If you just said, "I'm sorry what?" after reading the title of my post, then you and I are in the same boat my friend! That was my reaction to the news exactly. Among excitement of course!
So here's how this amazing opportunity came to be a reality. I applied for this awesome internship in Africa this summer with a stellar organization called Every Orphan's Hope back in December.
I have always wanted to go on a mission trip but always felt like I wanted to go somewhere for longer than a week. Not that those aren't great! Not what I'm saying at all! Everyone is different and I felt like this would be a better fit for me. I prayed about it a lot and as my friends know asked for A LOT of prayer from them. (Thanks by the way!)
So once I felt like this was where The Lord was leading me I applied and just had to wait for confirmation that this is where He was leading me. I prepared for both outcomes; whether I got it or not I knew God was good and His plan for my life would be better than anything else.
But on Friday I got the BEST email I've probably ever received in my life! Seriously though. It said I'd been chosen as one of the four interns for the 60 day long internship in Zambia this summer and I am so excited!!! I can't wait to see how The Lord uses me! I am so humbled that He's chosen me to be part of His plan. I am so aware He doesn't need me at all and that makes me even more thankful that He would choose me.
So what I would like from you guys is prayer! As I start my training and begin preparing to go to Zambia, that The Lord would show me areas where I need to grow and show me the sin in my life. Prayers for the people in Zambia as well as the other interns going with me.
If you want to track what's going on and how training is going as well as what happens what I go to AFRICA(still so excited sorry for the unnecessary caps), it will all be posted on this blog! Feel free to read it but it won't hurt my feelings if you don't.
Love!
Monday, February 24, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
FREEWAY WEEK
This week was the week of Freeway. The week where we hand out free snacks on campus with Bible verses on them to show that God's love is FREE! It was such an amazing week. The Lord seriously provided.
Day after day The Lord provided. There were nights when I thought I was going to have to deliver all of the bins of snacks to campus and then the next time I looked the document would be filled. He provided so much this week and it was so awesome. the very first day I had to carry a bin by myself(and they are HEAVY) so I was just dragging it on the ground because the building wasn't too far away. Then this nice guy just saw me struggling and asked if I needed help. It was great! I love how The Lord puts people in your life when you need them.
There were days when I had gotten a not so great amount of hours of sleep but The Lord is good and He provided time for me to rest in Him and get my school work done.
Friday, the last day of Freeway, was when I finally got to work a table a spend some time actually talking to people. I had been so busy running around, taking snacks to tables, and making sure everything was in order, that I missed out on the part I love the most about Freeway. Getting to talk to people and tell them why we're doing what we're doing is the reason I wanted to be on of the Freeway committee heads in the first place.
Working the table on Friday was so great and so much fun! It reminded me what all the work was for this week. I got to talk to people and it was so great to just love on them. I got to talk to one guy who ended up being an atheist. It was really interesting to see how he views Christianity and to get to talk to him a little bit.
At the end of the talk I had gotten to share my faith and I know The Lord used that for a purpose in my life. It is so cool to be able to look at things that happen in my life and see the The Lord using that to teach me and shape me. Getting to share my faith was really cool and God used that to show me areas where I need to grow.
Memorizing scripture is something I need to work on and that is something that only comes from being in the word. I was also reminded that my purpose here is to share the Gospel and further God's kingdom. It's hard sometimes to do that here in everyday life. It's uncomfortable and sometimes people don't like it which makes me not want to do it. That's why I need God to remind me everyday why I'm here.
My challenge this week is to be in the word more and to memorize more verses. I was reminded today that the way to get to know God is to know His word. It's so true and such a good reminder.
So sorry if none of these thoughts made sense or flowed. I just wanted to have them.
God is good.
