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For Current Happenings click the link below to be redirected to the blog: Stepping Back; Seeing God March 2007 ___________________________________________________ The older I get the more I understand that we are truly life long learners. It is a part of my life that I pray would never cease. God really has given us a gift in Himself! We all have so many expectations of how our lives will unfold. In keeping with that trend I started this journey to the mission field with so many ideas about how it would unfold. In my naive state as a human being I dared to assume I knew what this journey would look like. Ha! Was that ever arrogant! God has taught me more than I could have imagined during this journey. That's just how He is though, isn't it? "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom." (Is. 40:28) How true and beautiful this fact about our God is. Recently it has been a joy to step back and just look at the journey behind so I can look forward with confidence, peace and excitment to the journey ahead. As I have looked back these past few months I have seen the perfection of all that my Savior is. There have certainly been times during support raising where I have questioned why I have watched, sometimes jealously, friends leave for the field and I am still here. Why does financial support seemingly come so easy for some and not for others? We will never have all the answers this side of eternity, and to some degree it doesn't matter. The point is, there have been times where it seemed like God was doing miracles for others and not me. But that was so far from the truth! I can't tell you how many times God provided ahead of time for things that were to come. How God allowed for things to move slowly at times and used those times to teach me valuable lessons, which I will likely need a course in again in the future! It is so important for us to look back at the Stones God has placed as pillars of testimony to His glory in our lives. I am constantly learning how often I do an injustice to God's work in and through me when I live like He hasn't shown me time and agian how great and awesome He is. What a blessing we have to have a God who loves us so much He chases after us. I can't wait for the day when sin is no longer in the picture and I can understand a little more how infinate His love and grace really is! Pre-Field Training is Finally Here! December 2006 ___________________________________________________________ Currently I am in Colorado for my Pre-field Training. This is a very exciting time seeing as this is one of the last steps in getting to the field!!!! I am at about 65% of my monthly support needs. I need 100% before I can leave for Italy. The next few months will be full of support meetings and gathering documents to apply for my visa. Quick Trip To Italy: October 2006 _______________________________________________________________________ Recently I had the privilege to help my future team members, Kevin and Shellie Rees, move their five young children to Italy. This came as an added blessing to me as I was able to visit with team members, the Rees and Amy Williams, whom I hadn't meet yet. I was also able to spend time with my field leaders, the Carlsons, and church members at the church in Montefiascone. Beyond the time spent building relationships it was awesome to get a glimpse of what God is putting together in the Provence of Viterbo Italy, where I will be working. I can't express how excited I am to be joining this wonderful team of people in working together to build up the body of Christ in Italy! ______________________________________________________________ Update On Financial Support And Next Steps September 2006 ______________________________________________________________
I am excited to announce that I am over 50% of my monthly financial needs! There is still much work to be done however. After much prayer and planning I have left my full-time job and will now concentrate on support raising full-time! This is a huge milestone that I am so very excited about. In addition to full-time support raising I will be babysitting and picking up odd jobs on the side to make ends meet. I am planning on attending my pre-field training at the end of November. I need to be at 70% to go to the pre-field I am scheduled for. I am asking everyone to first pray that I will make it to 80% by the end of November. Second I would like everyone to pray about how you can help. Would you help through resources by hosting a dessert party? Can you help cut travel costs with frequent flyer miles? Please pray about some resources you may have available to you which could help. I would like you to also pray about financial support. As you pray about some active ways to participate in this ministry please take into account these words from Michael Carlson, my field leader: "I have asked Amanda if I could write a letter to you to express my family's excitement that she will soon be joining us and our gratitude for your interest in her ministry. As Greater Europe
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