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ByWandaJ.Burnside,Publisher
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DearReaders,
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GODCARES
AsIsatcrying,IheardHimsay,Wanda,thereisnolovelikeMylove.Thereisnoonewhocanlove
themandyoulikeIcanloveyou.Ilovetheworld.Mylovecannotbecompared.Myloveisalwaystrue.Iam
Love.
Iwipedthetearsfrommyeyes.
Wanda, He continued, I am God. My love is incomparable. Nothing and
nobodycantopmylove.Icannotbematched!Myloveismatchless!
Isatthereanddidnotmove.IwaitedasstillasIcouldbe.
Tellthem,IheardGodsay.TelleverybodyeverywhereMyLoveismatchless.
GODSASSIGNMENT
Andthen,HebecamequietanddidnotspeakanotherwordBut,asIremainedinHispresence,
HegavemethewordsandscripturestowriteHismessageMatchlessLove.Overthenextfew
days, He guided me to fine tune and design it. I made plans to have it printed and distributed
somehowandsomewaytoasmanyhurting,discouraged,troubled,andbrokenpeopleasIcouldat
thattime.
IthasbeenajourneylikenonethatIhaveeverhadimaginedorevenexpected.Godhashelped
SimmieandmetoworkinthisministryofgivingouttheMatchlessLovetractsandspecialgiftstogo
withthem.Wehavereachedthousandsinthe20yearsofthisspecialassignmentfromGod.
GOD,LETMEDECIDE!
Anyone who was or is hurting has been so gracious to receive our ministry. They have shown
hearttouchingappreciationfromtheactsoflovethatwehaveexpressedtothemthroughthetracts
andthegifts.WefeelsincerelyhumbledtohavethisassignmentfromGod.
Downthroughtheyears,IhaveprayedandaskedGodtodirectus.IhaveaskedHimtoleadand
guideustothoseHewantsustotouchwithHisLove.Ihavealwayswantedtogivegiftsandthe
tractstothepeopleHeledustoreachoutto.Heisintotalandcompletecontrol.IhavefollowedHis
voiceandleading.Hehasshownusgreatneeds.WehavefaithfullydoneasHeinstructed.
ITSASHAME!
However,attimes,IgottothepointwhereIjustknewthatsomeonewasdiscouragedandinneed
of Gods Love and our special gifts. I felt that they deserved to be blessed and loved by God. I
DECIDEDwhoshouldgettheLovepackages!AfewtimesIjudgedwholookeddownandneededa
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lift.ThenIhavedecidedthatanotherpersonlooksliketheydontneedthetractorgifts,becausethey
looklikenothingiswrongintheirlives.
I will always remember one of our mission trips to spread the love of God. It was Valentines
Day,February14,2011.Imadeover100giftpackagesfilledwithcandies,akeychainthathadthe
word LOVE on it, a miniflashlight that had JESUS SAVES printed on it, and a bookmark that
hadJohn3:16printedonit.Well,wewerereadytogetoutandgotoseveralplacestobringthese
individualpackages,alongwiththegospeltractsandbagsoftinystuffedpuppiesto
giveaway,too.
Totellthetruth,Iwasnthappytohavethosepuppiestogiveout.Simmieisthe
manager and he usually purchases stuffed tiny brown or white teddy bears to give
eachyear.Ijustlovethoseteddybears!Tome,theyarethecutest!
That year, Simmie looked everywhere, but he could not find any teddy bears! I was so
disappointed!Itriedtoplaythesilenttreatmentofnoteventalkingtohimwhenhecamehomewith
bagsofpuppies.But,thatdidnotlastlong.
Honey,whydidyoubringmethesestuffedpuppies?Iasked.Wherearethelittlebears?Wealways
givebears.Youknowthat,Isaidwithmyhandsonmyhips.
Yeah,Iknow,Simmiesaid.Imtiredoflookingeverywhereforthosebearsthisyear!Theyareallsold
out.Wanda,youshouldhavestartedearlierlookingforthem!heshouted.
Idontwantthepuppies!Iyelledashewalkedawayfromme.
WewillHAVETOusethesepuppies!Heyelledouttomefromanotherroom.Whatswrongwith
them?Ilikethem!
Whocares?Iyelledbacktohim.
IDO!HesaidwalkingbackintothediningroomwhereIwassittingandstarringatthebags
andbagsofstuffedpuppies.
ITSBETTERTOGIVE
Well, our little disagreement was over that evening. We worked very hard to packup
everything for our mission work the next day. I put the finishing touches on the gift packages by
tyingonredbows,whileSimmietookthelargeshoppingbagsandboxeswiththeitemstothecar.