Day after day The Lord provided. There were nights when I thought I was going to have to deliver all of the bins of snacks to campus and then the next time I looked the document would be filled. He provided so much this week and it was so awesome. the very first day I had to carry a bin by myself(and they are HEAVY) so I was just dragging it on the ground because the building wasn't too far away. Then this nice guy just saw me struggling and asked if I needed help. It was great! I love how The Lord puts people in your life when you need them.
There were days when I had gotten a not so great amount of hours of sleep but The Lord is good and He provided time for me to rest in Him and get my school work done.
Friday, the last day of Freeway, was when I finally got to work a table a spend some time actually talking to people. I had been so busy running around, taking snacks to tables, and making sure everything was in order, that I missed out on the part I love the most about Freeway. Getting to talk to people and tell them why we're doing what we're doing is the reason I wanted to be on of the Freeway committee heads in the first place.
Working the table on Friday was so great and so much fun! It reminded me what all the work was for this week. I got to talk to people and it was so great to just love on them. I got to talk to one guy who ended up being an atheist. It was really interesting to see how he views Christianity and to get to talk to him a little bit.
At the end of the talk I had gotten to share my faith and I know The Lord used that for a purpose in my life. It is so cool to be able to look at things that happen in my life and see the The Lord using that to teach me and shape me. Getting to share my faith was really cool and God used that to show me areas where I need to grow.
Memorizing scripture is something I need to work on and that is something that only comes from being in the word. I was also reminded that my purpose here is to share the Gospel and further God's kingdom. It's hard sometimes to do that here in everyday life. It's uncomfortable and sometimes people don't like it which makes me not want to do it. That's why I need God to remind me everyday why I'm here.
My challenge this week is to be in the word more and to memorize more verses. I was reminded today that the way to get to know God is to know His word. It's so true and such a good reminder.
So sorry if none of these thoughts made sense or flowed. I just wanted to have them.
God is good.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Resting in The Lord
"Why is it easy to work but hard to rest sometimes?" -Audrey Assad, Lament
This week I was going and going pretty much every day. It was a week of work and to some extent that has become routine to me. I work and go to school, which I consider work as well.
It has become so routine though, that it is east to work and sometimes hard for me to rest. I feel like it should be the exact opposite though. When I do rest however, it is laying on the couch, watching 3 episodes of Gossip Girl with my room mates.
When in reality I need to be resting in The Lord. This is what the bible says and I have not been trusting and living in that truth.
Matthew 11:28-29 says, "Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
God says for us to come to Him and HE will give us rest. HE is the ultimate provider of all we neede. HE will give us rest; all we have to do is come to Him and trust in that.
The problem is we don't come to him because we think, "oh yeah I just need to take a quick nap" which is not necessarily a bad thing. However, when we use these other things like naps, TV, or any other things we use to rest as a substitute or filler for resting in The Lord and spending time with Him, that is when they become a problem.
He knows exactly what we need and when we need.
He created the universe for crying out loud. I think He can handle my life.
That's my challenge for me and for you; rest in The Lord not the things of this world.
This week I was going and going pretty much every day. It was a week of work and to some extent that has become routine to me. I work and go to school, which I consider work as well.
It has become so routine though, that it is east to work and sometimes hard for me to rest. I feel like it should be the exact opposite though. When I do rest however, it is laying on the couch, watching 3 episodes of Gossip Girl with my room mates.
When in reality I need to be resting in The Lord. This is what the bible says and I have not been trusting and living in that truth.
Matthew 11:28-29 says, "Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
God says for us to come to Him and HE will give us rest. HE is the ultimate provider of all we neede. HE will give us rest; all we have to do is come to Him and trust in that.
The problem is we don't come to him because we think, "oh yeah I just need to take a quick nap" which is not necessarily a bad thing. However, when we use these other things like naps, TV, or any other things we use to rest as a substitute or filler for resting in The Lord and spending time with Him, that is when they become a problem.
He knows exactly what we need and when we need.
He created the universe for crying out loud. I think He can handle my life.
That's my challenge for me and for you; rest in The Lord not the things of this world.
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