God's Plans

Well, God's ways are really amazing. I was listening to a pastor on KWAVE, and he was talking about Joseph, and how something as simple as a coat was used by God to impact the lives of not only Joseph's family, but Egypt was saved because of Joseph's faithfulness to God. Well, as you know, I had planned to leave to Honduras on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:10 in the morning, but prov. 16:9 "a man plans His ways, but the Lord directs His step". So, I found out 2 hours before I left my house to the airport that my passport was expired. UGH!! So, I had to cancel my flight, and buy another one for Wed. june 24th. So, in order for me to get out of the country, I need a valid passport, so, my papa and i went to the federal building in Los Angeles all day on tuesday in order to get a new one. While we were there, we got the opportunity to pray for this lady named Ana, who's father is in a coma in El Salvador. She told us how it encouraged her that we had prayed with her, and she felt a bit more hopeful in Jesus that her father would be alright. Overall, we payed for God's will. As my dad and I were driving back from L.A., I started thinking about Ana. If I had gotten on the plane on Tuesday morning, we probably never would have been able to pray with her. See, like Joseph's coat was used by his brothers to cause pain to their father, supposedly, the delayed flight was used to make me upset, but God had different plans. He had plans to prosper us, and not just my dad and I, but Ana and her family as well. Sometimes, He uses the craziest situations to show us how amazing He is.

3 DAYS AWAY!!!

Ok, so I have 3 days left. Man, I am seriously SUPER excited! Well, I have to confess, I have been a tad bit sad. This is going to be the first time away from my parents for a long time. Usually, when I go to Honduras, I go with my entire family. Not this time! I have been thinking though, this is going to teach me and Hayley and Mandy to completely depend on Jesus. I am not going to have a mommy to run to, or a dad to hide behind. We are going to have the Daddy of all daddies with us the whole time. I know God is going to show hayley, mandy and I some AMAZING things on this trip. :)

Honduras!!

Well, I am counting down the days left until the trip. There are 17 days left. God has taught me so much just in the preparation for the trip. The one thing that He keeps reminding me of is Philippians 4:6,: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." See, Hayley, Mandy and I are going to Honduras for 6 weeks. The one thing that I kept "worrying" about was making sure that we would be occupied the whole time there. So far, we only had like 2 places "planned". (a man plans his way, but the Lord directs his path -prov. 16:9)So, I started praying for more doors to open,AND THEY DID!! So far, we are God willing, going to an orphange, the mountains, a clinic, the coast, 2 outreaches, and a week long youth conference. when I found out about all of these plans, I immediately thought about my moments of worrying and anxiety. I felt like God was telling me, "SEE!! WHY WERE YOU WORRYING??!!". Man, I think about it, and those were serious thoughts wasted!! (wait... can one waste their thoughts?? arent thoughts endless???? chelsea says you can spend your time thinking about like important things than like pointless things... (like her quote) HAHA!! she is sitting right next to me...HAHAHA!!! well, now she is denying the fact she said that, BUT ITS TRUE!!! I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO HER WhEN SHE SAID IT!! Anyways, I am really excited about the plans He has for the three of us. Please, keep us in prayer. WOO HOO!!!