Wewerereadywithourdeliveriesforthenextday.
Thenextmorningandallafternoon,wewerebusywithlastminutethingstodo.So,wedecided
tohavedinneratoneoftherestaurantswhereweplannedtogiveourgiftpackages,thetracts,and
thepuppies.Severalofthewaitressestherealwayssharedsomeofthedifficultthingsthattheywere
goingthrough.So,wewantedtobesuretoministerlovetothem.
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That evening, we arrived at the restaurant. Simmie and I had our hands full of shopping bags
with a big red heart on each side of it that read, Happy Valentines Day! We came into the
restaurantandtheheadwaitressgreetedus.Tableorabooth?sheaskedwithasmileonherface.
Wewouldlikethatbigboothinthebackbythewindow,Simmieansweredpointingtoit.Followme,
shesaid.Andwedid.Wesatinthebooth.Shegaveusmenusandsaid,Yourwaitresswillberight
here.
BeforeshewalkedawayIsaid,HappyValentinesDay!Ireachedintooneofthebagsandgave
heragiftbagandatract.ThenIgaveherapuppy.
Aw! How cute! she said and gave it a hug. Thanks for everything. How nice, she said and
walkedaway.
See,Itoldyouso,laughedSimmie,lookingoveratmefromthetopofhisopenedmenu.She
lovesthatpuppy!
Ididnotcaretorespond.Ijustreadmymenu.
Hey! Happy Valentines Day you guys, said another waitress who was putting our glasses of
wateronthetableforus.
Simmie and I looked up with big smiles because it was a waitress we really liked. Hi, Judy!
HappyValentinesDaytoyou!Isaidgivingheragiftbag,atract,andpuppy.
Isnthesosweet!shesaid.Oh,thanksforthisMatchlessLoveummIllreaditonmybreak.
Itssopretty.Thanks!shesaid.ItriedtoignorelookingoveratSimmiewhowaspointinghisfinger
atthepuppyheldsotightlyinherhand.
Excuse me, Judy, I said. All of the waitresses are so busy todaycan you please give this bag with
everythinginittothemforus?Iasked.
Sure, no problem. How nice and sweet of you two, she said taking the huge bag from my hand.
Theyll love all of this. Did you give them one of these brochures
about.MatchlessLove?Shelookedintotheshoppingbag.Oh,
here they are in the bag. I know that they will read it. I know I
will!Judysaid.
Well, since our waitress is not here yet to take our order, Im
walkingovertothoseregularcustomersandgivethemsomeofour
giftpackages,IsaidtoSimmie.But,beforeIcouldgetup,one
of the men came to us and wished us a Happy Valentines
Day!Iloadedhishandsandarmswithitemstotakeovertohisboothoffriends.
Themenathisboothwereseniorcitizenmenwhousuallycometotalkaboutoldtimes,thewars
thattheywereproudlynowaveteranof,theirjobsthattheyhadretiredfrom,politics,theirwivesor
dating as a senior, their grandchildren, and their beloved dead ones. These men looked like they
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were having the time of their lives, but they had deep scars and wounds that I often
overheardthemtalkingaboutamongthemselves.
It wasnt long before our waitress came with apologies for not getting right to us
because it was such a busy day. We assured her that it was alright and said that we
understood. She looked grateful that we were not fussing at her like some of the other
customersthatIoverheardarguingather.Shetookourorderfordinner.
After we finished eating, one of the men came over to us from that senior group of
men.Hetookhishatoffandbowed,MadameandSir,sureappreciatethegifts.Imgiving
the puppy to my granddaughter Shirley who is seven. Ill share everything else with the other
grandchildren.Mywifedied10yearsagoandIsureneededthisherepaper,MatchlessLove.
Itmeansalottome.Thankyou.Hewipedhiseyes.
Isaid,Sir,whatisyourname?
Fred,Hesaidwithtearsrollingdownhisroughunshavenface.
God bless you, Fred, I said holding my hand out to shake his trembling hand. But he firmly
shookmyhandandSimmies,too.
Fredsaid,Oh,yeah...mybuddiessaiduhtheysuredoappreciateeverything,too.ThenSimmie
and I waved over to them as Fred slowly walked back to join his group of dear friends. They all
wavedbackwithbigsmilesoneachface.
Judy,ourwaitresscamebacktoourtable.Shewipedsweatfromherface.Sorry,itshotinhere
today.Thanksforthegiftsforme.Sureneedsomelove!Shegiggled.Imgivingyouadessertonme.What
wouldyoulike?
