It’s a God thing

 

As you can probably guess, much has been going on in my world these past few days and weeks.  The preparation that it takes to leave for a year is absolutely exhausting, but fun at the same time because, hey… I’m leaving for a year!  And not just leaving for my own agenda, but leaving to let God work through me in the lives of people who need help!  What’s better than that?

 

The tone and seriousness of my errands and tasks has been getting more and more intense as training camp approaches this Saturday.  As each day passes, more than I could ever think possible is getting accomplished, thanks to my Savior!  There’s no way that I could do all of this alone and it’s absolutely crazy to be able to see God working through the people around me as I also work. 

 

Just in the past week, I’ve been offered a place to store my car while I’m gone, multiple news organizations have allowed me to share how I came to be called to this trip with the surrounding community, I walked out of the last college exam I will ever take and my room is almost completely packed up and moved out of!  Crazy, right?  That’s really not even the half of it, either. 

 

My mission fund has also really begun to take off!  It was extremely nerve-wrecking, having applied so late for the trip, to think about how much I needed to raise, but God revealed Himself yet again and showed me how He’s got my back.  The amount of support that has come in has been truly amazing– $4,000 in a month!  The idea of raising the rest of the $14,000 is not nearly as worrisome anymore because I know that this isn’t (and has never been) about me or this trip.  It’s a God thing–and God thing’s don’t fail. 

 

I don’t know why it took me until I saw Him starting to have things fall into place that my worries went away.  He was the one who led me here, and I trusted that He knew what He was doing.  But still, I was standing there, acceptance letter for the trip in-hand and vaccination shots received, stressing out over the idea of raising so much money.  It seemed impossible!

 

When Joshua led the people of Israel into the promised land through the Jordan River, though, the water didn’t stop flowing until the priests were standing in the river (Joshua 3:15-16).  In other words, they obeyed first, without seeing God’s power.  They acted on their faith before God revealed Himself to them that day. 

 

Sometimes, the sheer size and complexity of something that we feel called to do intimidates us.  But you know what?  That’s OK.  I almost feel like it should make us uneasy because if it didn’t seem impossible to us at first, then it wouldn’t bring as much glory to God when the task is completed.  People recognize God’s work when they see that we couldn’t have done whatever it was by ourselves.  Just know that before God backs you up, you have to show a little faith first. 

 

If you are one of the many who has answered God’s call on your heart to take action and support me, THANK YOU!  God has nudged you to help make the impossible, possible and I am so thankful that you have paid attention to that calling!  I pray you will follow me through this blog and keep up with the adventures I find myself in as I “follow the Son.”   

 

Please read the awesome article that Elon University published about my trip!  http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Note.aspx?id=945986