It is hard to believe that I have been home two weeks already. Where has the time gone? I have been busy with appointments, coffee dates, catching up on sleep. sorting through the things I have that I no longer want of need (after living out of a back pack with a few things for a year, you realize you don’t need much to survive – or be happy) and much more.
A new month is here. The snow has fallen to the ground – and it is gorgeous. I am excited for Christmas, my upcoming birthday, and being able to finally see and hold my niece that is nearly two months old.
I have been extremely blessed being at home – but my time has been short. There are too many people to see and not enough time. It didn’t dawn on me until I got home that my transition “home” would be about the length of time of me venturing to yet another Country. One of the many questions that has been asked of me is “what next?”
Over the course of the last month or so, much prayer and consideration has gone into this. Where do I start. Life is not as it was. Nothing is “normal” or even “comfortable” for me anymore – at least not right now. I love being “home” but it’s temporary. It is a place I love, but not where I feel called to spend the rest of my life. How do I explain what God is calling me to do, when I still don’t fully know or even understand?
What I do know is that I am leaving Manitoba and traveling to Ontario for Christmas. I leave on the 13th…it will be a long, crazy, adventurous and scheduled trip – but I will be able to see many familiar faces, friends and family along the way. I am excited and blessed to be able to take my stories, pictures and adventures to those I do not often see – yet pray for me and support me in so many ways!
The hard thing is knowing that when I leave home, I am leaving not knowing when I will be back. This next week will be spent saying hello and good-bye to friends I have barely seen or had the opportunity to share with. I will be once again packing my bags and heading out.
I have been given the opportunity to participate in another AIM program in January called Project Searchlight. This is something I have prayerfully considered and am looking forward to being involved in. Not only will this bring me back to Gainesville, GA, but it will reunite me with some of my World Race family and give me an opportunity to “illuminate” my passions, visions and calling God has placed upon my heart! This is a two week program from January 8-22. I thank the Lord that it is FREE – all I have to do is come up with the finances to get there!
I have been asked to pray about joining a team from my church that is heading to Tijuana, Mexico for a week in March to build a house with YWAM. As much as this is something I would love to do, I will need a financial miracle for this to happen. Being away all year meant no income, and now being gone until when I nearly have to leave in March, means still no income. Please pray with me that if this is where I am to be, that God will provide! He blesses us with our every need, so long as we ask for it in HIS name!
There are so many dreams and visions that lay ahead – and I know that this is a stepping stone to what BIG THINGS God has in store for my life, Canada and even my future husband! I am blessed, excited and ready to see where God leads. Although I am not certain of my every move, I know who is directing my steps – and I am willing to walk wherever He takes me!
