Hold On!

Tonight I was listening to a song called Hold On by a group called The Greenes.

It talks about when you can't take it anymore to just hold on through every storm, walk by faith not sight, hold on. Prayer after prayer still there's no way out and it seems like pain is all you gain, hold on, hold on through every storm hold on, even in the darkest night walk by faith not sight, hold on, hold on. There is a father who is waiting to hold you with open arms until the hurt is gone. Through every storm hold on.

In the weeks before the Kenya trip I listened to this song every day sometimes a few times a day and I would cry as I listened to it. I would listen to it and just hang on to every word of it. Tonight I could listen to it and just enjoy it because it is a good song. God reminded me of the difference in the way I was able to listen to it tonight as compared to before the Kenya trip or before the Florida ladies entered my life. It was a joyful and freeing feeling as I listened to it tonight...

A Scary Time

You maybe read about this explosion...While I was waiting in the Maputo airport to go to the conference, I heard loud sounds which I found out later were explosions. The government has a warehouse of old military artillery which was collected after the Civil War ended and because of the intense heat the warehouse exploded. Naturally the flight was cancelled and as we headed to a hotel for the night, we saw parts of the chaos that occurred as families tried to find each other. Thankfully, the power of technology enabled Kim and I to text each other as this occurred! This is just another example of God providing his love and support!

God Already Knows....

I just returned from Kenya after participating in a conference for missionaries who were in the midst of their first term. I didn't know exactly what to expect from the conference and little did I know what answers to prayers God had in store for me. Most of you know that I have really missed having fellowship with friends....You know, those friends who you just "click" with and can do nothing but still have a wonderful time! God sent those friends on a mission trip to Kenya!

A wonderful group of ladies from Cherryville, NC (where my aunt Lib lives) and Florida came to the conference thinking their mission was to provide childcare for the missionaries..>However, God knew that I was needing encouragment, laughter and "southern twang" also. I was even a cousin to one of the ladies from Cherryville who came! She's in the hat with glasses and the big laugh!

If you are fortunate enough to have a set of friends that you count as family, then you'll understand how encouraging this was for me!