It was midnight, raining and cold outside. I was driving home and all of a sudden I realized that I will not be here in less than 24hrs. It was a strange feeling to tangibly be able to taste the bitterness of leaving and the sweetness of God’s promises coming to pass.
About 3 years ago I prayed and said “send me, I’ll go!” I tried many times to join teams overseas and I never ended up going. Finally, I just decided to trust the promise to the promise maker/keeper. If he said he would do it, then he would. I only needed to be patient enough to let it happen.
When I applied for the race I really didn’t think I’d actually get to leave because so many other times I never did. However, I realized a bit after the funds started coming in that God was on the move. He was about to do what he promised. This journey brought many emotions to the surface. One that has been consistent is his peace. It’s been such a blessing to joyfully say goodbye to this season of life here in Waco, Texas. Another emotion that tends to rise up is fear of failure. Then
I am reminded of:
Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; Do not be afraid nor be dismayed for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
This reminds me that you can’t fail with Jesus and you never miss the mark. He only asks that we trust him, step out in faith and obey. Even though I have your typical emotions of happy, excited, scared, nervous etc etc…I am so EXCITED to step out here and see what God is going to do this year!!!! BRING IT ON!! It’s going to be a great, hard, frustrating, skill building, adventure taking year. I am ready to learn and be stretched.
So here are some more visuals of what packing looks like for me! 🙂
Even though I have NOT met my deadline to be fully funded before I leave, I am leaving. Way to go God. He got me this far and he is in control. I STILL HAVE $4,595 to raise by April or I will be sent home. BUT God is the God of miracles and he delights in seeing our faces light up we glorify him in his faithfulness.
My next deadline is February 29th I still need $483 before the Feb deadline or I will be SENT HOME. I would love if you would pray about donating towards me sharing the love of Jesus and seeing his kingdom come in other countries. If you have given before I would ask that you pray about giving again. Please share this blog.
Thank you so much to every person who has prayed for me. I am so thankful for you and thankful for your consistent time with Jesus focused on my finances and spiritual health. Thank you for those of you who have given. Each amount helps.
I leave tomorrow morning (Friday) and then head to GA for more training and then Sunday leaving for Lima, Peru. I should arrive there 12 noon their time. It will be 11am here. Over this next month I will only be an hour ahead of all of you. 🙂 Thanks to some of my amazing friends I now have something I can record with and hope to learn how to edit so I can post somewhat cool videos (hold your breath, if you know me you know I am challenged at technology).
I can’t wait to give you guys update and I am so sorry it has taken me so long to write something. It is quite a task to sit down and focus on a computer in this season of life.
Prayer request:
* Unity among my team
*we would choose joy every minute
*easy transition
*motivation to workout when I’m tired
*FUN
* we would be a blessing to our hosts
Thanks family and friends for everything you do. Without you, this would not be possible!!! LOVE YOU ALL! Stay tuned!
Over & Out
Lynzie
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