October Newsletter

“Why do you call me Lord, if you won’t do the things I tell you to do? Trust Me.”One morning during my quiet time with the Lord, I found myself not being able to leave His presence until an answer was given on why I am raising support. After a long period of time the answer became clear and the opening quote pretty much sums it all up. It took a while for me to grasp the idea that the key to a missionary’s work is the realization that Jesus has all the power and that its not about what’s ahead of me, but Who’s behind me. Once the Lord made sure that I understood that, my reply to Him was a simple “Yes, Lord.” I know that I must constantly be like a child in His presence, because He knows what is best for me in order to grow closer to Him.

“Kids look for anything to glorify their father.” It has been a true blessing living with the Neal family for these past three months, and I have really been encouraged by their children (Aria 6,Nadia 4, & Caleb 2), being that they have shown me so many examples of how my relationship with God should be. Children can’t help but be dependant upon their parents! Sometimes I ask, “why do they call for mom or dad so much, even though they may not even really want anything?” Then, I realized that maybe they just want to know that they hear them when they call or that they are still around. Another example is when Caleb is holding mom or dad’s hand as he crosses the street or through a parking lot. He always seems to be so care-free as he crosses and I realized that it’s because he’s holding the hand of his father or mother who guides him, and as long as he continues to trust the hand that he’s holding, he has no worries. This is how God wants us to be, and trust is definitely an area in my walk with Him that I’ve been growing in this month, and I thank Him for His faithfulness.

All God asks for is our obedience, and during this process of raising support my dependence must be completely on Him and not myself; being poor in spirit, having nothing to bring to the table but myself and my willingness to serve Him overseas in South Africa. I can’t wait to get there!!