The past couple of weeks have been a scramble (on more than one occasion) pulling all-nighters finishing papers, working on projects and trying to get everything done that I needed to before heading home. Long hours and five finals later, I am done! Yet another semester is done and I now have a few weeks to rest. All I have to say is praise the Lord!
Today has been a traveling day finally getting to come home. I woke up early this morning to a beautiful snowy and frigid morning in Virginia. I had to work my way through delays and missed connecting flights but I finally made it home and here I sit on my couch loving that I am able to write to you in relaxation!
In the midst of all the craziness God has just been so faithful. I am reminded time and time again that my too-often failure to stop and see God move doesn't change the very nature of God to be everything we need. His ways and his timing are not understandable but they are so amazingly key! Throughout this process I have to meet various goals in which I need to have a certain portion of my financial support in. I struggled to make the first couple of deadlines because the support just wasn't coming in. But God in his ways purposed the exact timing and the exact people through which he is sending the support for India. God has so provided through you to enable me to catch up so that I am currently on track. My biggest message...THANK YOU for letting God use you thus far! I have been so blessed by your sacrifice and your support.
When I was home a couple of weeks ago for Thankgiving I was asked to share a little bit about India and some of their beliefs with a local church during their missions conference. I get really excited at the idea of trying new and sometimes challenging things but then the closer the time comes to actually do it, the more nervous I get. This was one of those events haha. I really wanted to share my heart for India with them but as most of you can relate, I really don't like public speaking. I knew this before I committed but I guess some part of me wanted to believe I wasn't like that anymore. I nerved my way through speech class my first semester of college and thought I was done. Little did I know that I would be standing in front of over a hundred people that I didn't know and work my way through my oh-so-detailed notecards. Obviously, I survived.
I realize that that was probably only the first of many times when I will be asked to speak in front of people. I suppose that is another area that I am being challenged in and I'm excited about that (at least for now). I look forward to keeping you updated whether through this blog or public speaking.
Happy 9 days till Christmas!
