Okay, so I have been reading some of the Z sqauds' blogs and it's amazing to see how God is working through them even before they launch. They leave in September too but they have a different route than my squad, the A squad. A few have mentioned where they are going to be ministering and what they will most likely be doing in the month of September. So I have moments where I want to know details. For some reason, usually they are small ones. All I know for my squad is that we are meeting in the Atlanta airport at 3pm on September 6 then getting on bus at 4pm. I had the thought of both squads having some training in Atlanta before leaving the country but I didn't know if we would since the squad that left in August was the first one to launch in the U.S. I became jealous of Z squad, I wanted to know what kind of ministry I was going to be doing.
I then realized that I had gained new expectations which I didn't think I would so fast after training camp where we let go of all of them and wasn't planning on having any more. I began to think what could change. Teams. Countries. I found peace in the fact that I am glad that I haven't found out too many details.
I remember researching Moldova quickly after finding out the route change. Amazing things have been happening in my squad this month. I am thankful that our facebook group hasn't been filled with our excitiment about knowing what we are going to be doing and where but with hurts, desperate pleas, struggles, losses. Then to be filled with healings, restorations, and it has been a blessing seeing how quickly my new family comes together in prayer.
Just reread one my birthday cards. It reads"As you continue to minister for the Lord…may He continue to minister to you-His grace, His peace, and His power in all He is leading you to do" What an wonderful statement/reminder! in the card, my aunt printed stories and a poem out. Or at least I think it is a poem. Either way I am going to share it with you:
Christ has no hands but our hands to do HIs work today
He has no feet but our feet to lead men in the way
He has no tongue but our tongue to tell men how He died
He has no help but our help to bring them to HIs side.
We are the only Bible the careless world will read,
We are the sinners' gospel; we are the scoffer's creed;
We are the Lord's last message, given in word and deed;
What is the type is crooked? What if the print is blurred?
What if our hands are busy with other work than His?
What if our feet are walking where sin's allurement is?
What if our tongue is speaking of things His lips would spurn?
How can we hope to help Him or welcome His return?
-Annie Johnston Flint
I have just found the new Hillsong album, "God is Able" and one paticular song sticks out and it is 'The Lost are Found.' Part of the chorus states "The lost are found/The blind will see/The lame will walk/The dead will live/And You are God/Forever You will reign" Right now, I am estatic to have these things happen while on the race but it's amazing seeing miracles and healings even before the race!
support update! I have $3,213.40 in my account with $2,000 in the mail to AIM and I have $122 in checks and cash. That amazes me. I know God cares about everything that happens in our lives but having the knowlege of this money come in on the day I post the previous blog is AMAZING. I am speechless about so many things right now that the only word to comes to mind to describe anything God does in my life and the lives of my squadmates is amazing. I know there more powerful ones but this is the one I keep getting stuck on. I still need about $750 to meed my August 18th deadline which is 7 days away.
Thank you so much for those who have supported me this past few months. For praying for me. For posting on facebook for your friends to check my blog out and support me. For donating.
Please continue to pray for me throughout my journey. That I will have the same joy in month 11 that I have month 1. That I will look for the ministry opportunities like getting to know the neighbors, the kids, the person I buy a drink/candy from. That I have energy to keep going when I feel like I cannot.