WHOISSHE?
Wethankedher.SimmieandImadeourselection,butaskedtohaveitwrappedtogo.Aswe
wereputtingonourcoatsandwrappingthescarvesaroundournecks,Inoticedaladywhooftenate
there with her adult son. She was staring at us. She was always well dressed, wellgroomed and
looked like she would never come here to eat. She looked like she should be dining at the Ritz or
someelaborateexpensiverestaurant.
Ireachedformypurse,andtomysurprisetherewasonegiftbag,gospeltractandpuppyinthe
shoppingbag.Ithoughtforsurethatitwasempty.Simmiewenttothecashiercountertopayfor
ourfood.
The lady continued to look at us. I had noticed many times before. She had only spoken a few
times to me and Simmie. I looked right into that ladys face. She was looking at me. I tried to
pretendnottoseeher.Iputmypurseandshoppingbaginmyhandandstartedwalking.
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ThewaitressesstartcomingovertothankSimmieandmefortheirgifts.Suddenly,I
was swarmed with hugs and kisses from them. Some ran over to Simmie and did the
samethingtohim,ashewalkedbacktometocarryourdessertbag.
ItsbeenabusydayforyoutwoIsee,saidthewelldressedlady.Hersilvergrayshort
hair glowed in the sunlight coming through the somewhat frosted window. Ive been
watchingyou.Sureisnicetogivethoselovelygiftsaway.Whatdidyoudo?Didyouwinthe
lottery?Shelaughedasherfaceturnredandredder.
Nowe just want to show some special people in here that we appreciate what they do
andwelovethem,too,Isaidtryingtowalkon.
Well,I heard somebody say you wrote a bookor paperand you gave them a copy. Ima
book lover myself. Are you a writer or teacher? she asked, smiling at me. You look like
bothyoulooklikeme.ImaretiredEnglishliteratureteacherItaughthighschoolforyears.Iwroteafew
articlesandshortstoriesinmylife.Whataboutyou?
IuhIamboth,asyouguessed!AteacherandawriterIsaid.
Ialwaysthoughtso.Ivebeenwatchingyouforawhile,shesaidandwinkedatme.
Ihaveoneofmytractshere,Ibegantosay.
Tracts?Whatisthat?shesaid.
Ireachedintomyshoppingbagandhandedhertheonlyoneleftintheshoppingbag.Shereadit
aloud,MatchlessLove.Sheopeneditandreadtheinsideofit.Thensheflippeditoverandreadthe
backofit,too.Shesaidnothing.
AMYSTERIOUSTHINGHAPPENED!
I handed her the only gift package and the only little puppy left in the bag. She burst out and
said,Oh!Helooksjustlikemylittle.littleCharlie!Charlie!Youhavecomebacktome.Allofthese
yearsCharlie!
Hewastheonlypuppythathadabigblackspotononeeyeandoneon
themiddleofhisback.Hewastheonethathadafunnygrinandfloppyears
that looked lopsided. He was the one that I put in the bag at the last
minutetheonethatIwasntgoingtobringwithmetoday.Tome,hewas
theonethatwasimperfect.Ididnotwanttogivehimtoanyone.Helooked
messedup.
Charlie! Sweet Charlie.oh, my sweetheart, the lady cried. She kissed
and kissed him. Charlie, theres your spots, lopsided earsone shorter than the
otherandthatsillygrinthatIlovesomuchaboutyou!
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ImgladyoulikehimHeisIstartedtospeak.Butshecriedout
Hes the puppy I had when I was a little girl.years agowe were the best of buddiesI played and
playedwithhimandonedaywewereplayingcatchItossedtheballanditbouncedintothebusystreet
andCharlieranoutfromtheyardandCharlieOhmyCharlie.,shecriedandgroaned.
Iwascrushed.Icouldnotmove.Icried
GODSHANDSAREINOURPLANS
IwanttopayyouformygiftsandmysweetCharlie.MyCharlieHere,takethis$20.00takeit
please!shebegged.
No,Imgivinghimtoyouitsyourgift,Isaidchockingbackthetears.
Why?Whyareyougivingallofthesegiftsaway?Why?sheaskedholdingCharlie,thepuppyto
hertearwetcheek.WhatdoesMatchlessLovemean?IreaditallIfeelsolovednow.Why?shecried.
Andwithmyheartsofull,ItoldherabouthowJesuslovesher.Hecaresabouther.Hediedfor
herandlivesforher.
