Something New...

I ignored the Lord my God.  He told me to step out...  And not just out, but off the team.  I was sure I was mistaken... probably because I had gotten caught up in the vision.  Not His vision... but my own.  I was sure of His calling, and unsure of this new direction.  But it was for my good... and His glory.  It was not only for my benefit, but for the benefit of others... of someone else.  I didn't listen.  I fought back.  And He has dealt severely with me... as He should.  As He is entitled to do.  Oh, I praise Him.  A severe mercy.  A tender-loving kindness, nonetheless.  He is my God.  I am His precious child.  He requires a great deal.  Am I going to trust Him?  Yes.  In this, He is pleased.  Oh, how He loves me.  Thank You, loving Father.  Thank You, Jesus, my King.  Forgive me.  Renew my heart.  You are good.  In your name I pray.  Amen.

Not yet...

At this point in time, I am not on the team for the September 2011 Zimbabwe mission.  I'm not sure the story is over, though I don't have a peace about moving forward.  I pray that it will become known.  Is the conflict within me?  Or are we changing course?  Father, help me to see, to know.  Thank you for the love that You've poured out in me, and through others.  You are awesome!

That place of deeper still...

Where You go, Lord, I will follow.  Where You lead, I will go.  I don't want to stand still.  I don't want to be held captive.  I want to know the full extent of the freedom that is mine in Christ.

Excited... with hopeful expectation... for what He has in store!


Galatians 5:1 ~ "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."

Children in Zimbabwe

Came across this article today... Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children - March, 2010  Heartbreaking.  :(

Continuing on... (Zimbabwe - Part 2)

In the midst of that 90-day Journey, I went on a rural mission trip to a little bitty town called Council, Idaho with our students' youth group. (The kids were awesome!)  There were a couple of really precious days with my study, as the Lord created opportunities to apply what He was showing me to the hearts of the students I was spending time with.

Once I got home, the Zimbabwe mission trip was becoming more of a point of interest for me...