Hey all!
So sorry for the lack of posts and blog activity…keeping up with it overseas is a task I wasn’t able to do this time. But I’m home and want to share all that is brimming in my heart of what happened and what I learned and saw of Gods world.
Here is a brief email update I wrote write before coming home.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and He will do it.
This has been my life verse for the last year. God has been so very faithful in every way.
I leave for the US in one week. I can’t believe it. Please forgive me for my long delay since writing you, as the Psalmist said ‘my cup overfloweth’. I truly have been so completely busy and full keeping up with all the work and ministry that is going on here in Sierra Leone, and there has definitely been so much happening.
When I sit down to write, its difficult, my fingers freeze because emotions flood my heart and hundreds of stories and experiences tumble in my mind as I try to decide how to put into words the magnitude and deepness of what I’ve experienced.
I am not a skilled enough writer to do that. But I will try to share briefly in this letter glimpses of what the past 6 months has meant to me.
Above all, God has fulfilled and done more than my biggest hopes and imaginations were when coming here. Definitely not without huge challenges and obstacles to overcome, but the rewards and blessings far out weigh the rest.
My love for our God, His gospel, and His people around the world is deeper then I ever even thought possible.
My desires, focus, and dependence rests solely in Christ more then ever in my life.
Scripture has come so alive to me and God has given me such revelation and hunger for His words, the words of life!
God has opened the door for me to serve, give, and help in the biggest capacity I have done so far in my life, yet I am the most humbled and broken before God’s throne of grace. God has clearly shown me without a doubt I am nothing and can accomplish nothing of value apart from Him living though me and supporting me every step of the way.
With all my heart I want to thank al of you who have faithfully given and supported my trips and ministry in Sierra Leone; giving, praying and encouraging me. God calls us each to serve and give to Him in the way He calls us. And it brings me such joy to see how He brings all the parts of the Body of Christ together to fulfill His work. Thank you for doing your part. I know God will open the flood gates of heaven and pour blessings on you and your families.
Let me assure you the the children of the Wellington Orphanage are praying for you, they know where they would be without support and love from the Body of Christ and they truly are blown away and so appreciative that so many of you who haven’t even met them yet are willing to give so faithfully and sacrificially to ensure they are taken care of and have hopeful and fulfilled futures.
Some of you gave additional funds so that I could meet immediate needs of the community which I was able to do on so many different occasions.Your giving literally helps feed the hungry, care for the sick, and love the lonely of Sierra Leone.
My work and ministry these months has been so multi-faceted. Tutoring, teaching,loving and discipling the children at the Orphanage, connecting and building relationships with the people in the Wellington community where I am living, traveling in the provinces for crusades and revivals, encouraging and supporting the Pastoral leadership and their families, hosting and working with the many mission teams that come to Sierra Leone, and what ever else God brings my way to do.
Whether its participating in a Crusade where thousands gathered every night and hundreds gave their lives to Christ or sitting in my room worshiping and praying with a small group of girls during our evening bible study time together. The presence of God is enrapturing and powerful. When we bask in His presence we are never left the same. Hebrews 9:23 “Let us hold unswervingly to the faith we profess, for He who promises is faithful”
There are so many remarkable stories and experiences I can and will share with you, but for now those will have to wait, but I promise once I get back and settled I will blog more. I know the things God has let me experienced happened for a purpose and I cannot keep them to myself, but I desire to share them so that you too can marvel at the wonderful works of our Lord and His powerful acts of mercy and love over our lives.
I would appreciate the added prayers for the children and rest of the Africans as I leave soon and for safe traveling on my return trip on the 22nd of this month
1 Corinthians 2: 9 No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him