Well the time has come! My dad and I (mostly my very talented and
creative dad) finished my brochures! I received them last Thursday
(2-16-2012), my mom and Joanne Clifford brought them down to San Diego
for me and we had lunch and spent some time together! It was a great
time! This past Sunday, I stuffed and addressed 50 (out of
500) and prayer over them, then on Monday (2-20-12) I sent them out! I
know that these letters do not go out void but that God has placed each
one in the hands of the person of the person who receives it!
So
many things in my life have been a roller coaster of a journey but every
single one brought me closer to the Lord, every single one brought me
to a place of recognizing Christ's never ending grace in my life. There
have been times where it was easy to trust that the Lord was in control,
and in other times, it wasn't so easy. I have known since I went to
Africa in 2009, that THIS was what God wanted for my life, I knew that
if this is what He wanted me to do it would 100% happen. Then came this
past time I went in 2011, for me, it was completely different than the
last time I went. I still stepped of the plane and expected to radically
change the entire country of Africa in my 3 short weeks there and yet
stepped off the plane in LA a few weeks later completely and utterly
changed once again by this country taken over by poverty yet always
oozing inexplicable joy.I know that living in Africa, teaching school,
loving on children, and a passion for people to know Jesus are things
that God has placed in my life so that I may live them out in HIS glory.
I don't think that God would put passions in us, just to tease us with
them. OUR GOD IS GOOD AND OUR GOD IS BIG! He can do
anything. He has already provided so much, even presenting this amazing
opportunity to spend 15 weeks doing the things I love most! I know that
everything needed for this adventure will work out perfectly for His
glory and I am blessed to be a tool used in the hand of the mighty
craftsman, our Heavenly Father!
"HERE I AM LORD, SEND ME!"
-E
EMILY...THIS IS AWESOME!!!! Keep it up! so proud of you!
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