Cardboard Testimony

Last sunday in church, a bunch of us were blessed to participate in a Cardboard Testimony. If you visit youtube you'll see the original church that performed the testimonies and there are many others now - including ours. We were challenged to write something about ourselves before we were changed by Christ, and then on the flip side we wrote how we've been changed. The whole thing was really powerful to me - probably because I know a lot of the people involved and it was SO SO lovely to see everyone being transparent about the things they've struggled with. The most beautiful part was to see the amazing grace and healing that each person has experienced. It's a really long video but might be worth watching if you're interested. I'm the 4th testimony on there... if you're my friend or family, my testimony probably won't shock you but I was happy to share it with others in our church who may have experienced something similar to me. And I want to share it with you now...not at all in a prideful way but just to say that I love my God and am thankful that He has revived me from the ugliness I felt inside for years after my sweet mom died.

Here's the video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbk7TY_4d2U

Chris is Home!

Sorry I havent updated the blog - honestly I've not known where to start! We're still trying to sort out all that we experienced in our 10 days apart. Chris had an amazing time in Russia. He got home late Monday night and we've had just bits and pieces of time to share our stories. The girls and I had an amazing time in St Louis and we have tons of stories and pics to share from that trip as well. We'll come up with a better post about our experiences, but I just wanted to let you know that the Giles Family is reunited and we're loving being together again. Thank you for your prayers. God was good to grant us all safety and health and wonderful memories.