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Adventures in Wales

A blog series by Janet Mueller

Nameless and Faceless at the Airport

Never in our wildest imaginations could we have dreamt what lie ahead of us as we innocently strolled into the Fort Wayne International Airport on that June day.  Connected by our common call and community life at Heartland Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, our team of...

Father’s Day at the Cardiff Vineyard

After our extended flight to Wales, we all welcomed a nap at our lodging place, the Ebenezer House at Hebron Hall Christian Centre in the small village of Dinas Powys, some four miles southwest of Cardiff.  Ebenezer House was perfect for our group as it contained...

The Well is Open

We could not believe our good fortune on this beautiful June morning, as we laughed and cried, splashed water, and playfully poured it over one another.  The well was open, and we were some of its first enthusiastic visitors in a location where the past, present, and...

Moriah Chapel, Not Forgotten

Perhaps one of our most anticipated stops was Moriah Chapel in Loughor, known as the birthplace of the great Welsh Revival of 1904-1905.  Over the course of the past 111 years, thousands have made Moriah Chapel a place of pilgrimage, and now Team Heartland would tour...

An Unplanned Visit to Tabor Chapel

We were fortunate to have David Pike, a noted historian of the Welsh Revivals, as a tour guide for part of our trip.  He was a gold mine of knowledge as well as of the Holy Spirit!  He took us to what is commonly called “The Valleys” in South Wales.  These are where...

A Hidden Revivalist

She had a regal look about her with her dark hair swept up in a chic bun and a long, colorful scarf draped over her narrow shoulders.  She carried herself with dignity, poise, and confidence yet there was a humbleness about her.  Simply and mysteriously, she slipped...

Pits and Mountaintops

Is it possible to experience within the course of one day, a microcosm of an entire lifetime of walking with God?  That is what seemingly occurred on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.  From the depths of the earth at the Big Pit National Coal Museum in Blaenavon to the heights...

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Shavuot Surprise

Shavuot Surprise

(The sequel to “Silent Saturday”1) It’s Shavuot! …our Feast of Weeks! …seven days of feasting to celebrate our wheat harvest! We’re also remembering the day YHWH gave Moses our Torah on Mount Sinai. …a day to remember the covenant we Jews have with our God. But this...

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Waiting

Waiting

Waiting.We’re waiting.For what,we do not know.We’re waiting,Yes, waiting,becauseyou told us so. You said wait,then you were gone.You said wait,the light will dawn.The room was full ofsilencethat roared infear and doubt. We’re waiting.Waiting, not knowingwhat it’s...

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Not So Boring After All

Not So Boring After All

Have you ever pledged to read through the Bible in one year? What happened when you reached the book of Leviticus? (Be honest, you are among friends now.) It is a book full of requirements and prescriptions. Doesn’t exactly keep you on the edge of your seat like Noah...

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Exit Us

Exit Us

The turbulent skydraws the attention of every eyeas truth asserts itself and canno longer be denied. I WILL BRING YOU OUT All-fallupon their knees andrelease the chains heldso tightly in their hands. I WILL DELIVER YOU No locks, no keys.No longer holding back.No...

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A Liturgy for Storms

A Liturgy for Storms

O God whose strength is in the skies,1Who commands lightning and hail, snow, clouds, and stormy wind,And they fulfill Your word;We bow to Your majesty expressed in the storm. O Ruler of Rain,2 who causes the sky to give showers,Who decrees the rain and waters the...

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Dehydrated

Dehydrated

We thought we were losing her. Limp and lifeless, she had stopped eating and drank very little. I coaxed and bribed her with her favorite treats, but even those she refused. I placed water right next to her bed to make it easier for her, but the only way she would...

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Asleep

Asleep

Slumber. Repose. Sleep. Rest. Snooze. All these words mean the same thing: the absence of wakefulness in which one is unconscious of one’s surroundings, experiencing a resting of the body and mind. I would like to focus on the phrase, “one is unconscious of one’s...

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Whom Have I?

Whom Have I?

 “Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:25-26 NASB What a comfort to know that the Word of God is always true, right, and good!...

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Carrying Jesus

Carrying Jesus

What? D’ya think a donkey can’t talk? Haven’t ya ever heard of Balaam’s ass? I’m just a young’un, and I already know about him. He’s famous among us donkeys! So let me tell ya about something cool that happened to me—even better than Balaam’s ass. The sun is shining...

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Dada Loves You, Baby Girl

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” John 15:9 (NIV) It’s okay, baby girl. Yeah, you’re hungry aren’t you? I’m warming up the milk right now. If I give you the bottle right away, it’ll be cold, and you don’t like cold milk....

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