Fear No Evil - For Your God is With You

I was singing this song today on the way home from the orphanage, at about 6:00 pm. I posted Redman's great tune for your edification and joy.

We praise God for his relentless grace and endless mercies.

We have now finished all our paper work here in Zap. We ran down paper worked, used the restroom in unusual places; waited and waited and waited, then we picked up the kids and spent about 2 hours of so getting passport pictures; but it was a blast.

Victoria has about three pig tails sticking up in the photo. They are all adorable. The passports now have James Arthur Merida, Angela Grace Merida, Victoria Joy Merida, and Jana Sophia Merida. I just like to say them and pray their names. I pray for Angela to be filled with God's grace and extend it to others; I pray for Sophia to be wise and to fear the Lord; I pray for Victoria to find her joy in Jesus; and I pray for James that he will be like James the author of "James" and half-brother of Jesus - whose nickname was "Camel Knees" (for his prayer life) and "James the Just" (for his passion for justice and truth).

We can see the light now at the end of this journey. We will hear tomorrow at 3:00 pm, if the passports will be here on the 12th or 13th. When we get them, we will go immediately to Kiev. At Kiev, we need one day to do medicals; one day to do Embassy stuff; and then we can get on a plane. If all goes well, we may fly home next weekend.

Praise God. He never lets go, through the calm and through the storm.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.