Kliewer's Korner

4 Months to go

2012-01-24T15:38:00.000-08:00

Well it is that time again where the countdown has started to go back to Mexico City. We are planning on returning the beginning of June. Which means starting to purge through books and things we wont be keeping in storage for 4 years. I find it hard to hear the news about Mexico especially the violent crimes against Canadians. So I am aware of how much more I need to guard my heart against any type of fear that would want to distract me. You see the joy and privilege that we have of getting to know and love our Mexican friends far out weighs anything else. I am reminded of the greatness of the God we serve, who protected the Isrealites with a pillar of fire at night and a cloud by day, knowing that he goes before us and not one step that we take will be on our own.

This is a painting that reminds me of Exodus 34, Where God tells Moses that he is sending his angel ahead of him to drive out his enemies and prepare the land for him. He then says that he will send the hornet ahead to drive out his enemy.

Almost A Year?

2011-11-02T20:07:00.000-07:00

Well its official, in just 2 weeks, we will have been home for a year. It seems like we just got here and it seems like its been so long all at the same time. The hearts of international workers really are an inexplicable thing. While we are enjoying being here with all the blessings of relationships we can tell that our hearts are ready to go back. What does that sound like you ask? Our children begging to go back ASAP and the cold weather starting... just kidding :) It also means that we have a peace that fills us and excites us about the possibilities of all that waits for our family as we once again walk out in faith and the faithfulness of our God. We know that he never promised us that it would be easy or that we would never grow tired but he has promised us that he will always walk beside us and he will always work things together for us if we love him and are wanting to serve him. That is what excites us and knowing that the end result is that we will always be shaped a little bit more like our savior and we will glow just a little bit more with the love that he has shown us.

Addison Road - What do I know of Holy with lyrics

2011-09-06T21:17:00.000-07:00

Our Family Update

2011-08-22T09:49:00.000-07:00

Hmmmm Grueling? Transforming? Surprising? Just trying to think of the words to describe our year. It started out with disbelief that we had actually left Mexico City. We felt torn, yet at peace that we had made the right decision to come home so that our family could receive some counseling and give God time to heal us from some traumatic events. So as Nathan and I struggled through questions,"God are you serious, this is your plan for us?" "You called us to plant a church and we were faithful, you planted a church and yet our family wasn't protected?!

It was a journey of questioning and worrying and a lot of praying. But through this whole journey, even when life felt crazy and out of control, I always had an image of Jesus with me as my Pastor. I could see that he was always one step ahead of me as he led me by the hand and for some crazy reason even though I didn´t understand him anymore, I still trusted him. Well, we continued to pray that God would not only heal our family but that he would also guide us and show us what was next for us as a family. Should we stay in Canada, should we go to a different country or back to Mexico City. I had committed and prayed Ezekiel 11:17-21 for our family every day. And one day God answered that prayer to my complete shock. You know when you pray and you really want to see something happen but you just feel in your heart that it is probably never going to happen well that is exactly how I felt. But one day after an amazing prayer time that I could never of planned, there were lots of tears, there was freedom and forgiveness that flowed out of where there used to only be hardness. And as if that wasn´t enough, every member of our family is very excited to go back to Mexico City and can´t wait to go back. So here we are doing our normal home assignment telling the churches all about the work that God planted in MC and his faithfulness that we have experienced. God is good ALL the time...even when we can't see it.

We Are Ready!

2011-06-05T19:23:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to start sharing with our cluster and everyone who has been so supportive to us! We are thankful for the time of rest and restoration that our family experienced and we feel that it was exactly that. But we are sensing that its now time to start connecting and we are so excited to share! There are so many stories and so many amazing ways that God has worked in our journey of being International Workers in Mexico City. The amazing Mexican people that we have met and had the privilege to see their lives transformed.