Over the past week Lorene and I have met some amazing people with equally amazing stories. The one theme that keeps emerging is the importance of relationships. Each person had a different reason for going and serving on these trips, but it’s the relationships with the people they meet abroad that bring them back.
I’ve found it very encouraging that God has led us to start our project in the place where my story began. It has been great catching up with old friends and sharing what God is doing in our lives with the people who took the time to guide and lead me through the early stages of my life in Christ. Because of these particular friends, I can trace back the steps of my life and see how God has used and prepared me for the adventure that stands before me.
It has also been a week of meeting new friends and seeing in a very practical way, the power of the family of God. Through a friend of a friend, a stranger welcomed us in to her home and made us feel like family. Our needs were met beyond all expectations, and then some. The room was warm, the food was excellent and the conversation encouraging. We won’t soon forget it.
We are now on our way to the family cabin just outside of Prince George for a little rest and relaxation and a little cross county skiing. We will be without some comforts of the modern world—namely a wifi connection so we won’t be posting again until we hit Edmonton on March 20th.
Thanks for your prayers.
It was so incredible to see you again! We love you so much!! Just thinking about you and the great thing that you are doing, I am reminded of the verse in Isaiah 6:8: “‘Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”And I said,
“Here am I. Send me!”
You are eager and willing, excited to see where God will take you! That is truly inspiring & we are excited to see what God is going to do in and through you!!!!!
I am so encouraged by what you’ve written here. That is so awesome that God has pulled so many details together to make this happen for you. I will pray as you are on my heart and mind. Thanks for being so willing to go… We look forward to your many more stories.