Avis Goodhart > Quotes

“God’s not looking for ability, but availability. If we can risk stepping out of our comfort zone into the Spirit zone, God will provide the ability when we need it. He’ll use our weaknesses to make others strong.”
― Avis Goodhart, Out of the Dust: Story of an Unlikely Missionary

“God can use anybody to do anything. We just need to be willing to follow where He leads. God will use the things of our past – hurts, homelessness, abuse, as well as a good family life, education, and money. They all can be tools that God will use if we give them to Him.”
― Avis Goodhart, Out of the Dust: Story of an Unlikely Missionary

“it’s not the house or fancy furniture, but people who make a home.”
― Avis Goodhart, Out of the Dust: Story of an Unlikely Missionary

“God’s strength shows up best in weak people. Avis leaves no room for doubting God has a plan and the power to bring it to fruition. As she said on our program, “God can use anybody to do anything. We just need to be willing to follow where He leads. God will use the things of our past – hurts, homelessness, abuse, as well as a good family life, education, and money. They all can be tools that God will use if we give them to Him. God was calling me: ‘Go. I will show you what to do when you get there.”
― Avis Goodhart, Out of the Dust: Story of an Unlikely Missionary

“Don’t waste your pain.”
― Avis Goodhart, Out of the Dust: Story of an Unlikely Missionary

“torn up and”
― Avis Goodhart, Out of the Dust: Story of an Unlikely Missionary

“beg again. Somewhere along”
― Avis Goodhart, Out of the Dust: Story of an Unlikely Missionary

“Again, he asked for the mechanic and showed him the flat, ready to begin his spiel. But to his surprise, the tire now looked normal. No longer destroyed, it looked solid, whole, and ready to use again. God fixed the tire while Dad walked across the street. All the mechanic had to do was put it back on the rim.”
― Avis Goodhart, Out of the Dust: Story of an Unlikely Missionary

“Dios puede usar a cualquiera para hacer cualquier cosa; solo necesitamos estar dispuestos a seguirle a donde Él nos guíe. Dios usará las cosas de nuestro pasado: las heridas, las personas sin hogar, el abuso; como también una buena vida familiar, la educación, y el dinero. Todas estas cosas pueden ser herramientas que Dios usará si se las entregamos a Él”.”
― Avis Goodhart, Sacada del Polvo: Alguien poco probable para ser misionera