Since I don't leave for South Africa until January, it seems as though I have a lot of time to kill. But the Lord has given me these next 5 months as such a purposeful time. Between now and the end of December, I will be spending a lot of time preparing my heart for Africa, raising a team of prayer and financial supporters to come alongside my team, going back to school for fall quarter, leading a sophomore girls bible study (pictured above), discipling two wonderful women, and continuing to bring God glory and see His Kingdom furthered with where He has me now.
I think it can become easy for me to have my mind set on next year and what my ministry is going to look like in Africa. If it were up to me, I would jump on a plane right now and head straight for Pretoria. But that's only because my plans are imperfect. God has me here for a reason, and I want to be a good steward of where He has placed me in this very moment. Although I want to be intentional about preparing my heart to go and praying for our ministry next year, I don't want to be living for the future. I want to surrender my life to the Lord, today. Not wait until January. I am excited for this purposeful time He has set before me and look forward to the things He is going to challenge me with and grow my heart for. My mission does not start next year in Africa..it starts today, right here in my own home.
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