
As we boldly embark upon New Opportunities ahead I pray that we Defy Gravity for His Glory in 2019 & beyond.
Suffice to say that 2018 was challenging (pfft! Now THAT’S an understatement!). That’s precisely why I desire to encourage each and every single Faithful Follower to ponder the audacious words found in:
ROMANS 8: 37-39 NASB
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Peeps!
So let’s Defy Gravity by refocusing OFF the challenges and squarely on the Opportunities to Know God & to Make Him Known for our good and His Glory
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
Opportunity Knocks! Fall 2018
JOIN US IN 2019! 🙂
Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers of Team MissionAccess!
As we Fall into Winter 2018 I am *THANKFUL* for Faithful Followers like You who “Like” what we do and support us Exceeding Abundantly throughout the year.
JUST CLICK BELOW TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP! 🙂
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Blessed To Have You On Board! Thanks For The Opportunity!
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda Thacker
Executive Director
Legacy Spotlight: Fall 2003
Greetings & Blessings Faithful Followers of Team Mission Access!
This Fall marks 15 years since I began my first semester at Dallas Theological Seminary. Taking quite literally a Leap Of Faith out of my “If It’s To Be It’s Up To Me” Comfort Zone, I embarked on my pursuit of a Master’s Degree in Christian Education (MACE). Amidst the chaos I took great comfort in the daily requirement to attend Chapel.
But of the countless Chapels I would attend over the next four years this one in particular I shall never forget:
“Bring Back The Butter” by Dr. Richard Allen Farmer
I share it with you now precious Peeps in the sincere hope that these timeless truths bring you a renewed sense of Peace & Purpose as we continue to press forward together for His Glory.
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
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All Things Indeed
HAPPY 60-YEAR DIAMOND JUBILEE BBTEMPLE.ORG! 🙂
Greetings Fam & Friends of TEAM MissionAccess! WOW ‘twas Fab indeed to celebrate our church Bartimaeus Baptist Temple’s 60 Year Diamond Jubilee Homecoming 2018! We truly honor all the faithful men and women whose decades of selfless service & sacrifice allow us to eagerly press forwards towards 60 more years…and beyond.
Speaking of which…
As we enter boldly into the future I want us to be able to see what an incredible opportunity we have to see others as well as ourselves as God sees us regardless of our challenges.
So let’s begin with our Focus Scripture:
” I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (PHIL 4:133 NASB)
OK so let’s talk context: this simple verse is the powerful “punchline” of one of the most beautiful passages in the Bible (IMHO of course). Paul takes us gently from anxiety in verse 8 to Authority in just five verses! How? DWELL! Turn OFF the News & Turn ON The Good News of Jesus Christ! Amen & AMEN!
OK Peeps! Repeat after me: Pray. Petition. Praise! & Repeat.
In His Accessible Grace,
Linda
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