***I recently found this blog on my computer. It was written during our time in Germany but never posted. It is just as true, if not a little more at this point in the race than before, so I thought I’d add it to this month’s collection.***
I had a moment today-a “sweet” moment, as I like to say. You know, one of those moments when you wish you could make time stand still; just for a second so you can take it all in before it slips away. I was sitting upstairs in the apartment the Lord has blessed our team with this month in the middle of a team prayer time when I felt the Lord telling me to take the moment it with all 5 of my senses because it was one I was going to remember for the rest of my life. As I sat amidst my teammates, huddled together in an embrace, some laughing, some crying, in the middle of prayer, worship music in the background, I couldn’t help but feel the presence of the Lord and His love pouring out on my team, and me. In that moment, my mind drifted back to other times in my life that I’ve been told by others to hold on to, like my years in high school or college. Although these were also good years in my life, I have to admit that for the most part, high school and college are not the years of my life filled with memories I cherish and hold dear to my heart. THIS YEAR is more that year for me. I’ve watched 50 people come alive before the Lord and nothing seems more beautiful or worth holding on to than this. Our moment today reminded me, yet again, what a treasure this time truly is-time with the Lord, my team and my squad. Yes, some moments have been hard, challenging, and full of tears, but others have brought me great laughter and joy. I’ve seen, not only what the Lord can do in my life but also in the lives of so many others when we just give Him time to do the molding and shaping He desires in all of us.
It’s hard to believe that 9 (now 10) months have gone by so quickly. So much has happened, so quickly! What’s better yet is that the Lord is not done. We have several weeks left to share these moments with the people we have grown to love, trust and call a part of our family. Carly, Erin, Michelle, Dennis, Bev, Neil and the rest of G squad too: I love you-not because I have to but because I do! Thank you for sharing life with me, for loving me and for challenging me. Thank you for pouring your hearts out to me. I look forward to the time I have left with each of you. I can’t wait to see what the Lord is going to do in and through of us.
Please continue to pray for our squad as we end our 10th month and go on to our final few weeks of ministry. Pray that the Lord will continue to use us and bless us in this time. Pray too that we will cherish these moments we’ve been given, as they may very well be some of the sweetest days of our lives.
