Now that there are only a few months left until we fly off to Uganda I think about all the things we need to prepare and it's a lot. I think about how much left we need to fundraise and it's a lot. We had a meeting with Amecet and they updated us on our travelling schedule and plans while we are there and it's a lot. They spoke of long days, malaria, teaching children, teaching pastors and bishops, home visits, impromptu rallies, visiting orphans and it's a lot. Honestly, some days I ask "Why?". Some days I want to throw in the towel and say "Forget it, we're not going." and some days I say to God "Please, send someone else. I can't." You see, Adrian and Sherene, the directors of Amecet, were my security blanket. They were my known in the unknown. They were supposed to go with us into the villages. They were supposed to save me if I got stage fright and couldn't preach. They were supposed to save me if they saw my kids eating something they weren't supposed to. They were supposed to say stay close we'll keep you safe. But last week they informed us they won't be travelling with us into the villages anymore. Plans have changed and we will be on our own with our driver. I started to fear for our safety and our health. I started to doubt my abilities to teach and preach and I said "Send someone else...I can't" and the Lord said to me "HOW BIG IS YOUR GOD?" When I thought of preparing for all the teaching He said "How big is your God?" When I thought of how much left we still need to fundraise he said "How big is your God?" When I thought of sickness and safety he said "How big is your God?" My breath caught and I started to cry because MY GOD IS REALLY, REALLY BIG!!!! I was reminded of it last night when my husband came home with a $10 bill and said this is from so and so, he sold his minion set and wants to help send us to Uganda. I was reminded of it when my son sold his meccano set and said "I can keep this but I want to give this for our trip instead." We are so blessed to have people in our life who look past certain things and only see a family who are answering a call, believe in it and want to sow into it. In times when I doubt and think we are nothing, someone comes a long with $10 and tells me we're something and believes we have a lot to give. This friend of ours who sold his minion set might not have very much. He certainly could have said I don't need to give, they have more than I do right now but he did something that reminds me how big my God is. He reminds me of the story of the Widow's offering. Mark 12:41-44 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” Many people have sowed into our trip and we are thankful for every cent. Every amount sends us the message of your love. Some have apologized to us that they can't give very much and each time we are touched and we say it's a lot. I think of what my God can do through us and the number of people who believe in us and IT'S A LOT!!! So to our dear friend, our son and all of you who have sowed into our mission...thank-you. We love you all and pray that the Lord would bless you and for all that you have sowed into the lives of others may you reap a hundred fold of what you have given.
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September 2016
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