With the blessing of my leaders, a peace in my heart, and ears tuned into the Whisperer, I take the next step of faith.
Well, here it is. The time. The time to "break camp and move on" (Num. 9:22). I've been trying to decide for quite a while now if my 14 months here would be enough time, or if I should stay even longer. Last week, all the prayers clicked together, and my answer arrived. So many of these big decisions of moving my life have been confirmed with that "peace that passes all understanding". I'm so greatful to God for that peace--- especially when the "understanding" is limited! I'm still unsure about WHAT'S NEXT, but feel it's time to pursue my passions through different avenues.
With the blessing of my leaders, a peace in my heart, and ears tuned into the Whisperer, I take the next step of faith.
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Today is ONE year after arriving in Cusco to work with Meltdown Ministries! What a year! It was hardly ANYTHING I expected (this is life, isn't it?!)
What I did expect: - To be working in the cafe at my year anniversary. - That God would be faithful. - That I would learn more about God, missions, and life lessons. What I didn't expect: - To be here without Jed and Jaime. - To have had SO MANY visitors! - To have loved Keira as if she were my own daughter (the best I know how!) - To have seen SUCH struggles amongst Christian Missionaries. - To have made more WONDERFUL friends! - To be teaching an awesome kickboxing class packed out twice a week! It was fitting today, that on my one year anniversary, we got to talk with a couple in the cafe about God and Christianity. A couple from Peru/Holland came in with their baby, and the whole time they enjoyed their frothy coffee drinks and Chocolate Waffle, they talked with Emily and me! It was what I have imagined happening; people feeling comfortable to strike up converstations with the cafe employees! And about IMPORTANT things! Although it's been a year of unexpected things, I am still just as sure as I was when I came, that God brought me here for a reason. Although I don't know how MUCH of this next year I will spend here, I can see that God's ways are higher than our ways, and His plans more grande than ours. Although things have not gone "to plan", I trust in God's plan, for the present, and for my future. |