I
know some of you have been waiting for this. Sorry. I
shouldn’t have teased you not knowing that I would have to wait almost 24 hours
to post the details. My bad. But after the last two weeks of busy I
just couldn’t get it done. And
trust me- after 5 bags of trash and 4 hours of cleaning just so I could let the
heater guy come to fix my broken for almost 5 days heater…it was a mess. So
settle in. This could take a
minute.
You
guys know I am stubborn. And
sometimes hard headed. I own
that. And now I kind of see how
those two things might apply to this situation. But honestly I just think it is God’s timing.
So
you know I am moving to Honduras.
Here is the story.
When
I worked at EAMC I heard about the super cheap and don’t have to take time off
to go trips to Honduras. I never
made it. One thing or another and
then trips I was leading as missions coordinator…just didn’t’ work.
When
I bought and then later sold my house my sweet realtor Sherri McCollum told me
all about Honduras. About the
Orphanage there and how great it was.
Ok. By that time I was
taking teams to Ecuador and Uganda.
Honduras wasn’t on my radar.
My
brother lived in Honduras for awhile- He’s a Blackhawk mechanic/trainer in the
Army. He even married a sweet
Honduran named Karen.
My
parents went to Honduras last summer on a medical mission trip. When asked why Dad didn’t invite me his
reply to my ex sister in law was “Well, I figured if I asked her to go I’d have
to pay for it”
Meanwhile
I go to Uganda and was invited to return after raising support and such to
teach at the college. It just
didn’t seem right. I decided not
to pursue it. It was hard. I struggled. I am still at CFA over a year later. Not really “doing” anything. Praying and begging to know what is
next.
Then
last month David Platt came to preach on Monday night at our church. I ran into Sherri and her husband Ron
and of course they said yet again that I needed to go to Honduras. Then Sherri mentioned a possible
volunteer position opening. And I
stopped and said “Lets’ talk” So
we met for dinner and talked. Next
thing you know I am sending my application to volunteer there in.
And
getting excited.
About
somewhere I have never been.
I
was trying to figure out how to make this work. I have to have somewhere folks can send their money to get a
charity benefit and someone to help manage my folks support. That gets tricky. So I emailed a pastor at my
church. His reply was copied to
John West our missions pastor. He
emailed me back on Valentines day about a missions organization called Missions
Clearinghouse in Houston. I found
out that night I could go.
So
I am in process to apply with the Clearinghouse so I can officially raise
support through them. Hopefully
this will be done by next week at the latest.
I
plan to have a yard sale on the 23rd and sell my car. I would like to retire part of the debt
I have before I go. I plan to be
there until November and then come home for a break and decide to return long
term. This could be a stepping off
point to something else or the beginning of a long term situation. I don’t know.
The
Lord knows.
I
will be at Orphanage Emmanuel. An
orphanage with over 600 children.
An orphanage based on God’s love.
An orphanage that has the national government of Honduras’
attention. To love on some
children and possibly work in the office on coordinating teams that come and or
some sponsorship things. I could
end up working in the chicken house and who knows what. I just know at this time I plan to
go. And do what God wants.
Since
I found out all that info on Thursday the 14th our Missions Pastor
fell and has bleeding on the brain and is in a critical situation in
Atlanta. I am grateful he took the
time to send that information to me.
Eternally grateful. Without
that knowledge I don’t know that I would have a vehicle for dealing with some
of the details this entails.
Please pray for him. His
wife. His family. Our church. He dealt with many critical area missionaries overseas and
had a lot of plans for teams going on right now. For the missionaries to continue to go and serve during this
time. For folks to be able to fill
in the gaps his absence leaves as much as they can.
So
when am I leaving? Maybe
April. Hopefully by May. As soon as my necessary money marks
have been reached. I will let you
all know that in a more formal arena as soon as I am official with the
Clearinghouse.
If
you want to hear more please let me know.
And regardless I covet your prayers.
Sorry
this sounds very black and white but I am trying to convey the story with the
details but not all of the heart of it right now. I don’t want any more texts from impatient folks hahahaha.
Seriously. God is all up in this I believe. I am trusting and hopeful. And following Him. No better place to be than where I am
right now.
Grace
and Peace, thanks for being excited and curious. I can’t wait to share more!
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