Greetings!
Abiding faith and trust in God are central themes of the Christmas story, just as they have been guiding lights to The Rock’s ministry through the years.
Mary believed “that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished” in the promise she would give birth to the Savior of the world. (Luke 1:45)
Joseph was ready to move on from a pregnant Mary when an angel visited him in a dream. The angel told him the child Mary carried was conceived by the Holy Spirit and would be the Messiah. “When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.” (Matthew 1:24)
Wise men in faith followed a star to find Jesus. “Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.’" (Matthew 2:1-3)
At The Rock, Jesus is our star. We follow and know our final destination in heaven, but we often don’t know the points in between. Who could have anticipated COVID and its universal impact? As the Ugandan university we minister to only reopened in November, who knows what new opportunities the Lord will introduce?
After 19 years of serving Uganda, we are excited this year to be spending our first Christmas there with our African friends and spiritual children. We are hopeful God will present fresh ways to “go and make disciples.” (Mathew 28:19)
We choose to trust God and delight in the many blessings He has provided. He warned Believers we will have trouble but promised through Jesus we will “overcome” (John 16:33) and be “more than conquerors.” (Romans 8:37)
Our Christmas wish for each of you is that you may count your blessings as overcomers and conquerors in Jesus. And we count each of you as blessings to us.
Gratefully,
Mark and Margaret Noblin
The
Rock Outreach, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
www.rockoutreach.org