The Aftermath
A week has gone by since all of this took place and my health has drastically improved, (you can relax now Mom). Since hindsight is 20/20 and God has been showing me a thing or two I want to give you the current update about my time here in India.
When I first became sick I spent a lot of time frustrated and upset about it. In so many ways it felt like God was making it very clear that I do not belong here in India. I felt cheated as a million obstacles reared their greasy, spice encrusted heads to jeer at me. I was so excited to come here and had spent months dreaming in expectation of how amazing it was going to be. One long meal, burning lips and 8 hours of throwing up and I wasn’t feeling that anymore. What happened? Why did God allow all of those pouting thunder clouds to rain on my parade?
The truth is we are never promised an easy go of it. We are guaranteed to face trials and we are called to persevere. In between moments of struggle were the most amazing moments of worship as the Holy Spirit totally rocked the villages we went too. The way they worship and pray here makes me realize that I do not know how to pray. The passion and the trust that they place in God is beyond amazing. It is seriously an honour to be asked to pray and speak to these people. A revolution of prayer is rising out of this place as people literally fall to their knees in the presence of God and soak in his love and glory. It is SO cool…
This morning as I spoke with Cathy about our time here so far and the months to come I realized what God has been doing. I have literally confronted every fear I had about coming to India. If I went home at the end of this month I would not have a good reason not to come back here. I’ve already melted in the heat, gotten sick from the food, faced the perils of a squatty potty, encountered a million cultural struggles and survived rather nicely despite it all.
God has been gracious to me during my stay here in India and the challenges I’ve faced so far are mountains that I will be able to scale faster and with greater efficiency in the future. For this reason I praise God for all that I have experienced so far and I trust that he will take care of me in the trials that are to come.
The remainder of my time here in India just keeps growing shorter and shorter. The time I’ve spent here has been challenging but extremely good. I’m starting to realize how quickly the time passes as my team looks ahead to month 6 in Nepal with the knowledge that only 6 more months remain.
Continue to pray for us. Pray that we do not grow weary but instead find strength in the Lord and an increase of God’s love and power as we enter his presence. Ask for deeper times of worship, wisdom and discernment in our times of prayer and for strong relationships built on supernatural love within our team and on U Squad as a whole. And, as always, pray for safe travel and good health.
Thank you for all of your continued support and your prayers. I am humbled and honoured by all of the generosity and time everyone puts into giving, praying for me, reading my blogs and writing comments on my facebook wall. Thank you so much!
My access to internet this month is extremely limited but rest assured I’m doing my very best to keep everyone as up to date as I can. More soon!
Much Love,
Nicole.
