God Laughed At Me...And then I listened to Him.

If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.

             When I sent out my first newsletter after graduating from the Bible Institute, I included a warning - "plans subject to change without warning". That stemmed from the lesson the Lord has been trying to teach me for years, namely that I am not in control of my life. I can make plans all I want, but that doesn't mean that is what is going to happen.

             I have heard it said that if you want to hear God laugh, you simply have to tell Him your plans. I made plans to go to school, skirting all the hurdles and ignoring the 'caution' signs He put in my way. I can hear Him now, laughing at His naive daughter trying to outwit Him!

             God has been working in my heart about overseas missions and my selfish "need" to finish school before I go to the mission field. I prayed about doing missions work right now, part of me saying "Whatever You want Lord" and the other part saying "I want my own way too!!" I sought the guidance and advice of the people I trust the most and continued to pray for peace. I felt God asking me to trust Him with my schooling, to take a step of faith, and follow where He has called - right now. So, within the next five months, I will be raising support to go to the Czech Republic with Word of Life Fellowship!!!

            The Cross Cultural Internship (CCI) program is a two-year launching opportunity for young missionaries to gain experience in support raising, ministering on the field, etc., while finishing their degree online. I am so excited to see how the Lord will work in this new venture!!

What about the Deaf Ministry??

             Good news! There are opportunities to work with the Deaf in the Czech Republic. After an adjustment period there, I will be able to concentrate more on the Deaf ministry. Word of Life has some connections with Deaf ministries there and I know a missionary couple who also have connections. Long story short, my hands will be learning a new language as well as my mouth!

Prayer Requests:

Training is August 21-25. Pray for good health, and unity as all of the interns get to know each other.

Support Raising begins full swing after training! Pray for stamina and boldness.

I have been mentoring two young women while here at home. Pray that someone will step in and continue to pour into them.