First of all I am sorry that these updates haven't been kept up very well. However, there hasn't been much to tell since I came home. I have been unsuccessful in the job area, which has been frustrating, but I am learning to be extremely frugal. :) I have been helping out at home, taking classes at Genesee Community College, and working on some craft projects. I recently began thinking more about next fall, and as I work through details and such, I thought it called for an update.
Originally I wanted to continue my ASL studies at RIT in Rochester. While it is a wonderful school and great program, I no longer feel that it is a good fit for me. I could do it, but if I learned nothing else in the past two years I have learned that "good" is not always "best", that "doable" is not the highest you can go, that "could" is not synonymous with "should". I have decided to put my schooling and my degree on the back-burner and if it never cooks thoroughly, then so be it. Ministry is so much more important to me, and I have some wonderful opportunities in front of me. As some of you know, I am connected to a church in North Syracuse that has a Deaf ministry. I am currently working on building a picture of what it might look like for me to move there in the fall and intern with them for a while. The other options are overseas.
The Regional Director of Word of Life Europe and his wife, Alex and Pam Konya, have a heart for the Deaf and the disabled in Europe. Most countries do not have the desire to help these people and they are neglected and unloved. Alex and Pam have a vision for Word of Life to be God's tool to reach these unreached groups, and they have encouraged me to consider being a part of that tool. When we originally discussed this at the beginning of the summer, I sort of dismissed it in my mind. While my missions reality trip to Guatemala opened my eyes to overseas missions, I thought I would be in school and not able to travel. But I went up to visit WOL for the Missions Conference and talked to them more about going to Europe. The Czech Republic base rents their facilities to a Deaf camp, there is a Deaf ministry twenty minutes from the base, and there is a need for some office help on the WOL base. This is an exciting possibility! Alex recently had a conference call with the Czech and he told them about me. They are excited about me coming. I will begin my application process soon and keep everyone updated on how it's going.
As the winter wears on and I continue my studies at community college, I will be praying for God's guidance for making some life changing decisions before the end of the school year. I would humbly ask for your prayers as well as I seek the Lord's will. I believe strongly in the power of prayer and I know that as believers lift their voices to their Lord, pleading for wisdom and guidance, He will hear and answer. When His children pray, the Father moves.
May God bless you all for your continued support.
In Christ, Adele
"Oh taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Oh fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want for those who fear Him.
The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing." Psalm 34:8-10
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