It’s 4 am in Thamel, Kathmandu.
I didn’t go to sleep but a few hours ago, but Papa is teaching me something that’s too good to be wasted on sleep.
To lay here snuggled in my bunk, with my head right under the open window listening to the rain drops hitting everything that’s outside is astonishing to me right now. My room lights up with every flash of lightning and everything gets a little lighter everywhere. These bright flashes are teaching me about growth.
If you know me, you know I hate storms. I hate lightning, the sound of thunder and I rarely enjoy the sound of rain.
But right now there’s something peaceful and even rewarding. So let me explain.
With every flash of lightning, while everything gets lighter for a second, I see my growth. From the start of the Race until now I’d say I’ve grown tremendously in an abundance of ways. While on one hand I am still the same person, on the other I am brand new and being made whole.
I am chosen. Every single moment of this life we live is chosen for us. The good, straight from heaven. Everything not so good, we screw up because of free will and allow the enemy to take ahold. But the amazing part is that IT’S STILL GOOD! Even when we don’t see it He is making everything good for His glory.
There have been moments lightning has hit my life and I used to think that was a bad thing. But as I’m laying here, I’m seeing how every single time Papa sends them at the perfect time to light up my world and teach me a few more things.
Haiti, the Dominican Republic, India, and now Nepal are places He’s taught me more in the past 4 months than I could have imagined in one lifetime. And boy am I thankful for it.
This month comes with a lot of change. I have a new team made up of 6 amazing women. Myself, Annalise, Ashley, Katie, Faith, and Sara. And it’s also ATL month, which means that we don’t have a set ministry or place to stay. We let Papa lead us and guide us. Every day we live by “ministry is life, and life is ministry”. I am excited for my new team and to see all the ways He’s going to show up this month, for the rest of the Race, and the rest of my life!
Papa, I’m ready for whatever you have for me here. Thank you for loving me, stretching me, teaching me and choosing me. I’m ready to say “yes” and cause this uprising for Your names sake.
Love,
Blaire
