And Appreciation

wHat is lovE mISsions 

"LOVE GOD with all your heart 

and your neighbor as your self." 

The Torrans Tablet

And I worry. I worry about my Beautiful Baby Boy because he needs physical therapy.  I worry about my husband who is driving many miles in the snow and ice today.  I worry about my Baby inside me who is small, so they are doing tests.  I worry about my melanoma skin cancer and what will happen in the future.

But what would happen if I would appreciate the little things?  I would notice that my eight month old, who can not sit up, can still smile.  I would notice that my husband, who works two jobs, still calls me beautiful.  I would notice that my unborn Baby, who does not move very much, still makes my heart swell in love.  And I would notice that I, who does not have the best health, am doing what I can and feeling good.

And we appreciate you praying! Because of your prayers, GOD is working. Our Baby with whom I am five months along has a strong heart beat.  I do not have to have surgery until he is born.  So I will try not to worry, and focus on appreciating instead :) 

Praying for you, too.

Joseph, Amy, Michael, and New Baby Torrans

Missionaries to the homeless, hopeless and hurting.

I worry about them, too.

But we have a GOD WHO cares for all of us.

Please Pray

WHAT IS LOVE MISSIONS 

"LOVE GOD with all your heart 

and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

"Please,"  I say,  "GOD, do not let it be cancer."  "Pray,"  HE tells me. I do pray.  But I do have a melanoma skin cancer, and will need to have surgery and treatments. So I am praying that GOD will help me and my family. 

"Please,"  the doctor says, "Come in for your ultra sound."  Before I can start treatment for the skin cancer, I need to have a pregnancy test.  "You are about fourteen weeks pregnant," She tells me.  I have been feeling great, not like last time, so I am surprised. I smile and cry as I see my tiny Baby move on the screen, and his heart beat soothes mine.

"Please," I pray, "GOD, let our new Baby be healthy."  I tell my family about our Gift on CHRISTmas, the day of  Rebirth.  So now, in this New Year, I am telling you.  And asking you.  Please pray? 

Please pray that our Baby will stay strong.  Please pray that GOD will heal me, if it is HIS Will. Please pray for my wonderful husband, who lost his dad when he was young, so sometimes fears the worst. Please pray for other people who are going through hard times, but also times of hope. And please pray that we, and everyone, would know the GOD WHO IS. 

HIS SON, JESUS, GOD HIMSELF, prays for us, too. And HE understands the "please" of all of our hearts. 

Thank you, Friends. May you be blessed.  

Love, Joseph, Amy, and Michael Torrans 

Missionaries to the Homeless, Hopeless, and Hurting

Because we know how it feels.  

Caring CHRISTmas

WHAT IS LOVE MISSIONS

" LOVE GOD with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself." 

The Torrans Tablet

Dear Wonderful Person Who Is Reading This,

We care for you so much!  Merry CHRISTmas. We also care for the world in need. That is why we have dedicated our lives to serving JESUS, and giving to the homeless, helping the hopeless, and counseling the hurting.  You can help, too.

Please print the following, circle what you feel led to do, and send to Joseph and Amy Torrans, 6385 Village Lane, Colorado Springs, CO, 80918

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Yes, I would like you to pray for____________________________________

Yes, I will pray for you.

Yes,  I will donate to you, ( check written to Amy Claar Torrans, cash, or gift card is enclosed ), and receive a Book or E Book you have written. 

Yes, I will donate to Springs Rescue Mission or Compassion International and receive a Tax Deductible Receipt.

Yes, please send updates to my email address________________________________ 

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Thank you for being a part.  May our FATHER bless you :)  Love, Joseph, Amy, and Baby Michael Torrans

Missionaries to the Homeless, Hopeless and Hurting

Because we are not HOME yet  

Thank True

WHAT IS LOVE MISSIONS

"LOVE GOD with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

I thank JESUS for HIS true blessings in my life.  I thank JESUS for HIS trusted answers to prayer for my loved ones.  I thank JESUS for HIS timing in answering those prayers so I knew it was HIM.

