I am 90.3 % funded! PRAISE GOD! This means I am almost there guys! I have just a little over 1,000 dollars to go until I am fully funded to carry out my calling to Thailand, South Africa, and Nicaragua. Lord, you have been so generous and faithful through these months as I prep for the race. I ask my supporters and friends to continue to pray until I am fully funded and set to take off in September.
Today I just got back from church camp, called Lake View, in Eldora, Iowa. I only got to spend two short days there this year so I could come back and get ready for camp (3 days away!) but while I was there the Lord did amazing work in my heart. I would like to share a journal entry from my second night there with you guys.
July 21, Tuesday
I’ve been at camp for 2 days. Sadly that is all I can stay this year. On Friday I leave to go to Minnesota to meet Claire Patterson [squad mate] and fly to Georgia for training camp.
Tonight We talked about “what are we really made of?” If it came down to it, what is holding me back from being all in for God, right now. What am I scared of? Am I really courageous as God is calling me to be? Right now I am scared of going. Leaving my comfort to step out and proclaim the Gospel. Up until now I wasn’t nervous of going but God is digging things up from my heart. I needed the Lord to dig up what was truly in my heart so I can be all in and ready to join His army and work fully for the Kingdom. So that’s exactly what we did tonight during worship. I finally surrendered to the Lord my fear of stepping out and that I was scared of that. We went to the cross, tour it up and laid it down at the feet of Jesus, our Healer and our Redeemer.
Now, I will NO longer fear. Lord, you are calling me to this and will meet me where I need you.
At the campfire while talking to Joe, he told me to repeat after him, “I m no longer a slave to fear. I am a child of God. And He loves me with extravagant love. There is no place I’d rather be, that here in His arms.”
This is the truth I will hold on to. Jesus, I am ready to dive all in, nothing holding me back. When people see me, I hope they can see dust that your feet are kicking up. That they see the dust on my clothes because I am following You so closely.
Amen.
This is now my prayer for my squad and I. That nothing can hold us back this next week at training. We can claim to be all in for Jesus on this race and continue to live it out everyday. Jesus, we choose obedience, courage, and trust in You. You call us where we need to be and not only are you going with us, You are waiting there with open arms as we run to Your thrown. Please pray along with me guys, only about 43 days until take off!
