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| Genesis 1:25 |
time is a strange thing. i tend to relive/live moments of my life in relation to the present...for example 'this time last week' 'this time next week' 'this time ten years ago'
i was still in thailand. it was a monday and the students had the day off from school for a holiday. the ccp team met together in the morning to go over a few things. the campus outreach thailand asked us what could be done to make the next ccp's time in thailand better, and challenged us to support the thais on staff. after we went with the COT staff for a fair-well lunch. my head hurts because i want to put into words what it was like to witness how the Lord used His children and listen to His glory described. it was beautiful to hear the thank yous and gratitude of both us as ccp and the staff. all the praise goes to God. every tear of thanksgiving shed was because of His grace and mercy. over and over we praised the King of glory for giving all of us a glimpse of what it means to live as the body of Christ. the brothers and sisters i got to meet in thailand are in love with Jesus and His light in them shines like a city on a hill top. i miss them all very much.
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| ccp and Thailand staff |
the day continued and the team hit-up the thai good store one last time. (if you received a gift from thailand it probably came from here) it was starting to sink in time was fading. that afternoon i began writing cards and preparing gifts from america for the friends i had made. in the evening the science ministry team (thai- p'fone, p'bow, p'nai ccp- phillip, bill, luke, christine, laura-ruth, courtney, myself, and our team leaders matt, erin) had 'science fellowship' it is a time for the christian science students to come together and.....fellowship. we ate dinner, played games and shared. we all sat in a big circle and talked about what God was teaching us and encouraged one another. to close then night we broke in groups and prayed. i wept like a baby. beautiful moments wrapped in light.
i don't know if you remember how God moved 28 days ago in your life. but He did. and everyday in-between.
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| science fellowship night |
the semester ahead looks like a mountain from where i sit now. maybe it is the massive pile of clothes i have successfully avoided packing or could it be doubting the loving author of Salvation? i pray the Holy Spirit helps me keep my mind on the present journey, enjoying the Lords presence. walking by faith not by sight, trusting God to move. he is the God of peace. as my little anxious heart starts to flutter i am reminded the first thing the resurrected Christ said to the disciples "peace be with you"(john 20:19). you know i don't know what the next 28 days hold. i pray my life does look different because of what God has graciously shown me. i am thankful for what He has done and what He will continue to do.
i can't live in the past or future, only right now with a God whose love cannot be measured.
thank you for continuing the race with me.
lets go
but how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? and how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? and how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?
romans 10:14
but my life is worth nothing to me unless i use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus--the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.
acts 20:24
therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. and let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
hebrews 12:1
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
philippians 4:7
transcend: verb, to go beyond the range or limits of
