Praise God, my visa WAS missent from DC and ended up returning there last Friday and sitting until with the help of the Hillsboro post office manager, I called and got them to literally RUN it downstairs to catch the truck AS IT WAS PULLING AWAY to load the last air express mail to St. Louis on TUESDAY. They arranged for it to go to the post office by the airport, so Wed morning I dropped by before 9am and picked up my passport and visa in time to get to the airport for my 11am international flight!!!! (Thank God no Daryl-esqe midnight drive to DC, though Mom was game! :)
Tuesday was the most "pressed but not crushed" day I've had in eons. The whole reason the post office gave for it not arriving in St. Louis successfully last Friday was $2.30 short on postage. Seemed weird bc they had said it was $17.50 to overnight it back so that was prepaid. When I finally picked it up in St. L, the lady at the counter said, nope, she doesn't know why they have it written I need $2.30 more because the $17.50 was plenty!!!!!!! So my conclusion was this was all about testing me to see how I stood up under stress! Thank you for so many of you who were warring in the spirit with me on this one. I gave a high sigh of relief when I was finally sitting on the plane.
The flights over were delightfully uneventful and we even got to South Africa one hour early. I sat next to a young woman from Memphis who was going to South Africa on a mission trip! We had wonderfully encouraging "God conversation". There were other church groups all around me on the plane. The family of God is everywhere! There was another girl across the aisle originally from St. Louis who recognized me from volleyball in high school! She went to Tower Grove High School! Small world.
Early night in tonight in Johannesburg, South Africa. I'm staying at a backpacker hostel near the airport and I fly out to Pemba, MZ, early tomorrow!!!! I'm looking forward to sleeping!!! Only 1 hour of sleep and a few restless cat naps on the plane for the past 2 nights. It's a little chilly here in the evening. I forget how far south we are. But the heat should greet me tomorrow in Pemba!
Love you all and thank you again for praying!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Visa time!!!
Pray for favor with the Mozambican Embassy so I get a 90 day single entry visa!!! Pray that nothing gets lost or misplaced and I get my visa and passport back in plenty of time!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Financial Update
Raising support for an endeavor like this has been a faith-stretching and building experience. I'm so thankful and humbled at all the generous giving!!! Praise God, this past weekend I was able to share in Rolla and it was a great experience---just talking about all that God is doing in Mozambique and all He has done in my life in the past year has gotten me excited afresh! God is mighty. He is in control. His leadership is perfect and good.
Praise! I have all I need to pay for the mission school and outreach! That's $2900.
Praise! I have $1300 which I can apply to airfare, Visa, travel medical insurance.
I'm still standing in faith for God to provide about $1100 more to finish covering the airfare, water, and immunizations, etc, as well as purchase some Bibles and have something to bless the ministry with as God leads.
One of the Scriptures that has encouraged me in this is Haggai 2:6-8, " 6 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. 8 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD Almighty. 9 'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the LORD Almighty. 'And in this place I will grant peace,' declares the LORD Almighty."
" 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the Lord Almighty."
God has a plan. It involves the whole earth coming under the leadership of the God-Man Christ Jesus. Right now it looks like the Great Commission. And God has all the wealth and power to accomplish His purposes. We just get to jump in the river. :)
Praise! I have all I need to pay for the mission school and outreach! That's $2900.
Praise! I have $1300 which I can apply to airfare, Visa, travel medical insurance.
I'm still standing in faith for God to provide about $1100 more to finish covering the airfare, water, and immunizations, etc, as well as purchase some Bibles and have something to bless the ministry with as God leads.
One of the Scriptures that has encouraged me in this is Haggai 2:6-8, " 6 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. 8 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD Almighty. 9 'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the LORD Almighty. 'And in this place I will grant peace,' declares the LORD Almighty."
" 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the Lord Almighty."
God has a plan. It involves the whole earth coming under the leadership of the God-Man Christ Jesus. Right now it looks like the Great Commission. And God has all the wealth and power to accomplish His purposes. We just get to jump in the river. :)
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