ONE WEEK UNTIL I BOARD THE PLANE!

A week from today I board a plane for Africa. Wow! A year ago, almost exactly is when God started speaking to me that I was to go there. I think that after a year of talking about it, the reality I am really going doesn't seem much like reality.

The last post I wrote about Africa was saying I was about halfway through raising support. Amazingly, about a week after that post I had raised all the money I needed to buy a plane ticket. He has proved to be faithful through monetary aspects of this trip.

I prayed that God also give me opportunities to use this trip as a witnessing tool for this past year. Many times, I have been given the opportunity to do so. People sometimes seem confused on why I would go to Africa for Christmas, so may explaination is a great way to share my faith. My favorite instance is when sometime asked, "what is a missions trip?" That opened a lot of doors to share the Gospel. Ironically, this same person randomly came into the lives of some dear friends of mine, and He now attends church on a weekly basis with them.

 Also, to be completely honest, I have been given many similar opportunities that I have by-passed. It amazes me how many times I have done this  throughout my life. Actually, it surprises me how many times I have done that just this week.

I pray ALL the time God give me boldness to share His word, and He gives it too me....and I dismiss it. This recently has been my biggest struggle pertaining to my trip to Africa. If I fail to share the Gospel here, in my daily life...why am I going to Africa? What makes me good enough for that? Its something I am constantly convicted about, and try to learn from. Luckily God is bigger than me, and knows what He is doing. Why He is using weak me, I often can't understand....its been a humbling experience for sure!

Pray for me as I prepare my heart. I am so ready to go "Tell the Nations!" but am TERRIFIED all at the same time.

Be looking out for another post tomorrow about details of what I will be doing in Liberia.