Sheaskedmehow.IexplainedhowandwhyIspokeofGodsloveandHis
OnlyBegottenSon.ItoldheraboutJohn3:16:ForGodsolovedtheworld,thathe
gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him; should not perish, but have
everlastinglife.
Shetookmyhandandsaid,Ibelieve.Iacceptthatkindoflove.
Ibenddownandwhisperedaprayeroverher.Sheanswered,Yes!Ohyes!
ShekeptonkissingCharliethestuffedpuppythatwasjustlikeheroldbestfriendHerson
cameovertohertableandsaid,Mom,whatdoyouhavethere?SimmieandIwalkedaway.Ilooked
backandshewavedandblewmeakiss.
ITSSOUNBELIVABLE!
WefinishedourMatchlessLoveValentinesMinistryattheendofFebruaryonFebruary28,likewe
havedoneforthese20years.Thatyear,wasanamazingyearofGodsgoodness,asalways.Wewere
verygrateful.
Laterinthespring,aroundtheendofMay,SimmieandIwentbacktothatrestaurantforlunch.
Wewerestillgreetedbythewaitresseswhoexpressedtheirthankfulnessforourloveandministry.
Severalofthemtoldusthattheyhungthetractupintheirhouseorapartmentinaspecialplace.
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We saw some of the men in the senior group. They waved at us. We felt so glad to see them.
Twomencameovertochatuntilourwaitresscametotakeourorder.
As we were being served, I looked for that wellgroomed English literature teacher who cried
aboutthestuffedpuppythatwegavetoherthatshecalledCharlieherCharlieIthoughtIsaw
heratatableoverontheothersideoftheroom,butitwasnther.Then,upcameherson.Ismiled
andsaid,HowsyourmomandCharlie?
Mymom.shedieduhhesaid,lookingdownatthefloor.
OhNo!Iscreamed.How?When?Simmiebowedhishead.
MomdiedinastrangeaccidentaboutamonthagonowHesaidweeping.Uh,momfelledshe
split bones and she was rushed to the hospital. Everything seemed alrightand sothey sent her home.
Butshe got sick and had great painI called 911, they came and, as they were taking her out of the
houseshescreamed,BringmeCharlie!Igotthestuffedpuppyandshelaiditonherchest.
SimmieandIjustcouldnottalk.Wecouldnotbelievewhatweheardfromherson.Wejustsat
thereandlistened.
IaskedthemenifIcouldridetothehospitalwiththemtobewithmymomIjumpedinandalltheway
theremomtoldmeeverythingthatyoutoldherthatdayonValentinesDayandso,Iknownowformyself.
Godsloveismatchless,hesaidtryingtoholdbackhistearsanddeeppain.
Andsomomlivedlongenoughtotellalmosteverybodywhoaskedheraboutherstuffedpuppythatyou
gave.thestoryaboutJesusChristandhowuhhediedandlovesusFolksintheambulanceandhospital
hearditnomatterwhat.Shetookthepuppywithhereverywhereinthehospitalfortestsandexamsandso
momdiednotlongafter.
Simmie and I were speechless I grabbed the mans hand. He held on tightly squeezing my
handinfirmgrip,asifhewasntgoingtoletgo.
LetmetellyoufolksthiswhenmomdiedIwasgoingtoputthatpuppyinthecasketwithher...ButI
feltlikeIneededhimtoalwaysremindmeofwhatyoubothdidandsaidtomymom.Whenmomwasalive,
she was neither the happiest nor friendliest person, but those last months with her were so differentso
loving
Hecontinuedon,Andso,Iwilllivetoseemymomagain.Shetoldmesheis
goingtoliveinheaven...becauseshebelievedandacceptedJesusshehaseternallife
now. I believe nowI read your paper, Matchless Love, that she kept on her
nightstand and now I have it on mine along with CharlieI also have
Jesuslivingwithme.Itisuptometotellothersnow
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JESUSISTHEANSWER
Myeyesarefilledwithtears.EachtimeIretellthisstorythathappenedinourministryin2011,I
cant do nothing but cry. God changed the life of this dear and precious mother who was a high
schoolEnglishliteratureteacher.ThroughHisloveandway,HedrewhertoHim.Helovedherand
usedustoreachouttoher.
I must confess, I was judging her on the outside by her looks, clothes,
andpolishedpersonality.Iwaslookingforsomeonewholookedroughed
up with hard times in life. Yes! Yes, this is what we are to do, too. We
cannotoverlookanyonebywhatwethinkorassumetobe.Godspower
and love goes deeper and deeper into the core of our hurts,
disappointments, fears, struggles, and sorrows. He wants to touch each
one of us right where we hurt. He wants to heal the hurts. He wants to
makeuswhole.
