14 days until my church in MD begins our sports ministry outreach camps in Dabringhausen and Aurich
29 days until my service with BFA begins...
43 days until I receive my dorm assignment (MS boys & girls, HS boys, or HS girls?)
50 days until I get to meet the new BFA students...
51 days until I get to meet the returning BFA students...
95.6% funded for two years in Germany...
$1524.73 of my $1595 monthly goal has been pledged...
Psalm 23
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be
in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of
death.
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me,
in the presence of my enemies.
You annoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."
My cup overflows. I am not in want. The Lord is my shepherd. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He guides me for His name's sake. He is with me.
Just as David describes the character of God in Psalm 23, nearly 3,000 years ago, our Lord has not changed. Friends, He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The same God that redeemed Joseph's family through forgiveness, the same God that brought the Hebrews out of Egyptian bondage, the same God that delivered David from the hands of Israel's enemies and from his own sin...this God is our God too. Just as He did in the past, today our God redeems families, today our God delivers His children from their sin, today our God makes our cups overflow. Why? Because He loves us.
His love is so radical, but it is incredibly real.
As I reflect on the past three months of fundraising and the time I have had to think about this calling to Germany, I have come to more deeply understand and know that the Lord leads me and guides me for His name's sake and that He makes my cup overflow because He loves these children, these MKs, at BFA. The reason that the money from friends and family has come pouring in on behalf of the ministry at BFA is because the Lord loves these children. He has so faithfully called me and provided for all of my needs in Germany because He loves these children and is deeply concerned about their spiritual and emotional growth. He loves these children so much that He sends missionaries to teach them, care for them, and love them.
My hope and my prayer is that these children whom I serve will know how much the Lord loves them. He has placed at least 100 staff members from across the world at BFA on their behalf. How incredible.
Just as the Lord cared for the Old Testament kings, leaders, and prophets, so too does He care for you, for me, and for these missionary kids. Believe that the Lord is your shepherd, look around you and see that you are not in want.
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