Dear Anonymous,
Thank you for how you’ve shown up in the eleventh hour to help get me to India on my World Race mission trip!! It seems you’ve made a number of donations to my account & I truly thank you! It’s cool to see how God has provided through so many people; I truly feel a network of love and support. Thank you for being a part of that!! If you ever want to “out” yourself, feel free. If not, know that I THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!
Love,
Jessica
So…the verdict is in. God IS still faithful!! He provided exactly what I needed and then some from a ton of people. In fact, there were about equal numbers of people who I did know who helped reach the goal as people that I didn’t know. I am STILL writing thank you notes and am finally finishing up that process (for those I can’t find on email or Facebook, yours will be coming snail mail courtesy of my family who will print and mail what I email to them).
I have been totally bombarded with love and support and it feels amazing! It definitely reminds me that I am exactly where God wants me to be. It also reminds me that we do live in a world where people get excited about hope and change and the love of the Lord being shared throughout all nations. It brings me such joy to share love around the world. It’s not only my love or the love of the Savior I can share; I can share the love from SO many people around the world who have chosen to give gifts of love to make this trip possible (some financially, some in prayer support). It is amazing what God can do to open doors when you don’t see a way but you know He’s called you to continue to walk.
If you want to hear some stories (no names or identifying details) about some of the specific ways God has poured out His blessing, email me (click on the link on the left). I’ve got too many stories to share here, but I’m glad to share actual stories from my life with you if you would like to hear them.
WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW???
So, we have arrived in sunny, dusty Cambodia. We are working this month in the capital city of Phnom Penh with New Life Fellowship. Our ministry month is broken up a little bit by the Khmer New Year which is officially April 14-16 but many people head to their home provinces for a week or two during this time.
While we are here, we have some English classes to teach. In this setting (where students are driving to church for the lessons), we are allowed to use the Bible as our textbook. There are often impromptu further study classes on the Bible even after the English lessons are finished. The teenagers who attend class and come to youth services are HUNGRY for the word of the Lord. It’s tremendous to see the fire in these young people! We are having quite a blessed month already.
Here are a couple of preliminary pictures of Cambodia for you to enjoy. Thanks again for making this month possible with your gifts of love; none of this trip would have materialized without support from family, friends and new friends who I have yet to meet. God bless you all!!