I feel like I can not tell HIM how I truly feel when I am not thankful.  I feel like I can not trust HIM when life goes horribly wrong.  I feel like HE took some of my prayers and put them on a clothes line but never looks at them.  

I am terrified for my family and friends on the East Coast who have survived a hurricane that went horribly wrong. I am tortured in my heart when people go through terrible things.  I feel my temper rising when people do terrible things to innocent children. 

I think that sometimes there is something Better than a Hallelujah   I think that sometimes all I can do is pray and help ministries like Samaritan's Purse  And I think that the true, tender, tired heart of JESUS must be with HIS children who suffer.  

HE wants you to know HE is crying with you. HE knows you hurt too much to say thank you, until Heaven.  HE knows you, and thanks HIS FATHER that you are HIS.  

Bread, Bright and Blue

wHat is lovE mISsions 

"LOVE GOD with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

GOD gives us more than our daily bread! GOD gives us all things bright and beautiful.  GOD gives, and HE also takes away. 

When my baby boy's beautiful big blue eyes fill with laughter, I feel awfully glad, like birds are singing in my soul.  When his eyes fill with tears, I feel almost guilty, as if I have let my little sparrow down.  When I think of anything happening to him, I feel as if the sky is falling :(  

So how do we accept the LORD'S blessings without worrying about losing them?  How do we love our family and friends without worrying about what could happen to them?  How do we see the sunrise without knowing that the night will come?

I guess we don't.  I guess that is what makes life sweet, that who we love is special. I guess I will always carry my tiny son in my heart, and it will hurt when he does. And I will pray that our FATHER protects all of you, because I know HE is on earth, as HE is in Heaven :)  

Please leave a prayer request, comment, or ask a question.   

whatislovemissions@gmail.com  

Her Happiness

WHAT IS LOVE MISSIONS

"LOVE GOD with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

I love being a woman.  I love being a mother. I love that right now is a season of happiness in my life.

Not all times of living are happy.  Seasons sometimes are sad, stressful, and scary. Sad situations do make me appreciate days and hopefully months that are relatively drama free.

In Proverbs 31, we see a woman who apparently is experiencing a happy, healthy, peaceful, perfect season and life.  In my mind, I think, how does she do everything so well?  In my heart, I feel like I will never measure up.

But one thing I notice is that she is joyful. I notice she is smiling, energetic, trustworthy, kind, wise and blessed. But I also get the idea that she is old enough to have lived and conquered and struggled and survived.

Not every woman in the Bible is called "The Virtuous Woman".  Each woman had her own story.  You, wonderful woman who is reading this, have a journey written by your GOD WHO loves you.

I love being a daughter of the KING.  I try to love what I am learning in the hopeful times, but also in the hard.  And I pray to be a woman about whom people someday can say "there is something real about her happiness."  SOMEONE real. 

Amy Torrans, wife of Joe, mother of Michael.

Attempting to help homeless, hopeless and hurting 

Anyway I can.

Because I, also, am not Home yet.

whatislovemissions@gmail.com 

Best But Better

wHat is lovE mISsions 

"LOVE GOD with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself."

The Torrans Tablet

We say we marry our best friend!  But what else could we call our spouse?  Is there a better name for our husband or wife?

We say we marry for better or for worse.  But I am sure my worse side could be better. I am sure my better side is worse than before we were married.

We say they accept us for who we are. I am thankful my husband sees the stressed me and loves me the same way he loves the sweet me.  I am thankful I can honestly tell my husband how I am feeling.

We say till death do us part, and we mean it. No matter what, divorce is not an option. There is no other name that would fit. Except for my SAVIOR, my husband is my best friend.  But it is just getting better :)    

 Joseph, Amy, and baby Michael Torrans

Missionaries to the homeless, hopeless and hurting

We are not yet Home.  

For more information, please email whatislovemissions@gmail.com