So last month I left Kentucky, embarking on a long term road trip across the US, first I would be going to Boston and then I would be off to the next location. Well you may not have heard but on the second day of my road trip my car broke down in New Jersey and I left it there with an extra $250 in my hand :)
As you can imagine this changed my plans just a little bit. It didn't take long for it to become evident that God had a plan that was slightly different than what I had originally intended. Right now I am living with my friend Katie, who I met in Belize through YWAM. She lives with her parents, grandmother, and siblings, and they have adopted me into their family. Within the first week of being in New England, Katie and I were able to reconnect with one of the speakers we had at our DTS and the meeting was uplifting and encouraging. The speaker (Brenda) nvited us to share with the YWAM base students in Boston and it turned out to be a precursor of a calling that was to come.
After Katie and I met with Brenda we felt like God was setting up something bigger than anything we could have anticipated. You see, Katie has a unique gift in performing arts and when I heard her do spoken word for the first time on the topic on teenage pregnancy, I realized that my testimony tied into this incredible talent she had, since I had been in a situation going through the process of adoption. We both have a heart for people to experience God in a real, tangible way...so we started dreaming up the possibilities to share the things God has done in our lives.
For the last three weeks Katie and I have been speaking at youth retreats about Jesus' love and how to hear from God...and it has been a priviledge and a blessing. Just today we witnessed God at work in the heart's of 20 highschool girls; through tears and laughter it was evident that God was moving in big ways....and we don't want to stop there. Back when Katie and I were in the Philippines we had dreams of going to Europe, following the lead of the Holy Spirit, and putting all our faith and trust in God to lead us to people who need to be encouraged, instilled with hope, or just hear how much God loves them. So we bought one way tickets to London for June 13th and we are counting on God to provide everything necessary for our trip. I plan to keep all my loved ones updated on how this trip progresses; I feel like the journey of faith is not only meant to help build my faith but also of those who will experience it with me.
God calls us all into amazing things, regardless of geography. It is such a blessing that God gives us the chance to encounter people on a daily basis; we may not know where they come from or what they've been through, but we do know this for sure- God loves them with an everlasting love and we can be messengers of this hope.
Check out the website for Blueprint Ministries :)
www.wix.com/europemission2011/blueprint
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