Week 8

The time here is going by wayyyyy too fast!!! This past week we were joined together with the YWAM medical associates.  We prayed one of the days about what God wants to do with the medical DTS in the future and what it looks like right now.  I love hearing what God speaks to people and when people hear the same thing is so cool.  I truly believe God is raising up the christian medical personelle to bring healing to the whole person throughout the nations.  I'm excited to be in that circle, although I hope that more young people catch the vision for this.

Since I had no clue I would be going to a cold climate, I did not bring cold weather clothing.  Thank God there is a lot of people here.  I got a few items from others that will be essential for my outreach trip.  We are preparing to leave the country and meeting with our outreach teams a lot.  I'm feeling pretty bittersweet about this since it means leaving friendships I have made and grown close to these past 2 months.  It's so fun to prepare with a team to go out to the mission field.  It's like an army preparing for war.  The whole campus here is preparing to leave for different countries all over the world.  Just in my room alone girls are preparing to go to Haiti, Philippines, Israel, and South Africa.  I love other countries, peoples, and cultures.  I wish I could go everywhere and tell people how much Jesus loves them and care for the sick....one day perhaps :)

Please keep my outreach team in your prayers as we are going into 2 pretty intense countries that are not open to the gospel.  Thankfully as medical workers, we can interact with people.  We are praying for more opportunities to have medical clinics or go into the hospitals in these countries so we can interact more with people.  I know for sure we are going to orphanages which is my favorite thing ever!!! So I'm definitely bringing a soccer ball for this crew.  I have gone to two other countries bringing a soccer ball and it is an easy way to play and then tell kids about Jesus and run medical checkups and teaching with kids.  So I'm pretty sure I'll be in charge of this aspect of our trip.  I have also somehow become the team worship leader, not sure how that happened.

There is a lot to figure out and prepare for these next few weeks prior to leaving.   We are so lucky here in America.  It's a challenge to think about how to talk to people carefully and making sure the people you talk to are not bad.  Listening to the voice of God will never be so key to me as it will in this season of my life.  It's not just for leisure, its my life.  I'm confident God will go before me and come after me and I will hear Him clearly and step out in faith.  I'm reminded of how bold my dad always was to share the love of Jesus with others.  He lived his life in light of eternity and wanted others to have the same hope he had.  I hope one day to be on the mission field with my family together...hint hint siblings :) It's our inheritance!

Thankyou for your prayers and support, I feel privileged to serve God in this way.  I feel like all the training and love I have received from God and others has prepared me for this time in my life.  I feel so at rest also knowing that this is exactly the place I am supposed to be right now.  I pray God blesses your day!