11,000 Individual Pieces,
Lifted up like kites to the hungry wind,
A whelming thankfulness that soars back to the States…
From the deepest places that can be searched, up to the brim where excess spills over and falls down the sides, this heart is full of thankfulness. From the initial words that the Spirit whispered to my soul, lighting me on fire, I knew I was called to be on the Race. I felt the calling well up inside me, dangerously passionate, burning at making a difference in the world and to bring the very God of love to the nations. I remember the day so clearly, hearing, then seeing and promptly knowing that this was my future despite the odds that were against me. One thing I surely didn't have was $15,500 on hand- or anywhere close on the horizon that I could see. It matters not. When the Spirit tells you to go, you ought to go.
And so I went.
And here I am.
I have God and all of you to thank for this provision.
You have enabled me to go.
You have enabled change throughout the world.
You have responded to a call of generosity and I thank you from every level of my heart for that.
So 11,000 thank yous, my dear friends for your countless, immeasurable prayers. 11,000 pieces of opportunity. $11,000 to send this vessel off to Southeast Asia. You've commissioned me to continue on in community living. You've commissioned me to continue on in refinement, in seeking, in lesson learning, in living outside the box, in being tried and tested, in blessing, in reaching the end of myself only to be filled with His grace in distinctive ways and in loving from a place of being filled, having it pour out onto others. This Race has been and will continue to be a wondrous thing.
So thank you, thanks be to God for you, and thank you again.
(Thank you)(11,000))
