As we are preparing to leave this Wednesday, I personally have been praying that God would prepare me mentally, physically but mainly spiritually for this trip. I don't know what to expect but I am going expecting GREAT things! I am praying that God will reveal Himself to me in a new way, a fresh "awakening" of my Spirit and that I will have a personal encounter with the Holy Spirit, seeing signs and miracles in East Africa where the people are so hungry and on fire for God! May I be a blessing to them in some way, however God chooses to use me but I know in my heart that I will be the one blessed and changed from this trip. People keep telling me to have fun on my vacation but to me this is not a vacation, it's a once in a lifetime chance to step out in Faith and follow the call God has laid on my heart to serve Him. He is my only heart’s desire and I want nothing more than to be used by Him. For those of you who know me personally, you know that I love to go to the Blue Ridge Mountains to trout fish because that is where I feel the closest to God, but I have a feeling that during this trip, that is going to change and I will be the closest to Him that I have ever been. I can't explain the excitement that I am feeling right now and how I can't wait to share the details with you daily! I want you to feel like you are right there with us, spreading the Gospel and serving Him! I hope that you enjoy this blog (it will be my only form of communication for 2 ½ weeks) so please leave comments for us to read while we are gone! Thank you for all the prayers and support!!
"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in ALL the world as a witness to ALL the nations, and then the end will come." Matthew 24:14
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7
"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." Galatians 6:9
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do ALL in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." Colossians 3:17
In His Service,
Leslie
The day is finally here! You are packed up and ready to go, and now you're on your way....May you all have safe travels, rest up and prepare your mind as you are on your LONG flight so that you'll be fresh and ready to dig into God's work when you get there!!
ReplyDeleteLove you and am praying for you ALL!!