Thank You
Having
been off the World Race for a week now, ive only begun to process the
inestimable value of the experience God has afforded me this year. I sense that
as time passes, the monumental worth of every country I visited, every person I
met, and every encounter I had with our God in ministry and life this year will
expand in my field of retrospective vision. But as I begin to look back, with
that unsettling mixture of nostalgia and gratitude, I find myself filled with
even more gratefulness to all of you than I could have felt while still on the
field; thanks both for making it possible, and for enhancing the experience and
work of the kingdom 100-fold through your prayers, thoughts, comments on my
blog, and e-mails.
As
the weight of your love and support continues to settle in my mind, I struggle
to determine how I could ever adequately express and offer my thanks. This year
carries more stories of God’s glory than any other 2 combined in my life, and
you are all fastened to them by your gifts of accompaniment in prayer and
sponsorship. Therefore, it is my humble hope that all of the stories Ive shared
through these blogs, and the myriad that I haven’t been able to write down, encase
the merit for God’s kingdom that your support has provided. Just like we say we
can do nothing without God, I couldn’t have done any of the amazing ministries
I was privileged to do on the World Race without God’s provision through YOUR
faithfulness. So with all that I am, I THANK YOU for being the supportive “family
in God” that I needed to sustain me in every moment of life and service this
year.
Never
in my life have I felt so blessed, and so uplifted, all throughout this year
and especially now as I look back on it with a smile on my face. In the past 11
months, God has dropped countless bundles of hope, folded in with the tools
necessary to see and make a change, on the lives of people in desperate and
trying circumstances, and each of your tags of love was stringed to those
bundles because you fueled my “plane” every day. So its my hope and prayer that
you all believe in the profit for God’s kingdom that your investments, both spiritual
and monetary, made in the bettering of people’s lives around the world.
So
what else can I say but thank you again… I could never say it enough. Thanks
for following me on this blog all year, and I hope the lessons I learned served
you all in some positive way as well. I don’t think, though, that this is the
last blog, as there are some new things God is brewing on the horizon, so
please don’t forget about these if I write more! You all have special place in
my heart, and I will forever remember the love you have shown me, and God, this
year.
Until next time,
Tommy Shireman
World Race
P-Squad Alumni
