Far From Home

So it's been a wild ride so far. Not gonna lie. I've experienced spiritual warfare of all sorts since being here and I'm not alone.

Satan does not want us here. It's so evident it's scary. One of the guys on project broke his arm and needs to have surgery and cannot work at Disney this summer, Satan has tried to break apart condos of men and women through conflict, he's tried to scare people out of sharing their faith, etc. Even though it's terrifying and discouraging when we first face it, God encourages me in all of it. Satan doesn't want us here, which means God is going to be moving through this project so much this summer and I, for one, am most excited to see those things revealed.

My number one source of spiritual warfare has been through my nightmares, which isn't really much of a surprise. Satan continually uses my dreams to scare me away from God. It never works, but he sure does try to get the best of me. So, if you could be praying for me, that would be awesome.

Enough about the negative, let's talk about how God is using this summer for His Kingdom. I am discipling 4 girls. They are precious and God is already using them to challenge me on a daily basis. This is by no means a bad thing. They are an absolute light to me and to everyone around them. It has been so encouraging to see them grow so much in their faith already (they've only been here for about 2 weeks). I've also had the privilege of leading a Bible study alongside two other interns. We had our first study this morning and the Holy Spirit was moving in incredible ways. He was truly speaking through me. Almost nothing I said I planned and I could tell that God was challenging the students who were there.

God's Kingdom is going to be changed for eternity. And even though I feel so far from home at the moment- even though things are rough and I'm battling every day to get through, I know that God is constant and he is going to continue to provide me the strength, courage and boldness to go surfing some gnarly waves alongside my girls every day.










(If you have questions about that last wave riding comment, ask away... it's a project metaphor)