{A few weeks later- August 26th, 2016}
A new message from Pavlina opens.
"HI! Good news :) ...my headteacher told me that it's a good idea! So you can come! :) December is better for our school but our winter holiday starts on December 22nd...." she filled me in on all the details and said that they would love to have us for the entire month!
I told her about our finals week, but that otherwise the dates could not be more perfect! We knew we wanted to go for two weeks and had a very narrow margin to do so, but it worked out to a perfect 14 days!
I am so excited and thankful for this opportunity! I could not believe how God pulled it all together. Even the trip I planned to visit my cousin fits into this story perfectly. I have never traveled alone (read: without my dad!) before, so the shorter domestic trip is perfect to help some of my anxiety about international travel with only Sarah and I.
I studied Exodus 14 pretty in depth a few weeks ago, and one verse stood out more than the others. Exodus 14:14 says "The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still." When they left Egypt, the Israelites did not know the end of the story. They were terrified. "Were there not enough graves in Egypt that you brought us out here to die?" they asked Moses.
Then the Red Sea parted right before their eyes. But still, they had no idea if the Sea would stay parted the entire way over, or if the were walking into their death. They had no idea if it wouldn't STAY parted and the Egyptians would continue to follow them! They just had to put one foot in front of the other and continue forward, trusting that if God lead them there then He wouldn't leave them.
I have seen so many impossible situations fall and so many miracles unfold thus far and cannot wait to see how God is going to continue to move. This is my #RedSeaToCZ and I am stepping out in faith, knowing that God is my cloud by day and pillar of fire by night, leading me on to fulfill his purposes. I ask for your prayers as Sarah and I embark on this adventure together!
Praying for guidance, provision, peace, strength and courage for you to continue in God's will and for discernment for His purpose for you. It would have been easy (but certain death) for the Israelites to just stay where they were but it took great faith to walk into a parted sea (and keep walking). But that is where they met the Jehovah-jireh, El-Shaddai, Elohim (The God who Provides, God Almighty, the God of Strength and Power). He is for you!
ReplyDeleteStay the course and listen to Gods' voice! You never cease to amaze me! Nina would have been a wreck about your trip but would have prayed you over and back, as will we. Love you
ReplyDeleteHello Alex. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. I was so glad to go trhgouh your blog post and I am blessed with the striking verse " The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still". Let me assure you of my prayers for you as you continue to wait on the Lord. I am blessed and feel privileged and honored to get connected with you as well as know you through your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged, strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 37 yrs in the great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have you come with your friends to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure you will have a life changing experience. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you, your family and friends. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar wankhede.
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