Ministry doesn’t stop when you go home.
I wasn’t planning on writing another “Dear Leah” post, but after what happened a few days ago, I knew another letter needed to be written.
In February I posted a letter written to my sister, “Leah” and then posted another letter in August. Both can be found in the “recent posts” section on my blog.
Read the other letters to Leah and then read this. God never ceases to amaze me and is constantly reminding me His timing is perfect!
Dear Leah,
In Romania before going to sleep I read “The Explicit Gospel” by Matt Chandler. Matt writes extensively about how the Gospel should be presented. I thought a lot about you while I read. There is such a burden in my heart for you to have an intimate relationship with your Creator. One day while reading, the burden was stronger than usual. I started getting a headache and decided to take a nap, hoping it would go away. When I woke up a few hours later my head hurt worse than it had when I fell asleep. One of my teammates asked me what was wrong, I explained to him I had a headache and felt an extreme burden for those who don’t have a relationship with the Lord. He knew I was referring to a family member (hello Holy Spirit!) He said, “I’m not going to pray for your headache, I want you to pray for your sister first.” The minute I started praying for you my headache vanished. I have not stopped interceding for you since that moment, knowing the Lord has you in the palm of His hand.
A couple weeks ago dad gave me your number (probably as a kind reminder that I hadn’t spoken to you in a few months.)
I called you as soon as I had a phone, made small talk, and didn’t expect to hear from you again for a few months.
You called me again on December 10th and the words that came out of your mouth brought me to tears. Little did you know that I had been praying for this December 10th day since the race started. I had been praying that God would bring someone in your life to encourage and listen to you.
“Savannah, you’re the only person I’ve wanted to talk to since mom died. Are you going to judge me or listen to me and love me? Cue the tears and silence. Choking back tears I said, “Of course, I’m with you and I love you.”
Sweet Leah, God used The World Race in a lot of ways, but I will be forever grateful that He used it to heal our relationship. I am with you and desire God’s best for you.
Love,
Savannah
God desires to make every wrong relationship right. I wasn’t expecting this to happen four days after I arrived back in the States, but I am thankful it did. I’m excited to see what comes from future talks with my sister.