I could have messed it all up! I could have been right in the way of
Godseternalplanforthismother,theEnglishliteratureteacher.Icannot
helpandreachothersonlybywhatIfeelandsee.IcannotpickandchoosewhoisinneedofGods
preciouslove,Histendermercy,andHismightyworksintheirlives!Iamwrong!Iamnotright!
Manlooksontheoutwardappearance,butGodlooksontheheart.IhaverepentedandsoughtGod
toshowmewhatHewantsfromme!
PeopleofGod,TinaTurneraskedinhersong,Whatdoeslovehavetodowithit?Pleaselistento
me! Gods love has EVERYTHING to do with itthe problems, brokenness, disappointments,
suffering,andconfusioninourheartandlives.Hisloveistheanswer,asPastorAndreaCrouch,the
latelegendaryandmultiawardwinninggospelmusicianandsinger,wroteandsungfromhissoul
downthroughtheyears.
Thereisavoidandemptinessinallofus.OnlytheloveofGodcanfillit.Jesusmustabidethere,
toliveinsideofus!
Godwantedtousethatmotherwhocriedoutwhenshereceivedourstuffedpuppy.Idespised
getting the bags of the stuffed puppies to use in our ministry, because I wanted to continue to use
only the teddy bears. I was going to box up and block this ministry, Gods ministry with my
formalityandwhatwasmynorm.GodcomestofreeustoliveandtodoHiswill!
WhatIconsideredamisfitandlopsidedearandbigspottedtinypuppywasakeytoopenthe
heart of that dear lady to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We must move out of Gods way to
allowHimtoworkinthelivesofothers.
The Bible says, Man looks at theoutward appearance, but God looks at the heart. God will change
lives if we stay out of His way. Let Him work and speak in your life so that you can do what He
wantsyoutodo!OnlyGodhasMATCHLESSLOVE!
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ASpecialPrayer
DearPreciousHeavenlyFather,
WecometoYouintheNameofYourSonandourSavior,JesusChristourLord.Weneed
Youinourlivesandinthelivesofourlovedones.WeearnestlyaskthatYoutouchourlives.
MovebyYourSpirituponusnow.WeseekYourwillandYourway.WeneedYou.
Ourlivesarefullofthingsthatwecannotbearalone.Therearesituationsandtroublesthat
haveoverwhelmedusbeyondourstrengthandpower.WewantYourhelp.WecryoutforYou
totakecontrolofeveryhardthinganddifficultcircumstanceinourlives.Changeus.Comein,
liftandcarryeveryheavyloadfromus.WecastthemalluponYou.Youarealmighty.You
areawesome!
Where we are broken, please fix us so we can function and move as you
havedivinelyplannedforourlives.MendusbyYourpower!Weareweak,
butYouarestrong!WearetrustinginYoutodoamightyworkinourlives.
OnlyYoucandowhatneedstobedoneinourlives.Wearedependingupon
YoutomakeallofthedeephurtsandwoundsinourlivestoGONOW,inthe
NameofJesus!Changeourlives,OhLord.
We thank you for Your Matchless Love. Your Love satisfies all that we
needandaresearchingfortogiveussatisfaction.Youtotallyandcomplete
make the difference in our lives. It is because of the work of Your awesome
Spirit, the Holy Spirit, that we are released from the bondage of fear, lack, discouragements,
failures,andeverykindofevilschemeanddeviceofSatan!
We thank You, Father. We praise You forever. We worship You. We surrender all into
Yourhandsandreceiveyourbountifulprovisionsforourlives.ThankYou.ThankYou.
Amen.
TheMatchlessLoveTract
Pleasecontactmeifyouwouldliketoorder4freecopiesofTheMatchlessLove
tracttogivetoothers.Iwillsendonepackageofthemifyoucontactmebyemailor
Twitter.Deadline:March31,2015.
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A GLORIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT!
Our Ministry,
Write the Vision Ministries and Media Production, International,
Proudly Announces
The Opening of Two Great Chapters
And
The Blessing of Two Great Chapter Presidents
WELCOME
THE AUSTRALIA CHAPTER
Chapter President:
MINISTER SANDRA HICKMAN
And
WethankandpraiseGodforexpandingourministryintotwocountries!
WegiveHimalloftheglory.
BesuretoreadtheMarchissueofTheLampnewsletterforfurtherdetails.
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