Greetings, dear friends,

Well, I'm sure we all will be ready for spring...whenever it comes!  It has been a blessing to live close to the HIM Center during these cold, wintery months.

Our consulting meetings in Dallas, Texas went very well last month (see the photos here in my photo gallery).  It was a time of refreshing and defining goals, etc. for H.I.M.  We would appreciate prayer that we will put into practice what we have learned.

On the first night of the Perspectives class on world missions that I am attending, I had a minor auto accident on the way to the class.  As I was getting ready to get in the left lane to turn left, I ended up driving up on the median as it was hard to see at night...the car was totally on top of the median...so I could not get the car off of it.  Anyway, my cell phone was not working, so I could not call anyone to help me, and cars were traveling very fast on both sides of the median (for those of you who live in the KC area, it was a median in the middle of Metcalf Avenue around 6:00 p.m. with lots of traffic!).  Finally, a couple of police officers stopped and tried to help me get off the median, but I ended up having the car towed off of the median.  Before the tow truck came, the police officer let me sit in his warm police car until the tow truck came, as it was around 18 degrees outside!  The Lord always takes care of us, and sometimes He uses police officers to help us!  PTL for these community servants!  Nevertheless, I did not make it to class that night, but thankfully, have made it every night since then! :-)  (By the way, I was able to drive the car home; it had some damage to the exhaust pipe underneath the car, but I was able to get it repaired recently.)  "Thank you, Lord, for your protection!"

The Perspectives class has been great...even the homework has been rewarding...see the following insights.  (It's been a long time since I have had "homework" to do! :-)    God revealed His purpose in Genesis 12:1-3...to bless all the families of the earth.  His desire was that He would be glorified in global worship through all the peoples of the earth...thus, the reason for missions...that God would be glorified.  Throughout the Bible starting in Genesis, God makes His purpose known.  I personally count it a privilege to be a part of this missions mandate through my ministry with Heartland International Ministries, and all the connections that we have with our H.I.M. international partners all around the world!  Even though my ministry is "behind the scenes" and not on the "frontlines" of missions, I realize that God sees my administrative ministry to be an important part of His purpose.  To glorify Him is my only reason for doing what I do.

Thank you for your friendship and partnership in my ministry, and thank you for your prayers!  Happy Valentine's Day!

Sincerely,

Vicky Rogers
Heartland International Ministries
www.heartforhim.org