I am en route
to the Aussie Outback.
And…I must confess when I watched the movie Australia; I
absolutely fell in love with the sweet and precious Nullah. I never thought I would be traveling to
a world so similar to his a year or so later.
In the movie, Nullah played the character of a young Aboriginal
boy that found his home in the Australian outback. Part of the film is captured in Darwin, Australia where I
will be flying later tonight. Seriously, this is my life (I say that a lot… so feel free to
tally if need be.) From Darwin, I will be boarding a small plane heading to the
Northern part of the country to minister to the Aboriginal people in Oenpelli, alongside
my family team, 3:17. We are
unable to drive to Oenpelli because it is the wet season and we would possibly
get stuck…. Yep. These are my realities!
PB&J sandwiches all day… but if I see a large crocodile running after me….
I will freak out, enough said. I
have heard through the grapevine that there are some deadly spiders the size of
toilet seat lids in these parts as well… so, my gosh, please Lord, keep them a far
distance away from me.
It seems my reality is starting to collide with things that I
have only seen in the movies. It
is pretty wild. I would have never imagined
that the Lord would provide opportunities like this. You probably wonder how I could ever doubt the goodness of
God.
I am praising the Lord for using me in spite of myself and I
am praying to fall deeply in love with Him in the wilderness of the Australian
bush in the upcoming weeks. He
continues to capture my heart and intrigue me daily. So much about my creator
is a great mystery to me and it keeps me enthralled and desiring to learn more.
by the idea that, “as long are you are breathing there is hope.” No matter what
lies ahead (regardless, of the your location, circumstance, day, time…) it
doesn’t change the TRUTH about how much He loves us.
The Lord is convicting me to go deep in His word this month
and I am ready to battle the lies, fight and hunger for His word, and experience
Him in mighty ways. I want to be
bombarded by the sufficiency of His grace.
I am beginning to understand that loving the Lord is a
lifelong commitment and it requires work daily. God has already shown up. NOW, I HAVE TO!
Scripture tells us that we will find the Lord when we seek
Him with all our heart. Sometimes,
I forget to give Him my whole heart and I just give him a portion.
That’s not enough.
I will look forward to sharing about this pilgrim-ish type
journey with you when I return. Hopefully, I will have many stories to share of
encounters with the Lord and meetings with “someone like Nullah.”
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
our race
route changed slightly and that is where our squad is headed in March!
