I am in awe of the Lord's provision faithfulness through this process. I have deeply desired to use my health degree to teach overseas and do camp ministry via missions, but the thought was fearing; unbelief in God’s control.
"Trust in the Lord your God with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding, but in all of your ways, He will make your path straight" Proverbs 3:5-6.
Trust with all of my heart . . . the Lord is continuously reminding me of that. Pleasing the Lord is accepting His grace and trusting our faithful, loving father.
“Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all of your anxieties on Him, because he cares for you. 1 peter 5: 6-7.
The Lord's grace; what a gift in which I struggle to grasp from time to time.
After the Lord convicting me of trying to serve him through works, in the midst of my anxiety, discouragement, and burn-out, He directed me to learn how to sit and rest in Him for about a year. That had been a very difficult task in which I have seen so much fruit; to truly rest and trust in the Lord. What an incredible and intricate father He is. “Oh taste and see that the lord is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Oh fear the lord you his saints for those who fear him have no lack. The young lion suffers want and hunger but those who seek the lord lack not good thing” Psalms 34:8-10.
Next Sunday I will be speaking at Oikos Fellowship Church about my internship in Burundi along with other missionaries.
Schedule of the time in Burundi:
· Sometime between Sun, July 1 to Tues July 2--Michelle, Josh (Michelle's new husband), Denise, 3 Patch kids, Susan Rice, Brittney (intern) & Jennifer (intern) fly in.
Wed, July 3--visit HAU campus & a Buja widow home
Thurs, July 4--head up-country, visit Mt. Hope or Kibuye, widow homes
Fri, July 5--visiting homes, hearing testimonies, greeting friends
Sat, July 6--visiting homes, hearing testimonies, greeting friends
Sun, July 8--church and preparing for camps
Mon, July 9—widows and children arrive in afternoon
Tues, July 10—Widows’ Seminar and Children’s Camp
Wed, July 11—Widows’ Seminar and Children’s Camp
Thurs, July 12--rest, travel to Buja
Fri, July 13--Michelle and Josh fly out (or Saturday, depending on flights).
Sat to Tues, July 14-17--Denise & kids, Brittney, and (Jennifer) rest, debrief, and visit homes . . .
Mon, July 16 Barb & Wayne Vibbert fly out of Buja (Barb & Wayne will not be there for youth camps).
Thurs, July 19—Wenatchee Team (13 team members) and possibly Julie Greissinger with her kids Alex, and Katie arrive in the afternoon (Rest in Buja and visit Hope Africa U). They join Denise and her kids, Brittney, and Jennifer to help with youth camps.
Fri, July 20--Could visit Ruzzizi for hippos and crocs; go up country, visit widow homes
Sat, July 21--Prep crafts, games, & special songs, visit widow homes. Dinner: debrief widow home visits
Sun, July 22--Church & rest
Mon, July 23--Youth Camp #1
Tues, July 24--Youth Camp #1
Wed, July 25—Team rests, debrief a bit, prep more crafts, shopping in Gitega
Thurs, July 26—Youth Camp #2
Fri, July 27—Youth Camp #2
Sat, July 28—Team heads back to Buja, additional shopping, Dinner: team debrief youth camps
Sun, July 29—Morning: church, Late evening: team flies out
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