To The Ends of the Earth

But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you…Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your (spiritual) descendants from the east, and gather you from the west; I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not keep them back! Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth; everyone who is called by My Name, whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.




Isaiah 43:1-7




Hello Family and Friends. I have started a blog. With this Smith homepage known as the Smith Haus, I desire to do a couple of things. One, open up our lives to you and share the power and the presence of God. Two, in keeping up with the blogging generation, I've found this is a simplistic solution to informing family and friends of our updates, news, and happenings while being so far from home. To pretty much sum it up....I'm jumping on the blogspot band wagon!




I've chosen the name 'to the ends of the earth' for this post because of the verse up above. We are called by His name to love others, to make such friendships and live out such lives that exude Christ and bring others to Him. My prayer for me and Paul, and for all who come to know Christ, is this, "Whatever it takes Lord, may we always be passionately pursuing You and Your glory."



So I begin a blog about the life of the Smith Familie as we, by His grace, pursue a joyful life that loves, and lives.



"To live is Christ, to die is gain..." Philippians 1:21