Blog update!!! Sorry its been forever!
I leave for Training Camp in the morning for a week and I cannot believe that it is finally here. Time has flown by! At Training Camp we will be equipped spiritually, have team building things, eat food from different cultures, be camping out most of the time, and be presented with things that could happen on our trip so that we are prepared. Reflecting on things today, I am so amazed at how God has miraculously provided. I currently have $12,500 (if I’ve done the math right) and I started fundraising not even 4 months ago. CRAZY!
God has not only provided financially, He’s brought a new church, new relationships, provided for me emotionally with all of the change, and spiritually as well. It honestly has been a little bit of a struggle recently. I have seen a lot of losses.. things I’m missing out on while I’m gone for 11 months. Not being with my people for that long, missing pregnancies of friends and the birth of their babies, birthdays of close people, my birthday away, thanksgiving, Christmas, just “time“ in general. But God has helped me shift my perspective away from what I will be ”missing” onto what I am gaining. This trip is a big sacrifice but it is an opportunity of a lifetime. I am gaining new people, new family within my squad and I am so pumped to live in community with them. I will gain a fresh perspective and have my worldview widened again. I will gain wisdom into God‘s heart for the orphan and how he wants to use me in that. I am gaining so much that I can’t even see right now. The benefits FAR outweigh the costs! And let me tell you, when God calls you to something, He will for sure provide everything you need for it, whether financially, spiritually, or emotionally! He is our good Father who loves to give good gifts to His children.
I went on a hike at Radnor State Park today without my phone or music. There has been a lot of distraction lately with my phone, riffs with people, and just so much noise. I was desperate to hear God’s voice clearly, without any distractions and noise. So I decided to step away to spend quality time with My Father and I‘m so glad I did! He opened my eyes to the beauty of His creation. He reminded me of the promise over my life to be a mother of many nations. Which led to me asking the Lord, “How am I going to be the mother you have called me to be when I’ve not experienced it? When I haven’t had the example of the mother you are calling me to be to my children?”
The Lord showed me that I can because I have been on the other side and experienced abandonment and rejection in my childhood. I will know at a deep level what these orphans have experienced and out of that, know how to love them well. I can because I rely on His strength, grace, and understanding and not my own. The phrase that I’ve said a lot the past couple years is “I want to know Him more so that I can make Him known to the orphan.” God has shown me His compassion and His nurture. He has mothered me and I am so thankful that I one day get to pour that out onto His children.
On my hike as I was overlooking the water and thinking about this next year on the World Race, He brought this scripture to mind.. “Greater works than me you will do, because I go to my Father.” (John 14:12) I cannot wait to see signs, wonders, and miracles this year, salvations, and for God to show up in amazing ways! I expect it because that who He is and that is our inheritance as sons and daughters of the King! Don’t limit God. Dare to dream with the Lord, be willing, be humble, and He will use you in ways you could have never imagined!
Thank you all who are reading this, who has supported me financially and in prayer! As I am preparing for training camp this week, here are some prayer points for this week:
1. Intimacy and growth in my relationship with Jesus. That I would KNOW Him more.
2. Deep connection and unity within the Squad and that the Lord would “unite our hearts to fear His name.”
3. That the Lord would help me to be brave and courageous as I am doing things that are out of my comfort zone.
4. Praying for protection over my ankles and feet and that fear of getting re-injured would be gone! (Its a real fear and big hinderance!)
Blessings on you! Thank you for praying and following my journey. I am thankful for each one of you!
You’ll be great , Bre. You have what it takes. Good luck and God Bless you in your adventures! Keep the blog going, I look forward to hearing more from you!
God providing for you financially will be a great testimony to share with people as you go to the nations, see their poverty and encourage them to put their trust in God to provide for them. You have personally experienced his faithfulness!