Updates at the Bottom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I got covid. Woah. This was weird to think about. Covid has been the center of chaos in our world for months, but it never really affected me. Until i became quarantined with my squad a few weeks ago.
Some squad mates and I showed minimal “cold” symptoms. But for safety precautions some people on my squad and I moved to an isolation house off the main Adventures in Missions campus. All our teams were broken up. Friday, November 13th, I read my covid test results to myself after we just had worship…positive. No one else found theirs out yet. I just sat and started to panic in my head. I let the enemy find a space. And of course he took it. I found my team leader and let her know what my results were. By this time everyone started to look up their results. One after another, positive, positive, positive…At first I thought I was alone. I thought I was going to be the only one in the house with covid. I thought I was going to be isolated alone. And thats where most of the panic came from. But my team came into our room, with my team leader. I was sitting on the floor with panic on my face and my team came into comfort me and also let me know that most everyone else in the house has covid too. Honestly that made me feel better.. But my teammate Mary, asked to pray for me right then, when all my anxiety was building up. Mary is incredible. She has such a power when she prays. The Holy Spirit Filled her up. She trusts and believes in what she says. And after she spoke the truth over me, My anxiety immediately left. Boom. Gone. Praise God. Not just was my anxiety extinguished, but the Holy Spirit filled me up too. I got to pray over my whole squad in the house and speak life into them. That overflow, wow, is incredible. I could actually feel the Holy Spirit in me. Filling me. Reviving me. Giving me joy and not worry. Giving me hope and not despair.
2 Timothy 1:7 Says, “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
The Lord brought me to the Philippians 1. Paul was in Prison. The title of the chapter in my bible says, “Paul Honors Christ in Prison.” I know we are not in prison. Or even close to that. but Wow. I didn’t know why I flipped to that chapter, but the Lord doesn’t do things flippantly. He is an Intentional God and these verses really spoke to me. Paul wrote. “ I am being held by chains because of my stand for Christ.” (v. 13)
The devil wants to hold my squad down. He wants to break us when you talk about the Lord. He wants to discourage us. He is trying to break us apart, and disrupt the unity in our community. He can’t stand up to the power of the Lord. The Lord Jesus Christs’ name is so powerful. The devil shakes with fear when we speak His name. Jesus. The devil just got chills.
Paul goes on and says in verse 27, “No matter what happens, live in a way the brings honor to the good news about Christ.” No matter where I am, in America in my tent or in America in an isolation house. Or in another country, I want to live to bring honor and glory to the Lord. We can speak live into one another. We can talk about God’s love and faithfulness to our friends and family. We can Glorify the Lord wherever we are. Living in that house with my squad was honestly so incredible. The amazing community, love and encouragement that filled the house was so precious. Praise The Lord for His goodness. He wants the best for us. The lord was in the house everyday. That is so cool to think about.
Paul says in verses 29 and 30, “Here is what He has given you to do for Christ. You must not only believe in Him. You must suffer for Him. You are going through the same struggle you saw me go through. As you have heard, I am still struggling.” We were blessed to be in the comforts of that house while we have covid. Even if we are not suffering. We have been struggling in this quarantine time. The waiting. The unknowns. But even in the struggles. Even in the waiting. Even during Covid we can praise the Lord. God is God in the messy and the neat. The sick and the healthy. Because He is bigger. Abba is bigger than anything. All the unknowns. He is already above them.
Some new joys while in the quarantine house: we got to sleep in bunkbeds, and we have toilets and hot showers! Woah:) Thats super coolio. There was a cute porch out front and also a washer and dryer. Whoop Whoop. No more moldy clothes! (yes thats right moldy clothes is pretty normal here on the race.) All the things we take for granted at home are here in this house. But Praise God. My mind is being refined. Living in a tent is honestly really cool. Just having a backpack of belongings is awesome. I am learning to appreciate the things I take for granted, like having hot water, eating whatever I want and having alone time:) The time I had there in quarantine was a blessing.
I can’t wait for the next adventure! 😉
UPDATE!!!!!????????????????????????????????????????
My squad and I are all feeing good now! We were all protected by Gods hand! Also speaking of adventure! MY SQUAD AND I ARE HEADED TO COSTA RICA ON JANUARY 5th!!!! PRAISE GOD!!
Everything was kinda up in the air but we found out where we are headed!! Right now me and my squad are all home, spread across the country. We will not be going back to the campus until january! But thats ok! God knew this was going to happen, we get more time home before we head out overseas for 6 months! If that means Costa Rica for 6 months or Costa Rica then somewhere else! The only one who knows right now is Jesus! So im just going with the flow now:))
Please continue to pray for my team. My squad and Costa Rica! Also the Adventures in Missions base!
Thank you so muchh!
