This week my honey (you call her Kathie) celebrates her birthday on Friday the 28th. I suppose it is not politically correct to remind a woman about birthdays. But my wife is a very special person. I am so blessed that God brought us together at a home Bible study fifteen years ago. The Bible says in Proverbs, “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favor of the LORD.” I am blessed to have a wife who is a godly woman and shares together in serving the Lord. Like America, many homes here in Masantol are single parent homes. Either the husband or wife is missing. I know it is God’s favor that keeps us together and allows us to serve Him. So we are blessed.
Here in the Philippines families love to celebrate birthdays with karaoke’s. Typically they are played quite loud so all the neighbors can hear. Each one at the party seem to take turns singing great karaoke hits. As the party moves into the evening and then the wee hours of the morning the singing is pretty bad. I’ve listened to several parties now and the music is much like the worst American Idol tryouts you can imagine. It probably does not help that the people are drinking more and more as the party progresses. These Karaoke birthdays reveal the great need to reach the people of PI with Jesus. Only then will they find true joy.
When Friday comes I know we won’t be singing Karaoke. Sure we will sing and be joyful. But our joy will be full because it comes from Jesus! I thank God for a godly wife. We pray that many families in Masantol will begin to see their marriages affected by Jesus as well.
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