So I’ve been meaning to post a blog for
about two months now…but this summer has passed me by. I have been
working at Camp Peniel in Marble Falls working with teenagers in the
Work Crew program. I’ve seen God speak His truth into the hearts of
the young women I’ve worked with and them all leave with a renewed
passion for their creator. It’s been an awesome summer.
But next steps are already in motion.
While many things have come across my plate this summer, I finally
have plans for the fall. I will be leading a Real Life team of women
to Swaziland Africa! Excitement is building in my heart. I can not
wait to see what the Lord will do! We will leave beginning of
September and return halfway through December.
To be honest I did not think I would
end up in Africa. Humanly I didn’t want to end up there. I love
Africa and loved my time there…I just didn’t think that’s where the
Lord would send me back! I started off the summer thinking I would be interning with an amazing church in Belfast Ireland. After lots of prayer I
knew the Lord was leading me away from that and felt the Lord
speaking Cambodia to my heart. Feeling led towards Real Life
leading, I applied for the Cambodia position. I thought I would be
leading in Cambodia and that’s where the Lord would have me in this
next chapter, yet the Lord seems to have other plans. But Oh gosh… I
love the Lord’s character. Three different days I’ve asked the Lord
for a verse after finding out about being placed as a leader in
Swaziland and this is what happened.
Friday: I prayed and opened my bible
and landed on this verse “If anyone would come after me, he must
deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants
to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will
find it.” Matthew 16: 24
Saturday: Asked the Lord for peace for
Swaziland and opened my bible and looked at this underlined verse, ”
If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his
cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.”
Mark 8: 34-35
Monday: Asked the Lord what I should
read. I heard Luke nine. Luke nine starts off with Jesus sending out
the twelve and then in verse twenty three, ” If anyone would come
after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow
me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for me will save it.”
So I’m not trying to turn myself into a
martyr, but I know the Lord is asking me to lay down my plans, my
comfort zones of where I’m comfortable leading, my physical
comforts-that I so pridefully thought I had overcome (working on it) , and to trust Him.
It’s been a summer of seeking out His voice and being open handed
with it all. “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord
determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9
He has me on a really interesting
journey. I’m realizing my desperate dependency
on Him. It’s so ridiculously beautiful I can not help but laugh
and smile.
This does however mean I need to raise
some money! I need to raise about $600! So if you would like to
continue to be apart of this ministry, you can donate through my
World Race blog since Real life is apart of AIM! Just click on the
support tab on the left! If you have any trouble you can call or e-mail me. If you’d rather send a check I can e-mail you the form to do that as well.
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