NOTE: To conceal identities I will not be mentioning names of churches or of the people involved.
One month ago, I was struggling, I was lost, I was stressed and I was scared.
I worried I wasn't going to be able to reach my first deadline.
I kept my faith and I continued to pray for patience!
This month.
I continuously felt God tell me to be patient.
That He will provide in His time.
I had a successful garage sale at the beginning of this month and a successful bake sale this past weekend.
I was still over $1,800 short
I remained positive and faithful and patient.
This month was a month of attacks.
I was attacked everyway possible from the devil.
The past 8 months, I followed my family to a new church.
I enjoyed the church and it was great and I did grow strongly in my faith at that church
unfortunately, I never found my place within the church.
I never felt completely welcome and I never felt connected.
I struggled with whether I should stay with my family or go where I felt I belonged.
My previous church I was heavily involved in and I felt at home and I had a mentor and I had a great connection with the pastor so I talked to the pastor and see if we could find a time to get together.
We had a meeting and prayed about whether I should come back to the church or remain at my current church.
He mentioned to me that since I left the church has started a Young Adults group with people my age (which was one thing I felt was missing when I went there) I was immediately excited and interested and before I left the meeting, I was introduced to a peer who belongs to the Young Adult.
This girl and I exchanged numbers so we could stay in contact and I was also added to the Young Adult email list.
This girl and I tried to get together a couple of times and things didn't end up working.
I then received an email about a temporary job position at the church for Sunday afternoons with childcare
which I IMMEDIATELY responded with "YES" because I was looking for a job, I love working with children and I was looking for a way back into my old church.
Starting from this morning,
I woke up to my dad reading me an email telling me that one of his jobs (he has two) is going to donate $500 to my mission trip! PRAISE GOD!
I was so relieved and grateful to hear this and I immediately thought how patient and obedient I've been and that God is certainly providing!
So, with a pep in my step this morning, I received a text from the girl I mentioned previously and we were finally able to meet up for coffee before we went to Young Adults together.
We talked about my trip and I found out she is going on a trip to India for two weeks in October and we talked about her trip as well.
We got to Young Adults and I was introduced to a few people and some people even came up to me and introduced themselves!
Young Adults was fantastic and exactly what my heart has been yearning for!
I finally found my home! I found where I belong! So I have decided that I am going to start going back to my old church and be a part of Young Adults as well!
Before we ended, the leader asked for any prayer request and I mentioned a little about my mission trip and how my deadline is this weekend and I have about $1000 left to raise.
I was approached my the leader of Young Adults and he asked if I had time to speak and I said sure.
so me, the girl I came to Young Adults with, the leader of the group and a peer I had known from going to the church previously were in a room together and he mentioned that this peer had something he wanted to share with us and he told us a story about how he had a problem with a bike and such and pretty much has some money that he felt God telling him he needed to use within the Young Adult group only he didn't know how, until he heard me speak about my trip and the other girl as well and he mentioned that he wants to donate $1000 to each of us! PRAISE GOD! I immediately started crying from being so gracious and overwhelmed by such selfless giving!
Then, before I left another guy came and shook my hand and wished me good luck of my mission and when he shook my hand I noticed there was money in it! I thanked him humbly and took the money without counting it. Later, I got home and I found out that it was $50! PRAISE GOD!
So, Not only did I find my home tonight!
I also reached my first deadline! give or take $200 which I KNOW God will provide.
God has his own timing and if you're patient, and obedient you will be blessed and oh man was I blessed today!
