this is what it is

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I find at this moment in time it still holds true. I don’t have the words to express how I feel with only eight weeks left. Each day someone asks me what is next and my honest reply is “I don’t know”. All I know is this community, the seven strangers that have become my family. All I know is at the end of each month I pack up the little I have with me and move to another country. My mind can’t comprehend more then that. I know that my life was different before this year. I know that this packing up and moving around, living in deep community, living amongst the poorest of the poor wasn’t my life nine months ago but a part  of me doesn’t want it to change.

 

However, this year has been about emoting change. To see it for what it is, accept it, and then embrace what God has for you next. We have changed ministries, teams, and countries but each time God has provided and opened up doors for us. I spoke to a congregation in Uganda about trusting the Lord and I referenced Deuteronomy 31:5 & 8

 

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you…He himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” 

 

During this time of transition it is important to remember that God never leaves us. I may have moments at home where I feel alone and I am afraid because I don’t know what is next but God is always by my side. He is walking every step with me and I need to trust that whatever he has planned for me next is going to be perfect.