Maybe?
P.S. to understand this blog, go read Chapter 1. Thanks.
​remember: I don't talk about this to anyone
- Julia makes me a Jesus bracelet with an extra "baptism" bead for the heck of it.
- Jokes of being baptized in cow poop water.
- God laying Matthew 28 on my heart.
- The water baptism notes that Heather left me.
- The email from her asking about it along with more notes she had just received at IHOP.
- My Ukrainian host one night showing me nonstop pictures of their son being baptized.
- The graffiti heart with Ashley in the middle…no one has this name in Ukraine, btw
- Him telling me what kind of follower am I to say that I'm saved, but to keep putting it off when He's obviously pursuing me?
sweet it'd be to be baptized in the Nile, Cambodia, etc. Um, hello? Agreed. I then began to
convince myself of it as well and just kind of thought I would "choose" how my baptism turned out
and Ukraine was NEVER in the equation. I suddenly started to give it some more thought after I put all
of these "ironic" moments together and for some reason when I thought of being baptized in
Ukraine, I pictured Krista there (one of our contacts). I talked to her Monday night and told her everything that
happened and spoke of His pursuit for me..I simply stated that I wanted it to rain. I wanted rain
to fill all of the holes that the Ukrainian sun had soaked up…holes filled with water for me to be baptized in.
This would be my "confirmation" that I was seeking and could no longer call it irony any longer.
12am = 0% chance of rain
3am = 0% chance of rain
7am = 0% chance of rain
Tuesday morning August 21st: Breakfast consisted of Krista (the only person to hold me accountable) running at me and yelling about the rain. I can't hide any longer, I can't prolong it due to a "sweet location", I can't avoid Him, and here He is pursuing me. I then go off to share with my team, Caleb, Rachel (squad leader), and the Blessing family to invite them to my baptism and just rejoice in the good news. It was so precious how they all just came around me with praise and Rachel even stated how it was like my wedding day.
a Lover seek me out nonstop. Just prior to this Tuesday I decided to get a tattoo in Ukraine..funny thing
is, I changed my mind last minute. I changed and decided to get Hosea 2:19
I will betroth you to me forever;
It literally is my wedding day and this isn't ironic anymore. At one point that day (joking around)
I told Bria that "I want to get married in Ukraine..said no one ever." It was probably one
of the funniest things ever to me at the time (and I'm so sorry if I offended you..my jokes
are really dumb from time to time). I completely just put my foot in my mouth for all the trash I
talked about Ukraine (and God Bless Bria's reaction, haha).
Who never wanted to get married in Ukraine? Me.
Who's getting married in Ukraine? Me.
I'm so in love with Him.
Ukraine: I miss you so much and am so blessed that God pursued me through you. If only I could be lucky enough to come back to you someday.
Blessings: Thank you for making me a part of the family when you didn't have to. I truly pray that you're not just a season for me.
