"Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire."
The past couple of days I have had time to stop and think about all the things that have happened this year! It has been incredible! It has exceeded all my expectations! Sometimes it doesn't even feel real! When I walk to church or wait for a bus to come I can't even believe I am walking out the vision God gave me 5 years ago. To go to the Nations! Honest, the call has been there all my life I just didn't know how to get there. Now that I am here I am so thankful and can't see myself doing anything else in the world but this, serving God and his people.
When I multiply, add and subtract the food, the people, the lives, the places on which my foot has tread it is overwhelming. This year alone over 4,000 people have visited the website or blogspot, people in over 25 countries had an opportunity to read or follow all that God is doing. In one summer, people in 8 countries have visited serving and encouraging us here. If my calculations are right, we have served over 3,000 sandwiches and other food to the kids and people in the community. In partnership with the local ministries there were 2 evangelical outreach concerts, where over 20 people came forward to commit to Christ and 3 youth outreaches in the center of town where many heard songs of praise and a short salvation message. Hundreds had the opportunity to be loved and hear the word of God in one way or another.
We visited villages and met with families in their homes, prayed with them and believed with them. The results of these times are immeasurable. One lady accepted Christ during one of our visits. One girl received hearing devices that helped her hear for the first time in 5 years. We took one lady to the hospital who was asked to receive Jesus and she denied, but now her son and two neighbor girls are attending the literacy class. Babies from the hospital received love nearly every week by speaking and praying for their little lives. We met their physical needs by providing diapers. We often visit a local family and provide food, diapers and gas for their stove. For the last week the girls who stay at the trash all day are attending the literacy class and the bible program in Golgota.
The seasons are changing fast here and it is time to come inside. A time to celebrate the victories and rejoice over the fruit of the labor. A time for reflection and thanksgiving. A time of preparation for the long winter ahead and the spring that will come quickly. I ponder much the past week about all these things that occurred and have great anticipation for what God will do next year.
Every morning when I wake up I ask God to guide and direct my every step. I ask Him for wisdom on how to handle each situation that will come throughout the day. I want to make the best of each day and for it to count for the Kingdom. I don't want to be busy to be busy but I want it to count for Him! Everyday is a new day with new blessing, new challenges.
Psalms 90:12 says, "teach us to number our days, that we may present to you a heart of wisdom"...I lived 16,425 days, approximately, and if I live until I am 70 or 80, if God gives me the strength, I have only 9,125 days left until 70 and 12, 775 to 80. I lived more days than I have left and want to make the most of these days! I want to know at the end of my life that there was nothing else I could of done! (If possible) That I surrendered all to the King and was obedient to all that He asked me to do, but most of all I want to lay down at the end of each day and say, It is well with my soul and know there was not one more thing I could of done in that day for God.
THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME TO THE NATIONS!
WITHOUT YOU, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE!
TOGETHER WE ARE CHANGING LIVES!
