So, these past few weeks have been absolutely insane with the end of the school year, my birthday and coming home. Not to mention finishing up support raising AND getting ready for project! Let me tell you, God is at WORK!
So, school is school. It's stressful, but you just have to pull through it. Hell week for me was the epitome of hell weeks. I had 3 presentations, 2 finals, 3 papers, a quiz, a group project, and... I think that's it. ALL due in one week? Crazy talk. Got it done. Demolished. The end. Finals week- 2 finals, 3 shifts at work, and birthday celebrations. Talk about fun town. I have the best life in the world. That's all there is to it.
My birthday was phenomenal. So many amazing friends. I am so blessed by them.
Coming home has been a journey. I always have to prepare my heart for home. It's hard not being surrounded by such an amazing community like the one I have at school. I go from being poured into daily to not really being around Christians at all. It's a tough transition being talked down to because of my beliefs, but God always shows up. That has been so encouraging this week. God has given me so much joy in Him and only Him. He has humbled me and brought me to understand His truths and that He is who he says he is. And that's all I need. He's the great I AM. He's bigger than any situation, any sin, and any circumstance that I'm thrown into. He's SO BIG.
Support raising- still at about 50%. I need about $700 in order to be fully funded. I have been getting a lot of "maybes" and "we'll pray about its" and "yeah I'd love tos," but no follow throughs as of right now. Which is discouraging, but also encouraging. At least I know that my summer project to Walt Disney World is catching some attention. I sent in my support letter to the missions team at my home church and they have been great about sending it out the members of the church. And my church at school is supporting me. I know God is going to find a way to get me there. He's called me for a reason. If it's His will, I'll be there one way or another. Prayers would be greatly appreciated for this aspect of getting ready for project.
Getting ready for project... oh dear.
Packing- nonexistent at the moment. My room looks like a tornado ran through it. Looks like I have a couple of hours of packing to do tomorrow.
Preparing myself for the drive- I've done it a million times, but each time it gets a little harder to keep my sanity in tact. Be praying for that.
Leaving home- this is possibly the hardest time I've had saying goodbye to both my home home and my school home. Muncie holds my family. It holds the people that I love so much. I'm going to miss everyone so much over the summer. God is going to do great things through all of them wherever they are, I know it, but I'm still allowed to miss them right?
Calling my project girls- I have fallen in love with the women of WDWSP12 already. I can't believe it. They are incredible, godly women. I can already tell I'm going to be in tears leaving them after the summer is over. People. I just love them. End of story.
God has been absolutely wonderful. I have been completely overwhelmed by His love, grace, justice, kindness, sovereignty, strength, will, EVERYTHING!
One of the most powerful nights I've had lately was with a friend just talking about the gospel for a while over facebook chat. I was literally in tears. It's amazing how we think we have it all together for so long. We think that we finally are okay and that we fully understand and comprehend the gospel sometimes. And then someone speaks it into our lives- unedited, completely out of love, and it's so intense. It just hits, you know? You start to realize how broken and messed up and hurt you still are. And then there's grace and love and the goodness of God being spoken into your life. The amazing gospel of Jesus Christ. Right there. All of a sudden, you realize that you still need to hear the good news of Jesus taking the cross for you EVERY single day of your life. Every second, I need to be reminded of the gospel. Not only do I need it, but I want it. Every second of my life I want the gospel. It's too great not to desperately desire it. The love that is expressed in the ultimate fairy tale of the Creator of the universe coming down and dying for YOU quenches the soul like nothing else. It overcomes any hatred, it conquers every fear, and it can save any person if they welcome it to. Power like that, it's impossible for us to fathom. But it's true.
It's true.
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