If someone told me a year ago that I would be where I am today I would not believe them. By the Lord’s kindness alone, I was able to spend three months in my favorite place in the world (that I know of so far). The Lord chose me when he could have chosen anyone else to go and do this. I just happened to say yes to His master plan even though I didn’t understand.
These weeks counting down to our travel day to Africa have been filled with processing, thankfulness, intercession for Ethiopia, and pure adoration of God and what He has done and what He will do.
The one word to describe this season that has been repeated by the squad over and over again is: SWEET.
How sweet it is that the Lord loves us so much to bring us to a foreign country to be totally renewed and transformed. How sweet it is that God gave us a whole team of mentors for this season so we can truly see what it looks like to truly truly go all in with Him. How sweet it is that God was setting up places for us to go and people for us to see in Guatemala before we were even born. How sweet it was that it hurt so bad to leave our ministry hosts because God gave us his heart for them. How sweet it is that God is going to do it all over again in new ways in Ethiopia, Thailand, and Malaysia.
Personally, this season has been a huge season of remembrance. Remembering who God is, who I am, and remembering what God has done. A huge moment for me was getting baptized again to remember God’s never ending grace and to remember the transformation that comes after that. God’s pure love and kindness brings us to repentance.
God brought me back to Guatemala since I fell in love with it the first time. I have no doubt that He will bring me back. I am holding on to that promise for my life.
There are a whole lot of unknowns walking into this new season in Africa. Although it is a bit nerve-racking, it is even more exciting. Lets just say this might be my last blog for a while, who knows!
Peace and blessings,
Hannah Keller
