Yay God!

Okay, so here is a huge YAY GOD!

Many of you know I was in a car accident last year in April. And the past 5 months have been a major headache because USAA couldn't seem to "close" my case. And I have been playing phone tag with my insurance agent to pay this one outstanding bill for my MRI for the past month. Well, I finally got a hold of him on Tuesday. And he tells me that he crunched the numbers, and if I agreed, he was going to be sending me a settlement check for the MRI bill, plus pain and suffering. Yeah, so that check is a lot more than I ever wanted... I just wanted the $800 to cover my MRI, but yeah, God totally provided so much more!

God's timing is interesting in it all, as well. About an hour before I talked with my agent, I had crunched the numbers to see how much money I would need to cover my summer bills while I am gone to see how much money I still needed to raise... I also was trying to figure out how I was going to pay for my national interpreting test (about $700 total) this next year so I can get a pay raise and work anywhere... Then I talked with the agent and this check covers more than it all!! I had told God just an hour earlier that the support letter checks had basically stopped coming in, and I was running out of fundraising ideas, but I knew He would provide because I know He wants me to do this and an hour later, I am told this check is being mailed to me! How awesome God is!

And on top of that, I mentioned before in one of my blogs about how I was reading through John and never realized how much the purpose of everything is plastered all in that book: everything is made for God's glory. Yeah, a year ago, I had no idea how this car accident could bring God glory - it seemed to bring me a headache and lots of physical pain more than anything... And now a year later, He used the car accident to help fund my missions trip. And I am praying about how else I can give some of it back to Him to be used for more of His glory!

So, yeah! Thanks so much for your prayers - the past couple of weeks have just been "gloomy" and I kept finding God's light...

So a major YAY God!

Love you all,

Joy

P.S. Bought my plane ticket too :o)