Hakuna Matata
Hey everyone! First of all I want to thank all of
you for making this incredible journey this year possible. The Lord has greatly blessed all that you
have poured out into making this opportunity a reality through the amazing ways
he has worked and moved in me and those around me. So thank you so much for blessing me, so that
I can be a blessing through the Lord to others.
This month I spent my time in a small village in
the beautiful country of Tanzania working with the muslim people. Our ministry was building relationships with
the people and sharing the greatest gift we have to give: the love of
Christ. We truly learned the power of
prayer this month as we jumped at the chance to pray over every healing and
sickness we encountered, we learned the power through restless nights of
interceeding for what the Lord is doing, and the power through living moment by
moment in tune with the Lord’s voice through praying without ceasing. My world turned upside down with all the
incredible ways the Lord moved in Tanzania. He reminded me to give it all away.
Everything that he has given me, for it’s not my own to keep but an honor to
pour out and give back to him. We loved
like crazy this month and when we got tired we prayed for some more energy so
that we could love some more. There were
days where we encountered people from the early morning to late night and every
person was such a divine appointment from the Lord. We saw people get healed, brokeness redeemed,
and a people who have no hope begin to yearn and move towards something more:
the only thing and one who can wholly satisfy.
Hakuna Matata is my favorite Kiswahilli phrase
that they use in Tanzania. It means
“no worries,” and this is where my heart rested this month. Admist all the business and incredible work
of the Lord he saturated me in his peace. I know that this came from living every day, moment by moment, led by
him and the holy spirit. When we rest in the shelter of the Lord we capture a
small glimpse of what his peace that surpasses all understanding feels
like. This is exactly where the Lord
wants us to be, and when we are here it is then that the Lord can bless us so
that we can be a blessing to others.
I absolutley believe that this year is a year of
the Lord’s favor ( Isaiah 61). The Lord
has sent me to preach the good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted,
and to proclaim freedom for the captives. There is absolutely no way that I
could be walking out this season of life except through the hands of the
Lord. Back in July of 2010 something
inside of me knew that I wanted more and this is when the Lord started stirring
a passion to go on this journey. A small
voice inside of me deep within my heart asked the Lord to bless me to be able
to go so that I could be a blessing to him and his people. I can testify today that the Lord loves when
we live from a place of wanting to be a blessing to him and to give back to him
everything he has given us. So once
again thank you for your prayers and support throughout this year. It is beacause people like you belive in me
and the incomprehendbile work that the Lord can do through us that people all
over the world from every tribe and nation have been blessed.
I want to challenge you today to remember that
your prayers are powerful and effective ( and to remember that we serve a BIG
God who is more than capable of Big things. Don’t be so afraid of the outcome or what the response will be that you
don’t ask the Lord for things and for his blessings. Live from a place of dreaming and with a
heart of faith and know that with every blessing you are given it is an honor
and blessing in disguise to give it away.
“The best things to do with the best things in life
is to give them away.” -Mother Theresa
Here are a few pictures from my month in
Tanzania…
Next month my team and I are heading to Vietnam! Please keep our team and
this month in your prayers. Vietnam is
an extremely closed country but I believe in the work the Lord is doing in this
place. What an increible opportunity to
to share the love of Christ and to stand beside, hand in hand with people who
are persecuted daily for their faith. These people are relentless pursuers of the Lord and they know the cost
and priveledge of bearing his name and making much of it! I will not be using
much internet this upcoming month because it is extremely unsafe but just know
that I am sure I will have many wonderful stories to share when the month is
over. Thanks again for your prayers they mean the world!
