I'm here! The real me is here. I feel strong and excited and ready to roll. My body has adjusted well to the time change (9 hours ahead of AL). Now Joan is really in Kenya!!
I am quite excited today about our visit to the orphanage. During our team prayer and sharing time last evening I asked the team to pray for me specifically that I will see what God wants me to see; hear what he wants me to hear, and feel what he wants me to feel. My deep desire is to hear from God while being obedient to his call. Please pray in that way for me.
The weather is beautiful and the climate in Nairobi is tropical. On the lodge grounds where we are staying there are banana trees and the flowers are in bloom. It is a paradise just a few miles from the slums. I am thankful for the provision and comfort, yet wrestling (as I always do) with why God has blessed me so.
My business is in the front of my mind this morning. I am working to set it aside so that I can focus on what I need to do. But then at the same time I whisper a prayer that God will bless me in my business mightily so that I might bless others. Right now my thought is that I cannot separate these areas of my life so easily because one is a means to the other. Will you pray with me that I will meet the goal to make the Queen's Court of Sales by the end of February? I need shows and faces! If you have EVER thought about hosting a show and allowing me to get in front of your friends, NOW is the time that I need you. I can't do this alone. I need the help of the women in my life. Email me and book for the week of February 22-28. Just now I must lay this at the foot of the cross because I realize I am burdened about it. It is out of my hands.
During the wedding yesterday I was so deeply convicted by the sermon that I needed to become a greater encouragement to my own husband. It is not so much that I say ill things to him and tear him down, but that I am often neglectful to speak the words of affirmation and praise that he so much deserves. With the world as my witness...Thank You Brian for all that you do to care for our family and for my needs. I am grateful.
Perhaps blogging here is self-therapy. So be it. God is wanting to do a work in my heart and in yours. Let's today - you and I - walk in obedience and love our neighbor.
Peace and Blessings!
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