Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Fulfillment... Chronicle of the Year so Far

In January of this year I had the chance to say good-bye to my mom and my family once again. I had had the joy of spending Christmas at home, and it was now time to get back to South America. I was leaving on a one-way ticket, so I didn't really now when I would get to see them again. My plan was to go to Chile and Argentina for the first semester of the year and Colombia for the second half.

As my mom hugged me good-bye at the airport she said "This is going to be a year of fulfillment for you, the Lord just told me". I thought the word was more to ease my mom's concerns than for me, but I was more than thankful for Papa's affirmation. 

In deed the first half of the year was great! Looking back I have nothing but gratefulness in my heart over His faithful provision and all that I got to do. From staffing the Worldview course, to getting some down-time in Viña del Mar. I travelled through Chile and Argentina seeing His hand upon me every moment. Yet there was some kind of unsettling in my heart about going back home.

I remember one day during my time with God I heard Him say, "You're going back home but not to stay". That could mean so many different things. It was a few days later that I got an email from Leanne about the opportunity at Bethel. I immediately knew that was it, even though the process came through much later.

My mom's word keeps echoing in my heart... a year of fulfillment. I feel like I've live so much this year, and yet I know there is so very much to come still. I will be in Redding a week from today. Things have worked themselves out so smoothly, it's a miracle everyday.

Thank you reader and friend for partnering with me in this adventure, for taking the time to read this, support me, pray for me. I pray for you. I "continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God..." (Colossians 1:9-10)  

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