"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" ...Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated AS MUCH AS THEY WANTED. He did the same with the fish. John 6:9, 11

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Long Time No Post...

Well...so much for following through on the statement that I made at the end of my last post!  I said that I would share in a day or two, and it has been almost two weeks!!!  How does that happen?

I can't begin to express the blessings that came from the trip that Aubrey and I took to Montana.  It was a time of awe, refreshment, healing, and building of new friendships with brothers and sisters in Christ that I had never met.  How could I ask for more?  During the trip I was able to finish a book, For Love's Sake, by Jessica J. Davis.

For Love's Sake The Book

In the book, Jessica shares a story about the first time that she experienced God physically heal a blind man while she and another girl prayed for him in Africa.  As the girls prayed, "gunk" continued to fall off of the man's eyes as they changed from very blue to brown and as he gained full sight.  It is an amazing story of physical healing, but my favorite part was when she said, "I am still not sure what the greatest miracle was.  Was it the blind man's miracle or my own?  I didn't know it then, but I was learning to see as well and finding out just how blind I had once been." (p. 47)

I too feel as if God has been peeling away layers of unbelief, doubt, and fear from my eyes so that I can have a clearer view of who He really is and who I really am in Christ.  I am in awe over the OUTPOURING of love that He has shown to me, and He is putting a new fire and hunger in my heart to pursue Him relentlessly in response to His love.  He is so amazing!

The upcoming trip to Africa is becoming more and more of a reality for me as our team has had two conference calls, and Aubrey and I had the opportunity to participate in a sewing party at the Perkey's home where we made dresses and blankets for the little ones that we will visit at the end of June.  It was a blast!  Check out Diana's blog to see pictures from the party... http://www.5walkbyfaith.blogspot.com/

Please pray for unity and wisdom for our team as we prepare and as travel plans are made.  Please pray specifically for finances (as fuel prices have skyrocketed) and safety (as elections in Uganda may cause unrest). 

Thanks for walking this journey with me! 

In His love and AMAZING grace,

Steph