New Zealand- My biggest lesson was that as badly as I want people to know Christ, God wants them even more. My heart broke for one of our YMCA friends, but that’s when God reminded me of something. I’d only knowN this guy for a month; God had known him for eternity. God loved him so much more than I did. And that’s true for everyone in my life.
Australia- What didn’t I learn in Australia! I heard God clearer than I ever have before. I grew in my boldness and for the first time sensed the urgency caused by Christ’s second coming and the need for evangelism. God used this time to redeem past relationships that were not of Him, as I was truly broken over past sin. Christ refreshed me in Australia and reminded me that I am clean and I am His princess! New gifts also came that month, as I started receiving dreams from God, riddled with words for myself and others. At first, this was a little overwhelming but I soon embraced it and now I even miss my God dreams if I go a few days without one!
Philippines- The gift of discernment grew in me this month. I could sense the feelings and spiritual atmosphere around me, which totally scared me. I could feel the fear in the air and it took me all month to get a grasp on what that meant and how to deal. My dreams continued, and unfortunately, that meant some nightmares too. It seems that the more I opened myself up to the spiritual stuff in my sleep the more I got attacked in my sleep too. This is also the month that God began breaking my heart for my teammates and squadmates.
Malaysia- Oh Malaysia! My team was changed, and I had to give back my initial teammates to Christ, as He reminded me they were never really mine to begin with. God showed me to only depend on Him through that experience, and to worship Him regardless of how I was feeling. Because no matter what He is God. I got over my fear of listening to Him, which had started the previous months when He was speaking things I did not want to hear.
Thailand- I learned what God asks of women, as He prepared my heart and mind to lead a new team. All about how women are life givers and the strength that comes from that beauty (ps future blog coming). I became more confident and believing in my wisdom and that God gave me that gift. I learned how to deal with my sleeping attacks, telling the enemy that he was pretty stupid because God is inside of me so every time he attacks me, causing me to pray, the Holy Spirit inside me just gets stronger.
Kenya- Who knows? It’s been an adventure thus far. Already, God is continuing some of the lessons of what love really looks like and breaking down my pride bit by bit. Just in these past few weeks, as we’ve gone door to door and hut to hut, He’s reminded me how much I really do love evangelism. And every time, I enter a house, He gives me a word or comment or a prayer to pray for them, reminding me that I do hear Him so to lean in and listen.
These are just a few of the many many many many lessons God has taught me on this trip! It’s exciting to see how quickly He moves when we let him. We have just over 5 months to go, and I’m super excited to see everything else Christ has in store for me and my team. You can help me on this crazy journey by choosing to click on the Support Me tab on the lefthand side of the screen. I am about 1400 away from my total goal! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who has partnered with me! I LOVE YOU!!!
