Hello, Christmas Eve! You have arrived!!! (It's currently 12:20am on 12/24)
I was finished wrapping presents BEFORE you arrived!! (barely, but I was)
Earlier in the year, I felt like you were coming way too soon; but, now that you are here, it's not too soon at all!
I'm looking forward to what you have to bring this year:
- time with family
- good food
- gifts, of course, make the day fun
- games
- but this year, I've been challenged to really take a look at how well I know the person that we are really celebrating - - Jesus!
You see, as we begin to really celebrate Jesus' birth, I have been reminded twice already - in one day no less - that we are wise when we seek Him. I've also been reading a book that has challenged me to determine if I really depend on Him. In this country, we are really very wealthy people, even if we think we are not. And I've been challenged to look deep to determine if I rely and depend on God to provide for me - in ALL ways. I think because we are a wealthy people that we don't tend to really rely on God as we should.
I'm about to embark on a mission trip to Haiti. I began planning to go on this trip because my daughter's heart is in Haiti. I thought it was time to go see this place and these people that she loves so much, and I thought it would be great to experience it with her. And I am REALLY excited to be able to do that. I have already begun to be challenged; however, by another missionary (the book I mentioned above is written by a Ugandan missionary). We will only be in Haiti for basically 7 days, but I want to show and share Christ's love to whomever I am supposed to. LOVE - that's really all mission work is. Love on those God has put in your path in order to show His love - which is the ultimate love. I hope I can do that. I'm beginning to think that God has way more in store for me than just experiencing this land and people with my daughter. I don't know what will happen, but I am really getting excited about it!!
More to come . . .
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