Hello friends and family! I hope you all had an amazing Christmas season this year.
I
wanted to make this blog post to explain what I am doing these next few
months! As you know, I have been going to UFV for a BA in Global
Development Studies, and I've officially finished year one. But as the
semester came to a close, I really felt like I was suppressing a
different calling the Lord has put on my heart. I am passionate about
missions and serving further with Youth With a Mission International,
and I've been feeling that God is opening this door once again.
That
is why I have decided to commit to volunteer staff in Biarritz for 3
months, mid-January to April this year. During these 3 months in France,
I will be serving the base in any way needed, and being a part of their
various base activities- local outreaches to the city, intercession,
worship, etc. I want to be open to what God will speak during this time
and where He will direct me after the 3 months.
Our Ywam base is actively
involved in sending out teams to Greece to help the Syrian refugees,
and there is a possibility I could go serve in that way while I am there
as well. As all this unfolds I would love for you to be
supporting me in prayer as I serve in France and follow the Lord's call
on my life. In many ways I have reason to be unsure, I am leaving the
security and comfort of university, after my 3 month commitment I will
be financially dependent depending on where God leads me, but I can
confidently say that Jesus is better than any security or comfort the
world can bring, and the act of stepping out and taking these risks is
what God wants me to do.
1 Corinthians: 26-29
26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. 27 Instead,
God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those
who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame
those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. 29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
As
a Jesus follower, you are completely not of this world- and it's one of
the most empowering and terrifying things to live out. And I love this
verse in Corinthians that speaks on how God doesn't call the powerful or
the rich, but in our weakness, his power is made perfect and his grace
is sufficient. As I am stepping out in faith and I can't see far into
the future, I have faith that God will speak, that He will lead, and
whatever that looks like- staying longer with Ywam, going to university,
doing a secondary Ywam school- I know that He is good and will provide.
I
am so excited to be back in Biarritz, and I will continue to post
updates here. Feel free to share this link with anyone who might be
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Thank
you to all who will pray for me as I listen and transition into a new
season come 2016. Who knows where this year will take me!
Blessings!
Specific Prayer Requests:
That I could receive my visa in good time- no later than Jan 18th.
That I would be able to transition smoothly back to being a part of the base staff!
That I would listen and be open to God's leading.
