Princess & The Frog

September 26-Visiting the Inyarts

We left the condo in Brandon today and headed towards home. It was arranged that we would visit the Inyart family on the way. The Inyarts go to our church (Reformation Christian Assembly) in St. Louis and every week they travel 3 hours one way to worship with us.
After lunch Mr. Inyart and his son, David, shot some rifles and handguns in their yard. They have two ponds that are full of frogs and so we began to “frog hunt.” We used a .22 rifle with a 9x scope. The frogs were easier to shoot than I had originally imagined. We’d walk around the edge of the pond and pick off frogs. By the time we’d walk all of the way around the lake, there’d be more frogs to take the place of their dead comrades. We went inside to eat dinner after we hunted about 12-18 frogs.
After dinner we tried to play some football and tag with David, but once it was dark and too hard to see we decided to make a movie. You can see the movie here.
We started on the way back home 20 minutes before nine and got home after midnight.

Off With The Old...

Tadpoles are swimming in our pond. We’ve watched them grow and turn into frogs. These are just another batch of tadpoles we’ve found. Some tadpoles even have four legs already. It’s weird to see them become frogs. It is almost like they grow into completely different creatures.
When we are redeemed and washed of our sin, it is - as 2nd Corinthians 5:17 says - like we are different creatures. “Therefore, if anyone be in Christ he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come!” We no longer have the burden of shame and sin when Jesus wipes us clean. We can walk with hope, love, and joy!
These tadpoles will soon be frogs hopping all around. In fact, we’ll probably find a few of them in the pool!
“And He [Jesus Christ] died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again.” - II Corinthians 5:15
J. Andrew