Since I got back from Southern Africa, my entire focus has been to be used by God to impact those around me and to get on the mission field ASAP. I took a ridiculous amount of classes for 2 years so I could graduate a year early, I was that determined :). Through it all, God was faithful. Each semester, my grades didn’t drop nor did I get so overwhelmed that I felt like giving up. Now that Missions is actually coming together, I’m continually seeing God’s faithfulness each step of the way.
After graduation, I worked as a Case Manager for homeless and runaways in Chicago. While everyday I faced difficulties and challenges; I knew God walked alongside of me and gave me the confidence, grace, and strength that I needed to get through that day. I also knew that either God would continue to provide what I needed everyday on the job, or He’d provide me a new job. Well, God provided a new job :).
I now work part-time as a free-lance researcher for OneHope from home. I’m currently working on 2 Micro Nation country profiles as well as assisting in the research and development of a new Book of Hope targeting Displaced Communities (Refugees and by Natural Disasters). God is allowing me to be impactful even in the fundraising process!
Not going to lie, it’s been an adjustment working from home, but I’ve been enjoying being able to spend more time with family (like my baby nephew Elijah), helping at the youth center with the church, and on the side substituting at a local high school.
In a good way, this time has really been stretching my faith. Trusting and seeing God provide in the little things and in the big things. It’s funny how you can read it over and over in the Bible or hear it from other people’s experiences that God provided for their needs and have that understanding mentally, but when it happens to you it’s like a whole new WOW and realization that God cares that much about your needs personally…and I sit in awe of Him.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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