Connections: Part Two

Over the last week and a half God has place on my heart someone from back home. I haven’t talk to him in a long time. But I would be listening to messages or music, then memories of him will flood my mind and I would just cry for him. This person is not saved but knows of God. I have been praying for him. I have left him a message but don’t know if it is a current method of communication for him. If by any chance you see this, please know that you are not alone and God will meet you where you are no matter where that might be.

At the beginning of this week, while searching my bible during amad (time alone with God in complete silence) I started to read the story of Joseph in Gensis. I got up to chapter 47 right up to when he is very old. But I never got around to finishing the story of Joseph.

While traveling away from home it is common that you think of your family when they are not around. I have thought of my family when doing every day things, but lately I have been thinking of one of my sisters, Tara, more than any other family member. For those who might not know, my sister Tara past away in January of this year. This past week we went to the National Botanical Gardens, it was very beautiful place but all throughout walking and seeing different things I was thinking of last year when a group of my family went to the Botanical Garden around where I live. 

I’m sitting outside the door at our host house, as worship begins Friday night, reading through my bible and writing in my journal when one of the kids (about 8 or 9 years old) asked me what I was doing. I told him that I was writing verses in my journal, then he asked if he could write one in there for me, that he knew one. I said sure. He wrote “There for if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come.” He wrote his name then handed it back to me and walked away. Those are some powerful words that I needed at that time. I didn’t know where in the bible to find it but I figured that I could look it up after worship and the message.

Ok so… The connections. 

Friday night one of my squad mate share a message and part of her testimony. Her testimony spoke to me in many different ways on what has been going through my life right now. She made the ache in my heart for my friend back home even stronger. I am continuing to think and pray for him. Also one of the verses she gave that night was 2 Corinthians 5:17, which just so happen to be the same verse I got from Samarth, the kid at the start of worship not so half hour before.

On Sunday I went to KICC which is the international church around these parts. The head pastor was back in town after being away for about a month. He said that he was sorry about it being so long but he was going to finish the series that he had start a month ago. His series was on Joseph, and his message for that day pick up right where I had finished earlier that week. I’m don’t know for sure if I was the only one on the room that was glad it took so long to finish that series, but I was happy about the message. It was just what I needed to hear.

This week are ministry has been teaching English to boys that live in a slum that we went visit one of the first couple of days here in Nepal. I was reading a book that had a story about the slum school called, the stars of the slum. The name of this school is the Tara School. This means star in Nepali. I couldn’t believe that the first time there at the start of the month I missed the name written big on the door to the school.

All I have to say is wow, how I’m blessed. I only have a few more days in Nepal. Please pray for my squad as we have to say good bye to all those we have met over this past month, and for health as there is some sickness going around the house. Please also pray for the people we have met and for the people of Nepal in general. 

Until Next Time.