My new team has stayed in Malawi for month 6. YAY! I get a whole other month in this awesome country. At first I was kinda sad to be staying because I thought “What happened to 11 countries in 11 months?” ha but I also feel like this is a redemption month for me. Our ministry was cut short last month because of the mini bus wreck so I am so excited to see how else God will show up here in Malawi. annnd it meant less traveling for us :] We are in Senga Bay (about 2 hours away from where we had been) and we are directly on the lake!! The rest of our squad is all split up- we have 4 teams in Malawi, 2 in Mozambique, 2 in Swaziland, 1 in Zambia and 1 in South Africa for this month. We won’t see everyone again until February, but we are working with team Haven this month AND we get to spend Christmas here too! We will be here until January 3rd- crazy to think it is almost 2011. I’m going to write a whole other blog on what ministry has begun to look like this month, but I can say it is already AMAZING.
Thank you all for supporting me in prayer and financially. it means the world to me. Be praying for our team for our January ministry. This is our last month in Africa and it is also our ATL (ask the Lord) month. Our team has been praying and it looks like for now God will be sending us to South Africa!! At first we thought Swaziland, but He has already changed our plans. That is all we know, but we need to be making the detailed decisions on ministry soon and so we need God to prepare our hearts for where He has planned for us to go :] Also, be praying for Dan- he is now in Asia!!! He is doing his MANistry month in Thailand, where all the guys on the squad get to be men together for the month. He has a new role as being a team member so in this new change be praying for it to be a time of growth for him.
As we have hit the half way mark on the race and I look back on the past 5 months and even the past year going into this- I have felt a huge wall break down inside of me and also inside of our squad. The first 5 months has been a huge challenge for me and God has broken me in ways I am still struggling with. There have been days where I have wanted to give up and go home, but God has filled me with His strength and His understanding. Lia reminded me that in my CHAOS is God’s ORDER. and while I still have more questions than answers and more confusion than I am sane and while we all still have hard days- I do finally feel joy I have not felt since leaving home. I can honestly say I’m excited for what the next 6 months is going to bring! love you all, I’m praying for you and God Bless.
