Saying goodbye to Cambodia and hello to Ethiopia has been a tough transition. I had to work through processing all God had for me there and now all that He will have for me here. Learning how to love the people there so well, while also having to detach and become present here. On another note it has been easy to be excited for this new season here in Harbu Chulue, for the people and the place itself is beautiful and full of Jesus!
This new home is so spirit filled, it is so evident that He dwells here by the immediate peace and joy you experience. Much like that of the Lord, this place is unexplainable. Each morning I drink my coffee and sit with the Lord, as I look to the countless mountains and never ending fields outside our house, there is not much for miles on miles which makes it all the more secluded, I like to think of it as Gods sanctuary. We had the chance to pray with my squad of fifty over the land and the new building we are working on. We wrote verses and words on popsicle sticks then planted them all across the land. We wrote verses and words on the bricks of the building.
Here I am striped of all normalcy with no service and WiFi, no big towns near, no family to talk to. I am definitely uncomfortable sometimes with being in the middle of the countryside and having absolutely nothing to rely on besides the Lord. This is bringing to life the fact that He truly remains. Although life is constantly changing, especially here on the race the one thing that is constant is the love and peace of the father. In Malachi 3:6 our father says, “ I the Lord do not change.” I often find myself sitting on the porch of the house staring to the fields, taking in the restfulness found, and praying to the Lord. I absolutely love it here, it gives me the space and time to grow intimacy with God. Ministry is spirit lead here and each day life is so simple, no busyness, no distractions. Just you and your father. I adore waking up and having no agenda besides what the father asks of me that day. I often find myself in the kitchen for ministry, loving on and helping the sweet ladies who regularly cook for us with preparing our meals. Don’t get me wrong it is not easy to be set apart from life back home completely but this is far worth it. I’ve learned He always has my best interest at heart and would never give me anything in life He doesn’t think I can handle. One week in and I have already dug deeper into scripture and have opened doors to what a relationship with God really should look like. The Lord has revealed to me to take the time each day as opportunities to spend with the Him. To choose into that time with Him. Stepping into greater intimacy in my relationship with God and really taking advantage of these three months to solely focus on Him and what He is calling me into. I am walking into a new season that the Lord has spoken renewal over. With each new season of life and on this race, God is showing me more. He is revealing to me that in this new place I will build my foundation upon Him and His love, embrace all He says of me and what He chose for me to walk in, I get to see how to live life by faith, and get to rest in His promises. He is so faithful! This season will be hard, it will be challenging, but in the hardest of seasons the Lord reveals and grows us the most. I will reap the harvest and bear the fruit the Lord has set out before me. 
