Well, I have been home for almost 2 months! Life is very different now from what it has been in the last year. I have been visiting with friends and family, running errands, organizing my pictures (there are many), RESTING, and now looking for a job.
God has been teaching me so much about His love and faithfulness in this time. My heart is in missions and I believe God is leading me toward that process. For the time being, though, while I am here I believe God can use me here. This is an opportunity to grow in my walk even more with Him. I hope to have a job soon where I can be involved in ministry and earn a little bit of needed money. Please pray for that to happen quickly. Please also pray for doors to open in missions for the future.
The last two weeks have been awesome! I want to share with you what I got to do. I went to Gainesville, Georgia to serve at the training for the January 2010 World Race squad. Not only did I serve in behind the scenes tasks like kitchen duty, clean-up, etc. But, I was also able to spend time building relationships with these future racers, hear their stories, answer questions, pray for them, worship with them, and just love them. God taught me so much about His love this week. I never thought I would be able to love so much people that I barely know, but I truly believe God has blessed me with the gift of experiencing and feeling His heart for people. In this fashion, I felt like God was using me to show His love to these racers. When this happened I could better understand His heart for me. God broke my heart once again for people I barely know. I really enjoyed being at training, and seeing this process from the “other side.”
I also got to see about half my squad again (20-25 people) who came to help with training. I guess we couldn’t stay away from each other! We fell right back into a natural rythm of encouraging and lifting each other up, feeling comfortable around one another, and just having fun while serving. It was like another week of ministry together in community. It reminded me of how much I miss having a community that challenges and keeps me accountable to the things of God. I believe when I continue in missions in the future this type of community will be a part of it. I also got to meet a lot of amazing people in the World Race community who were on other squads.
I was sad when it was time to leave. But it was a good thing! I had to leave a few days early to go to a retreat back in Northern KY. This last weekend at the retreat was also an awesome time to remember God’s love for me and for Him to reaffirm who I am. I realized God definitely has created me for missions and to love people through ministry…I can’t hide it!
I am just soaking it in and allowing Him to guide my future!
Please continue to follow me in ministry as I update you and keep me in your prayers.
Thank you!
