FYI....

I just wanted to share some news with all of you concerning my position with HealthCare Ministries and Assemblies of God World Missions. Through a series of many months of prayer, seeking direction from the Lord, and godly/wise counsel I have resigned from missions. This has been a bittersweet decision but one I am firm that is what the Lord is directing me to do. I will be pursuing my Masters' in Professional Counseling full time and working a job (part or full time). I am excited about the next chapter in my life and covet your prayers.
I will still participate in trips with HealthCare Ministries as time and finances permit. God is so good and faithful hang on to HIS truth!!!
If you wish to stay in touch with me I'd LOVE to hear from you, my email address is gris021075@yahoo.com Have a WONDERFUL 2009.

Something fun!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (Hope to do two next year)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check ---NOT proud of that moment
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life --for eternity!
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake -
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Ecuador

Hey!! I am so behind on getting out a blog. A friend recently emailed me and basically said 'Get on the ball and BLOG". So here I am on a Sunday afternoon with some free time on my hands. I know, unusual!!!
I was incredibly busy with a class I was taking and completed it last Friday just in time to go to the IL Pastor's Kids Retreat! It was great. The kids were cooperative and well behaved. Our speaker, Chet C., is the Appliacian DYD and a PK himself, did an excellant job. He shared from his heart and I believed the kids recieved the Word.
In just a few weeks I'll be heading to Quito, Ecuador for a medical evangelism trip. I can't wait. If you know me you know I LOVE going on these trips. I love seeing God change lives and being a part of that. I love praying with an indivdual to receive Christ for the first time. I love hearing/seeing miracles in the people we reach. It's just an incredible expereince. I LOVE IT and am honored that God allows me to be a part of something so awesome.
Will you partner with me the next few weeks to pray for our team and for the ministry we'll be doing? Please take 10-15 min a day and pray for protection in travel and for God's favor in the community. Pray for our health and that our bodies will adjust to the high altitudes (we'll be in the mountains). Pray that MANY lives will be changed for His Kingdom!
Thanks for you love and support. Without you HealthCare Ministries is just a building!!!

Itineration AGAIN!!!

Hello everyone! Can you believe it??? I begin itineration in Jan/Feb 2009!

It feels just like yesterday I was finishing up my 16 month tour. I am looking forward to the next time around of itinerating. I can't wait to share with churches and pastors what God has done in and through me the last few years.

I'm currently working on my budget for the next 4 year term. I can only do what God has called me to do through faithful support of churches and individuals.

If you wish to make a contribution to this ministry please email me at tgriswold@healthcareministries.org

Thanks for your love and support!

Long time!

Hello everyone!!! My apologies for not keeping up with the blog. Truth is there wasn't too much to share.
I've been back from my crazy summer for a few weeks now and I'm ready to head out again. The next medical evangelism team I'm taking is in November to Ecuador. I would appreciate it if you could pray with and for this team.
The next several months will be busy. We have many things happening at HealthCare Ministries and we are excited to see what God has in store. Pray for our new director, Debbie Highfill, as she leads HCM.
I will begin the itineration process again in January. Please pray for me as I begin to book services and meeting with church pastors and boards. I also need prayer for a car. The car I currently have is ok for in town driving but cannot withstand highway driving. If you know of anyone who is willing to donate a car or want to give funds (both are tax-deductable) let me know via email gris021075@yahoo.com .
Thanks for your support in prayers! I can't survive without them!!

In Christ Alone,
Terri

Miracles in Brazil

Here are a couple of miracles that happened while we were in Corumba, Brazil. These were told to me by the missionaries we worked with.

The first occurred at the São Paulo airport when the HCM team can through customs without being stopped because of the medicines. That has never happened with the previous 14 teams!

There was the case of the 33 year-old mother of one girl who came to the clinic with a goiter on her thigh, which disappeared in spiritual counseling after she received Jesus and was prayed over.

One woman who complained to the doctor of insomnia and pain in her legs for years but she refused to accept Jesus. She received her medication and was prayed for. She came back the next day to tell the doctor that she accepted Jesus and slept all night and without leg pain for the first time in many years.

Spiritual counseling also introduced me quickly to another woman who was healed of shoulder pain from bursitis after she was prayed for.

This is a clear sign that God is at work among us!! Praise be to the God who heals and saves!

Pictures

On our day off we took a boat ride along the Paraguay River. It was so relaxing.

I can never get enough loving from the kids! Isn't she adorable!!!!