AN INSIGHT INTO STONES OF GOLD MINISTRIES

The early morning darkness had barely begun to be pushed away from the horizon as three downcast women picked their way through the country’s rough terrain. They left a trail of sweet smelling odors in the semi-darkness as they dodged rocks and stepped hastily over stones in their pathway. The dim light and stone-strewn path slowed their journey as they made their way to the gravesite of their friend, Jesus. They bore spices to anoint their deceased loved one whose tomb was sealed with a huge stone.

Their conversation centered on the concern of their hearts, “who will roll the stone away from the mouth of the tomb?”

Suddenly, as they rounded the last bend a bright light beaconed to them from the open tomb. Their first glimpse of the grave through the early dawn revealed the impossible! The stone was rolled away! Jesus had arisen from the dead!

Their most dreadful moment was converted into every conceivable joy! Their most challenging and dramatic hour had turned into moments of monumental triumph and victory! (See Mark 16)

That’s what Stones of Gold Ministries is about! It’s about overcoming obstacles and applying keys that will unlock our hearts to triumph and victory.

In her poem, Stones of Gold, Lydia Chorpeing has penned her own journey of trying to dodge rocks of trials to speed her on what she deemed to be her journey through life. When she was stopped in her steps by circumstances beyond her control, she was forced to examine her tests for what they were. As her tears washed over the rocks of fearful circumstances she found the rocks were filled with gold…the grace and deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance brought her to the place of availing herself to God’s grace and summing up her situation in the last lines of her poem:

“But now the stones that I despised have turned me to God’s grace

As I embrace my fiery trials I see His loving face.”

STONES OF GOLD MISSIONS STATEMENT

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The purpose for Stones of Gold Ministries is to establish, though publication and conducting seminars, a ministry of wholeness, freedom and overcoming. The goal is to expand to the support of missionaries (especially ladies) around the globe.

  1. To help others avail themselves of God’s grace in every situation they face.
    1. To first fortify their relationship with God.
    2. To understand God’s unconditional love.
    3. To realize that when pain, disappointment, mistreatment, temptations or any type of distress comes, it is to first and foremost to help me search my own soul in the light of God’s Word.
  2. To help others focus on and move toward the fulfillment of their God-given destiny.
    1. So that they may know and enjoy their God-given gifts.
    2. So that they may know their strengths, ministry and commission as it relates to the body of Christ, His Church.
    3. So that they might effectively, with built-in support, move toward their goals without distractions.
  3. To effectively and confidently convey the message of wholeness to those hurting.
    1. That God loves His children unconditionally and eternally (Jeremiah 31:3).
    2. To help others to see God’s grace in the trials and tests of their life (Romans 12:2).
    3. To help bring Jesus into clear focus (Isaiah 26:3). To help others develop ways to deal with their soul issues that hinder their spiritual growth.
  4. To build fortified ministries that will reach to the nations of the world, especially to missionary ladies.
    1. To develop a newsletter of encouragement and blessing.
    2. To convey touches of homemade love especially to those on foreign soil.
    3. To eventually travel with the message of wholeness to lonely missionary ladies.