In 10 days, I will be en-route to Lesotho! It is hard to believe that a year of praying, planning, and trying hard to be patient has passed, and now I am off on yet another adventure. As my departure date draws nearer, the Lord is faithful in allowing all of my 'loose ends' to be tied up.
My prayers for Charlie have been answered- he is all settled in at his wonderful new barn, and he loves it! My good friend, Lauren, who is borrowing him for the year, took her first lesson on him this morning and they are a perfect match. It calms my heart considerably to know that my horse will be so well taken care of, and that I have nothing to worry about where he is concerned! Finding a place for him had been my biggest source of stress, with so many seemingly good options presenting themselves and then falling through. It was amazing to see that (in the words of Marilyn Monroe- I know, an unexpected go-to girl for insight) 'sometimes good things have to fall apart in order for better things to come together'.
In the past two weeks, I have had to say good-bye to several families that I nanny for- it has been harder than expected. This week marks the farewells to my clients, and then it will be time to part with friends and family. I never look forward to good-byes. I guess that I just like beginnings so much better than endings. As I leave the US on yet another crazy adventure, I pray that I will continue to trust the Lord and begin to focus on this very exciting beginning in Lesotho. While I am short sighted in grieving what will likely be temporary good-byes (I have promised my mother that I will come back for Christmas next year!), God has an eternal perspective on the 'better things' He has for me in Africa.
Please continue to pray for me, that I would repent of my anxiety and fear as I prepare to leave. The Lord is teaching me to trust Him with my finances more and more every day- because everyone who works with Beautiful Dream is a volunteer, the poor board member in charge of support is inundated with her own business as well as trying to sort out funding for three of us who are all arriving in January. So I am still waiting on a support update, but I will trust in God's faithfulness. As Pastor James said a few months ago, 'The Lord is never, ever too late. However, very rarely is He early.' I know that my funding will come in as I need it, right on time :o)
"But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them."
~Hebrews 6-8
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