Eight months.
Wow.
When I left in January I knew that this year was gonna fly by, but I didn’t know it would go this fast.
These past eight months I have hit record lows. I have screwed up time and time again and I have fallen flat on my face.
And God has been God through all of it.
This year I’ve seen Him break down walls that I didn’t know could be broken. I’ve heard His voice in a sweet whisper of love and in a firestorm of passion. I’ve seen Him touch the lives of the broken and break the hearts of the proud. I’ve seen Him bring light to such dark places. I’ve seen Him wrap His arms in love around the fatherless. I’ve seen Him bring healing and wholeness where there was pain and loss.
This year, I saw my God MOVE.
Maybe, just maybe, who He is isn’t dependant on my success.
Maybe, just maybe, He can use me anyway.
And as a matter a fact… He did.
This year I’ve risen to new heights (figuratively and literally). This year I stepped out in boldness in ways that I didn’t know I could. This year God sent me to minister to the unseen. This year God cemented my calling and my passion for kids. This year He taught me how to use my testimony to give Him glory. This year He taught me how to pursue people with His intentional reckless love. This year, my God used me in spite of me.
This year my God was faithful.
Just like He said he’d be.
By the time this is posted I’ll be home. I came on this race because God said go, and now He is saying it again. I don’t fully understand why, but I do know this,
My God is faithful and His plans are so much bigger and better than mine.
All I can do is follow.
Thank you all so much for your prayers and support these past several months. God used you to make an impact not just on me and my squad, but on people from every corner of the globe. You all inspire me with your faith and your generosity, your encouragement and your love.
Thank you so much for everything.
Sincerely,
Jackie Riopelle
