Thank you to all of you who have continued to send in support, prayers and encouragement. I am continuing to wait on the Lord concerning Sudan. Yes, I know I will go! When is the only question.
I feel frustrated in one sense that I may have gotten my timing wrong as to when I am to leave but in another sense encouraged that the Lord has sustained my support for the time when He will release me to go.
The best I can tell you is that, as I wait, I am pursuing faithfulness with all of the things that Lord has put before me. He is still pressing me into extensive prayer times. I am a “go and do” type of person so I always have to fight my busy personality on this! It is what He clearly asks of missionaries and the reason I believe Mother Teresa, who spent many hours in prayer at her convent, had the strength to do what she did for so long.
He has also placed me in the lives of several individuals I help to support through my income, including two African children. I know that the Lord is their source and not me, but I must continue to do what I can while I am working.
Lastly, the work that I do is itself a ministry. As most of you know I am a caregiver for the elderly. I know that the time and attention that I give to the ladies that I take care of is very valuable to God. They are the “least and forgotten” of our society.
Perhaps the Lord wanted me to support raise ahead of time so that when He says, “Go!” I can just jump on a plane. I do not know at this time if it is a year or more away. I only press towards putting God first in all that I do.
