So it has been a little too long and no blogging! Things have actually been kinda crazy for me... Been struggling with some things, so please keep me in your prayers. Actually, the things I am struggling with have nothing to do with the mission trip - more personal thatn anything...
I am really excited about the mission trip! I talked with Greg yesterday and he seems really super nice. Got to know more about what we will be doing: construction work and building relationships with people - 2 things I like to do! I can't say I know how to use too many power tools, but I love learning! And you know me, the city girl, gets excited over getting mud up to my knees while I was four-wheeling! haha I love trying and learning new things!
I just finished reading through John. God's word truly is the Living Word because no matter how many times you read a book in the Bible, you can always get something new out of it. Brenton Shephard preached a sermon to the college group a little while ago about everything being for God's Glory - that's why we live and breathe. I had never seen that before, and as I was reading through John, it seemed plastered all over the book! It is amazing! And I think it was Pastor Mark who said that Yaweh (sp?) means something like breath - so every time we take a breath, we are saying God's name. So even our breathing is for His glory.
I also learned something really cool this morning - actually from Brenton again! Weirdness... Anyways: so he had this quote on his page "Laminin is what holds us together". I never liked science, so no idea what that was. It is apparently the center of every cell in our body and looks like this:
Just how need how Christ holds us together - even to the core of us, everything is for His glory! The other thing I think is so neat about that is that God cares about even the smallest details of our lives - and He has a plan and is in control. I needed a reminder of that because lately it seems I have been bombarded with experiences to challenge me and things I have been struggling with... And sometimes I begin to feel discouraged... I am trying so hard to find the good in all of it - and even if it is small, I have been able to find it most of the time... But yeah, gentle reminders are always nice.
So anyways - nothing else too new here - still haven't entered the dating world. Have 3 weeks left of school (pray that I keep God first even during my last 3 weeks because they are the most stressful). Pray for where I work and guidance for where God wants me next year (which school). And pray for someone to come to lead my middle school girls while I am at Pawley's Island this summer.
Hope you all are doing well! Feel free to comment, call, text, or email me any time!
Love you guys!!
Joy
P.S. Finanical status is still $1750 - only need $150 more to secure my internship for the summer although I still am praying for atleast $2500 to cover other expenses associated with the trip.
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