Alright... here is the news: I am going to YWAM Kona, HI to be a nanny for a missionary family while they do their DTS. I leave in 9 days now, on April 4, 2012. I still need to get the airplane ticket! God has completely brought this out of left field and I was not even looking to go anywhere, but many of the things God has placed on their heart, God has placed on mine. I know this will all line up and that God is weaving all my journeys into one life long adventure into his arms. I want a life that when God calls and He confirms it, that I can just go. I have always been a little nomadic, but I feel like I am embarking on a journey to my Promised Land that God set aside for me, somewhere in Africa. This has been in the works since I was 13 years old, when out of faith I spoke at a church camp that I was going to be a missionary to Africa. That desire has never left me, not one time. God is so good to all of us, all we need to do is stop, look, and ask him to open up our eyes to what he is doing and BAM! All you can see is His love, joy, peace, grace, mercy, strength, and LIFE abounding around you. Although it does take effort in our culture to slow down and take a real gander at things, I must say it is well worth the risk.
Ok back to going to Hawaii :) I could tell you everything about how God confirmed this and brought this about, but I'd rather just give you the families info and you can see how God put us on a path that would intersect at this very ordained moment in our lives: themissionarybondfam.wordpress
Thank you all so very, very much. I am excited for this season in my life and partnering with this family. I know that God is going to use this time to do some deep healing in my heart so that I can continue to be prepared to what God is calling me to do. I know everything that I will be learning and experiencing during this time (even though I will be a nanny) will be used to prepare me for the place God has for me! Sometimes when you aren't looking for it, God brings forth the very thing you had been looking for. Hello to another adventure into the unknown places of His never ending heart for me (and you)!
Below is a song that really speaks to this journey that I woke up with in my head yesterday.
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