He is working like He promises

Praise the Lord!!!!

Ephesians 3:20-21
Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more then all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen (He is working like He promises) gp

I'm sooo happy right now. My trip has been going back and forth for a while now with plans changing and I was feeling kinda down about it all. Short story- I'm now only going for 5 weeks and not 7 because of a money issue. That's still a month and all though it doesn't seem that long now I'm sure it will be plenty of time when I get there.

The best news is that I talked to Gretchen about staying at Three Angles. She is sending me the application tomorrow. She was very nice and seemed just as excited as I was. She made it sound like the application was just a chance for her to get to know me more then for me getting the job. I'm in!!!

This is what I've been waiting for. Now I can start to take the next steps in preparing for my trip. Now I know the group I am working with and can start to think about their needs and how I can benefit them the most. This is wonderful. I'll start asking for donations from my church and getting all the art projects lined up. I once again have a purpose.
I can't stop smiling. I feel like I'm glowing. I can't keep this inside. This feeling very peaceful yet filled with energy and pure joy. My feet are rising off the ground. I'm going. I'm going to love and play with those children, all 31 of them. To bring smiles to their faces.

This is where I felt like the children could benefit from my gifts the most. A chance to engage in art activities and games. We forget how these children don't know how to play, they have never had the chance to create or explore. This is what I want to give them. I have a lot of research to do and "lesson plans" to make!!!!! What fun!!!

Be joyful with me for this is great news!

this is where I'll be!

A-OK

!!!!!!!!!

God is good and does answer prayers. The trip is still on
and I'm going! Now I need a place to stay. I'm working out
the details now but the more I think about going back the
bigger the smile is on my face.

On a serious note my dear 11 year old brother broke out in
tears at the dinner table. He doesn't want to let me go.
He doesn't know how to let the Lord take care of me....someone
that he has never met before, touched, how can he trust the Lord
to bring me safely home?......
HE IS 11. 11 years old
For him to even express this blows me away and brought me to
tears. I know it will be hard for my family and I pray that
they will understand what God is calling me to do and that it is
out of their and my hands. I pray that I will come back safely to
them. Pray for little Levi...have faith my brother!

Going back

I need your prayers.
There is now a possibility that my trip will be canceled.
To even think about this option hurts. I want to go back.
There is so much for me to learn still. I pray that my time there is not over
and done with. I can't share the details with you but the trip is in jeopardy right now.

Plans if I do go:
I will first help with whatever needs to be done. Cooking, dishes, washing, feeding, cleaning what ever I can help with. Then on the side I feel that I have a gift of leading people in recreation/games and art. This is my gift to share. This is what I have to offer. I would not only like to lead the children but to teach my skills to others so they might carry on with this joy once I'm gone. This is what I feel called
to do. Programing with the children and caretakers ofdevelopmentary appropriate art/recreation projects to do with young children. How to teach this. This is more for in my future, not this trip, but I will get my feet wet and see what it's like.

This trip will to be to fix myself and to grow closer to God. I need to learn what it means to put full trust in the Lord, for Him to provide and protect. This is how I feel. All I want to do is to give my love. To love the children. To find the invisible ones. To listen and learn.

pray that this will work out and if not that I will understand God's reasoning.