I ask myself sometimes, why do I doubt God? Apparently He does want me to go since yesterday I received my passport with a Cameroon visa stamped inside! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!
So now I have packed (I'm sure I will be re-packing 'cause I don't like the way I packed the first time) and finishing last minute things which need to be done.
I will be flying out of Saskatoon tomorrow night to Calgary. Get a connecting flight from there to Toronto. Then wait 4 hours or so and get another connecting flight to Florida. I should arrive in Florida around 1 p.m. on Sunday.
After meeting up with a few other ppl who are flying in, we will go to the Teen Missions base and start preparing for flying out.
On Tuesday Jan 17th we will be driving back to the airport and flying out to Paris and then get a connecting flight to Douala. Since we will be arriving quite late at night in Douala, we will be staying overnight there and then driving up to Bamenda the next day (a 4 hour drive) to start our work with AIDS orphans.
If I have two prayers to ask that you would consider praying for (if even once). Pray for the kids, that they will be saved if they aren't now and pray for health for me. When I get overtired I get sick very easily. I've taken every precaution to make sure I will stay healthy but God is going to have to get me through this. (I won't get through this either way without Him).
Thanks again to everyone who has helped me get this far. This will be my last blog entry until I get back from Cameroon. I will update you on my trip and also on where James stands for his missions trip.
~Julie~
Friday, 13 January 2012
Monday, 9 January 2012
Spiritual Stretching...hurts!!!!
Ok, so today was a great day of discouragement for me. I was literally in tears while washing dishes and having one wave of horrible thoughts follow by yet another wave.
My visa still hasn't come in. I've checked in with my Visa HQ liaison and she said the embassy secretary has said that it isn't ready but she'll try to have it ready by Wednesday...I fly out on Saturday.
I know this may be God testing my faith or it could be the devil trying to keep me from going. Whatever the case I have some heavy duty praying to do tonight and the rest of this week.
I invite you to pray with me just where you are-- if even just once that #1 Satan's plans will be thwarted and #2 that God's will be done (actually that should probably be #1). I really, really, really want to go to Cameroon because this is like the conclusion of collecting the shoes but I know that whatever God wills...will happen. His plans are never wrong, His timing is always perfect.
James is planning on going to Zimbabwe in March and if my visa doesn't come in, I may be looking to go with him as well. We'll see.
At this point I'm just trying to get through this week without too many grey hairs!
~ Julie ~
My visa still hasn't come in. I've checked in with my Visa HQ liaison and she said the embassy secretary has said that it isn't ready but she'll try to have it ready by Wednesday...I fly out on Saturday.
I know this may be God testing my faith or it could be the devil trying to keep me from going. Whatever the case I have some heavy duty praying to do tonight and the rest of this week.
I invite you to pray with me just where you are-- if even just once that #1 Satan's plans will be thwarted and #2 that God's will be done (actually that should probably be #1). I really, really, really want to go to Cameroon because this is like the conclusion of collecting the shoes but I know that whatever God wills...will happen. His plans are never wrong, His timing is always perfect.
James is planning on going to Zimbabwe in March and if my visa doesn't come in, I may be looking to go with him as well. We'll see.
At this point I'm just trying to get through this week without too many grey hairs!
~ Julie ~
Sunday, 8 January 2012
The Countdown Begins
Hello to anyone who reads this (besides me),
Well, this is the final countdown till I leave (which is on Saturday, Lord willing). The biggest issue right now is that I still don't have my visa. Lord willing I will get it this week (please pray) as God has lead me this far only to be stopped by a lack of a piece of paper (and my passport which was sent away for the visa). No, God is much bigger and He overcomes may things I may think are big (like pieces of paper).
My part is to have faith, be patient and wait on the Lord for His leading. He will do what He planned before the beginning of time and it will be in His own time...not mine. (Believe me when I say that waiting is a hard one for me...trying to tell a Sanguine to wait is like telling a dog not to pee on a brand new carpet!). But this dog will have to wait and I am learning lots while I wait. Focusing back on the Lord for one thing (it's easy to lose focus when you are planning). Trusting is another.
I'm not a stranger to trusting God; James and I had to really trust God for our daily bread when he was in Bible College and I was pregnant with Rachel. (Like where's the money going to come from now???). That same God who provided for us until James got a job is the same God who can bring in a piece of paper in a week.
I love the Lord...I trust Him. Whether I go or not I will still trust Him. It's His trip, His money, His ministry, all that I am and all that I do belongs to Him. He will do what He will do and I need only pray, watch and wait...
Well, this is the final countdown till I leave (which is on Saturday, Lord willing). The biggest issue right now is that I still don't have my visa. Lord willing I will get it this week (please pray) as God has lead me this far only to be stopped by a lack of a piece of paper (and my passport which was sent away for the visa). No, God is much bigger and He overcomes may things I may think are big (like pieces of paper).
My part is to have faith, be patient and wait on the Lord for His leading. He will do what He planned before the beginning of time and it will be in His own time...not mine. (Believe me when I say that waiting is a hard one for me...trying to tell a Sanguine to wait is like telling a dog not to pee on a brand new carpet!). But this dog will have to wait and I am learning lots while I wait. Focusing back on the Lord for one thing (it's easy to lose focus when you are planning). Trusting is another.
I'm not a stranger to trusting God; James and I had to really trust God for our daily bread when he was in Bible College and I was pregnant with Rachel. (Like where's the money going to come from now???). That same God who provided for us until James got a job is the same God who can bring in a piece of paper in a week.
I love the Lord...I trust Him. Whether I go or not I will still trust Him. It's His trip, His money, His ministry, all that I am and all that I do belongs to Him. He will do what He will do and I need only pray, watch and wait...
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