Steps

All that needs to be accomplished must happen in steps. Often it seems that I make a couple steps forward and then find myself a couple steps back or with 20 more steps added. I know I must just go one step at a time...little by little...asking for guidance and not running ahead or letting the Devil push me behind. I need your prayers to be able to do this. I also need to praise God and be happy when I even made just one step or really even a half a step.

Willing to be Redirected

I wanted to let everybody know that I am waiting on making The SKY Mission an NPO. I feel as if that Lord has a different way for me to get to the same result. For instance, there is a few mission organizations that will take on independent missionaries with their own vision and plan, rather than having you fit into their existing projects. They support and back you...plus doing all the things that I don't like doing....like handling money, doing logistics, etc. I found one such mission's organization about 30 minutes from where I live and my parents have been talking to one as well. So I am going to find out more about these organizations and see where the Lord leads me.

Thanks for your continued prayers. God Bless!!!

Purposeful Accidents

It is funny how quite accidently you end up on a website and end up finding a ministry, a person, etc. that becomes a great contact and big encouragement. I know that its not really an accident (we can not see whats happening behind the scenes)...that God has a purpose for it. As I have been pursuing God's call on my life, I see how He is the one who is helping me network and connect. For instance, yesterday I was searching for images on the internet for a presentation. As I somehow started site jumping, I found myself on a site for a special needs school in Kenya. I e-mailed them and before I left for the day, I received one back. I will be able to visit the school during my trip this summer....rather cool I think. This isn't the first time this has occured

I believe God is good. It is easy to get distracted and discouraged by different circumstances but we MUST remember to take time to really see what God is doing in the midst of everything. In Lamentations 3:22- It says that "Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed.." woo hoo! Circumstances will not consume us...okay...check. Then in verses 25 and 26 it says "The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him, and it is good to wait quietly for the Lord." We must keep on hoping, seeking, and waiting....all the while trusting in His goodness.

Sacrifice

I was praying yesterday and the Lord gave me the word "sacrifice." A bit after I was drawn to the book of Esther and was able to see how she sacrificed herself to the Lord and His people. The Lord taught me about much more than just sacrifice last night but I know there is more He wants to impart to me. Please pray that my heart is open to hear!

Update

It is now April and time just continues to fly. I am making every effort to get things in order for my trip to Kenya this summer and praying to God for direction each step of the way. Little by little, things are falling into place and I praise HIM for that. I always have to remind myself though that I need to be patient and trust in God's timing and ability. I am a worry wort and I am emotional.....I get really anxious about all that has to be done and instead of laying it at the Lord's feet I dwell upon it. Truth is that I cannot do it but my God can.

This summer I will be focusing on three areas: special needs/disabilities ministry, orphanage ministry, and outreach to orphanages and children's homes in the slums. Since I will be in Kenya for three months, I will take a month to focus on each area. He is helping me to prepare for each of these ministries now and figure out all the details. He is providing in many different ways and I am so thankful. There are still loose ends though, so I ask for your prayer covering for this endeavor.

Other than that, there is a web page that has been started, I am calling churches and setting up speaking engagements, business cards and prayer cards are in the making, support letters will soon be ready to be sent out, etc.

It has been a wild ride so far. Wild because it has been intense and stretching but not wild like out of control. I know everything is controlled in the hands of my loving Savior. He reiterated that to me yesterday when he spoke Isaiah 58:11 to me. Take a minute to read it and I hope it encourages you.

Okay, thats all for now. Have a blessed day.

You are stronger than you know...

I just wanted to share something with you. It is something that God spoke to me but I believe that the message was not just for me but for all that are willing to hear and receive. The message is that "You are stronger than you know!!" The same power that God has is within those who believe. Do we live like the same power that dwells within God, dwells within us?? I think most of the time, probably not. But if we started to live in the strength and power that the Lord promises us and gives us, imagine how different every aspect of our life would be. Satan tries to come and make us feel defeated and discouraged. He lies about who we are and who God is and tries to get us disconnected from our power source. We need to fight to stay plugged in!! The reward is great for those who do stay plugged in though....the reward is having abundant life and the ability for God to use you because He knows that you will channel His power to broken, hurting, lonely, sick people (and the rewards are more numerous than just that and are from here to eternity). YOU are stronger than you know!!

Woo hoo...I have a whole lot more to say on this...it gets me all excited. I am still growing in this area and I know a lot of us are. But God's awesomeness floors me.