” . . . what has happened to me has really served to advance the Gospel . . .
for I know that through your prayers and the Holy Spirit . . .
this will turn out for my deliverance.” Phil 1:12, 19
Here are just a few of the highlights . . .
January 2010
Volunteered at Passion 2010 where I heard Marilyn Skinner’s testimony & God turned my heart toward a global reach. An amazing experience that I will never forget . . . one of those moments in time that I knew God was awakening me to more of Him and His Kingdom. (Check out www.watoto.com and www.268generation.com.)
February 2010
Our first family trip to the Magic Kingdom. Read more at www.herpassionministries.com (mission partners-Families on A Mission).
God speaks when you take 7 children under 8 to Disney!
I continued to teach and speak through the spring until school was out and we began a very full summer . . .
† June: Our annual vacation to Blue Mtn. beach . . . one of our favorite times of making memories. You can see more of our photos on my personal Facebook page.
† June: Our first family mission trip to Honduras to the Good Shepherd’s Children’s Home. You can see more photos on Facebook at Her Passion ministries. (GSCH is a mission partner of Her Passion ministries, www.thegsch.org. Check it out.) We would love for you to consider going with us! Short travel time. Safe environment. Orphans who will bless your life.
† July: Off to China to Maria’s Big House (with Show Hope . . . another favorite ministry. www.showhope.org.)
I launched Her Passion ministries in July and hired my first 2 team mates in September! God is moving at warp speed . . . so much so that I can’t keep up with Him! And I am desperately in need of His leading and guidance. I thought I had the greatest and most challenging job when I once worked for the largest healthcare company in the world . . .
Then I became a mother.
Then I began a ministry . . .
We are excited about what God has in store for 2011. Her Passion is reaching the world with the love of Christ through new partnerships in Haiti, Honduras, Africa and India . . . off to Africa and India in 2011! We are also launching Stop The Traffick (an anti-sex trafficking campaign . . . yes, it is happening here in the US!) However, my greatest passion remains: teaching the Word. That is what prepared me to walk this road before God took David Home and it continues to be what keeps me anchored and able to do what He has called me to do every day.
David continues to love preschool and successfully wrap everyone around his little finger. He is an amazing little fellow, and if you ask me, I think everyone should have a child with Downs in their family!
Annabelle is in kindergarten while Maddie is in 2nd grade and despite the fact that their daddy is not actively shaping their lives, here, his memory is made alive as we continue to purposefully pursue God’s plan for us.
There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of David and am reminded that though we have plans for our lives, God has other plans . . . and they may be different, but they are not bad. The words I uttered on the night of David’s death were, “God is still good.”
And He is.
Thankful for you all,
Candice
Thank you so much for the Christmas card and info card that you sent to Stan and I.
I was anxious to hear about your walk since I heard you speak last summer around the pool with the Women’s Ministry.
Your work and your walk piques my interest and my heart. I know the Lord will use you mightily. I can hardly wait to see how it unfolds and how a tiny person like you can manage it all.
How exciting that you took your children on the trips with you. My favorite movie is, “Inn of the Sixth Happiness” about an single woman that made a difference in China.
I look forward to hearing about your ministry and your work with other missions and partnerships.
In Him,
Shay Bryant