About two weeks before entering a new country we receive ministry information for our next Country. The information gives us a loose guideline of what our ministry could look like, what city we will be living in and how we will be living (house, church, school, tent ext).
Month 7’s ministry looks a little different from what I’m used to seeing. This month the ministry gave me the city and where I would be staying but it didn’t come with an outline of what ministry will look like. There’s a lot of questions that could use answers for next month but I am excited to see what’s in store!
Team Radiant will be going into Cambodia however I will not be. I will be going into the USA! I know ….I know….. it doesn’t make sense so let me explain it a little better.
For the past 6 months I’ve had some of the most amazing experiences, I’ve seen the Lord remain true, I’ve seen Him pursue children of all ages, and I’ve seen Him weep over ones who are lost or who are choosing to run away. I’ve seen Him speak more times than I can count. And I’ve seen Him redirect plans. And that’s exactly what He’s done for me.
I will be returning home after living 6 months overseas. No I’m not in trouble, No I’m not getting kicked out, and I have made this choice on my own.
As some of you may know about 10 years ago my mom was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Within this diagnoses there’s not yet a cure. There is medicine that helps the symptoms lessen. There is still a lot to be discovered about this however you can learn more about it here.
Before leaving for the race, I really wrestled with the Lord if it was the right thing for me to do. I felt like He told me and lead me on the path to go. So I’ve gone. I’ve lived out here for 6 months and it has changed a lot of things for me. But as I was over there my mom has been having a rough time and it’s been taking a toll on my brothers. In Honduras there were some moments where she wasn’t feeling well.
The question was brought up “can you come home” and I wrestled with the thought, I knew the Lord had told me to go but now He’s calling me back? And I fought real hard but I couldn’t come home. I didn’t have peace so all I could do was stay in prayer and know the Lord was going to heal her and protect her.
Recently the question has come up again, “can you come home” and this time I felt an overwhelming peace and my answer was YES!
I sat on it for a bit asking the Lord “am I taking the easy way out because I’m tired and I miss America and home?” In those moments I heard SO CLEARLY from the Lord and it was for me to leave. I also sought out guidance from leadership and they passed on their blessings for me to follow what the Lord spoke.
He made it clear that when I get home it’s not going to be a vacation time or relaxing time, work still needs to be done and so I’ve got to keep my sleeves rolled up.
So here’s the big news, I’m officially home from the race. I won’t be returning to finish the full 11 months. Ministry looks a little different this month for me!
You may have some questions, comments and concerns and I’m more than happy to listen and answer them (if I can).
Also another big thing you might be thinking of “where does the money go you’ve donated?” All the money that has been donated right here through my account with stay with Adventures in Missions; that money will be used within the company and continue to benefit the Kingdom.
I’m just so excited to be able to serve my family in this way!! Overall this is a true testament to how the Lord has transformed my heart over these last 6 months!
It you could continue to keep me in prayer. As you can imagine this quick shift in life is going to have its moments of ups and downs. Trying to readjust to “normal” life is going to be rough and not living with 6 other girls at any given moment is going to be a big change. So I’ll need community, I’ll need support during this time! Have grace with me while I learn to readjust and adapt to “home” again!! Please feel free to ask questions, connect with me. But also know that there will be moments where I will have to decline as I’m adjusting to everyday life again.
I love you guys so much and I can’t even put into words how your support and encouragement has meant to me! I am not sure if I will be able to continue to blog on this site however it’s my heart to continue to share amazing updates on what the Lord is doing. So I will let you know if I continue this on another site.
But for now, lift me up, lift my family up. Take some time to connect with me. (phone, email, Facebook) I would love to share stories and moments of the race with each of you!
