TBM - God minister to our need

Dearest Family and Friends, Thank you, so much, for your tender and loving responses to our email mission updates.  You bless our work and fill us with your love and encouragement.  God bless you! As you may have heard, Jessie, our youngest daughter, just had her first baby.  Jane Ellertson was born May 12th, and we are so grateful for God's blessings in her behalf.  She was blessed today, and we have already read and seen beautiful accounts of this treasured event.  Well, this week, I'd like to share with you some very tender experiences surrounding her birth, and a testimony of how God truly ministers to our needs. There are many sacrifices that you make to go on a mission, but none seem as great as being absent for family times.  While I feel those sacrifices keenly, I have noticed that God blesses me so that I don't feel the pain.  I feel the sacrifice, but not the pain.  However the day that Jane was born, I felt great pain.  Part of it was for Jessie, I know.  It was so hard to not be at her side.  Every particle of my being yearned to be there; to share, to love, to bless.  But I was not.  I went to work that morning suffering in mind and spirit, praying fervently for the Lord to bless the delivery and to comfort my soul.  It happened that the Mission Office was very quiet that morning.  In fact we only had the two office couples there, which meant there were no Thai speakers.  After a little while, a group of Thai people came in the front door.  I went out to greet them and help them as best I could.  They were all happily chatting in Thai, and I soon figured out that they were a group of extended family.  They obviously were comfortable waiting for someone, and didn't really need my help.  So I just quietly observed them, allowing the familial love to wash over my aching soul.  Soon, one of the District Presidents came in, and I found out that he was going to be borrowing President Hansen's office to interview several family members.  They were preparing for a family trip to the Hong Kong Temple.  Again, I silently thanked the Lord for giving me this sweet scene, as it brought me comfort and joy.  As the various members went to and fro from the office, I too found myself going to and fro from my desk to the foyer.  As my heart was heaving great tears on the inside, on the outside I was watching and loving this sweet family.  Then, out of the blue, a young woman from the group (about Jessie's age) walked right up to me.   With no greeting or prelude, and in perfect English, she asked simply, "Would you like to hold my baby?"  God sent me this sweet angel of a woman and her beautiful little boy, and my pain was assuaged.  My yearning arms were soothed in such a sweet, personal way, that only Heavenly Father could have orchestrated.   My heavy heart was healed, as my prayer of gratitude flew heavenward. Now that you've heard my side of this sweet miracle, would you like to hear a little bit of Jessie's side?  Today, at Jane's baby blessing, Jessie bore her testimony.  My sister, Cindy, was there and wrote to me about it.  I would like to share a quote from her letter.  "Today we went to Jane's baby blessing.  Your daughter offered a very sweet testimony.  She talked about the responsibility she feels as a parent to teach and rear Jane unto the Lord and how there is not anything more important that she could be doing with her life.  She then bore her testimony of missionary work.  She talked about the Spirit that has sustained her for her entire pregnancy and the birth of Jane.  The Spirit and other people have filled in the gap during her parents' absence.  She discussed how difficult it was to have you half way around the world, but she bore witness that she had a testimony of the importance of the work that you are doing in Thailand.  Her sincerity and love towards you and your mission was beautiful and brought tears to my eyes." I want to leave with you my testimony, that the Lord knows, loves, and ministers to each of us individually.  He is the author and finisher of all that is good in our lives.  And I know that whenever we sacrifice for Him, He will pour out personally chosen blessings upon our heads.  I know this to be true. All my love, Sister Lindorf