THIS IS EXTREMELY CHALLANGING. THE GOSPEL IS WORTH IT!

WELCOME Family and Friends

First I’d like to thank anyone who has partnered with me via donations or purchasing one of my journals, or shirts all funds are going directly to funding my assignment to go to Eswatini, Africa. I must be fully funded before I can go, so thank you for allowing God to speak to your heart on the Kingdom’s behalf. I have had people ask…”How does this work?” So let me put this out there. If you have ever spoken with me, you know that I am a transparent person. Fully funded means, prior to leaving in June, monthly donations totaling $2,500.00 a month must be secured. Ex. My mom is set up to give $xx.xx a month. As an option, she chose to have her tax deductible donation automatically drafted. Here is the link to set up how you can donate:

https://bit.ly/3sNX9iI

One of the toughest things in life that I have had to do this far is opening up and inviting people to be a part of what God is doing in this season. The command is to pray, give and go. Some of you will pray for me. For this I am grateful. Others, God will lead to give. Personally I sow into several ministries monthly, some because I want to and others because it is what I am called to do. Although I have a slight concern for no longer sowing into those ministries, I am more concerned about my account in heaven (Matthew 6:21). Please pray and ask God if you are to partner with me and the Kingdom as a prayer partner and/or as a financial partner, sowing a one-time gift or a monthly gift.

Still, there others whose time is now. God is calling you to step over fear and do what God has called you to do. If you are anything like me, you know your purpose is to serve God’s children but you may have some questions, a lot of questions.   Is it your time to go? Do you feel God is calling you to the mission field but you just don’t know how? Reach out to me! I’d love to connect with you and hear how God is speaking to you. We serve an amazing God and His children are busy for the Kingdom!

Well, January slipped by me and February is moving pretty quickly too. So much has transpired since my last blog. Surely I had every intention of inviting you into my January chaos, that didn’t happen so I am inviting you in now.

In the last couple of months I have had to learn how to see things from new perspectives, dive more into social media, physically move, and continue to be a productive citizen in a world where we cannot find outer peace. Everything in my world is changing again and why wouldn’t it be. Everything God created moves! Give that some thought.  Are you moving? (rhetorical)

In late November a friend who is helping me with social media started talking to me about doing a Facebook live. Well, it took some (lots) of persuading. In January, I finally went “live”. This may not spark the same gut wrenching fear in you that it sparked in me, but think about something you had to do or won’t do because of a nauseating feeling you get in the pit of your stomach just thinking about it. That is the feeling I get. However, I did it afraid! The Gospel is worth it.

This assignment is stretching me to what appears to be at first glance breaking points. Yes breaking points, not one but many. Whether it is new revelations in the Word of God that sends me on a deep dive into a never-ending rabbit hole of scriptures that drives me into prayer for understanding or the disappointment and hurt that comes from my own expectations of my family. Stepping out for God in a new way is tough. I continuously tell myself “The Gospel is worth it.” “Yes it is.”

I am so excited about the work that is already being done in Eswatini and the continued plans for God’s love to be exemplified in Africa. It is a fact that less than 1% of blacks serve as missionaries and I believe it is because of this statistic we, as a people, are reluctant to support missionaries or even thoroughly understand what the missionary calling is. There are a plethora of reasons for this and although I will be forever a student of this missionary calling, I must be intentional about understanding this calling.

I request your continued prayers, specifically for me to continue to lay my cares at the Lord’s feet and to continue to press into the strength and the joy of the Lord. I find myself waking up in the middle of the night to fight off the lies of the outside enemy and the enemy within me trying to conjure up fear of the unknown in regards to health, children and support raising. The best of times and the worst of times all at the same time. What an honor to be called.  But to be chosen to give up everything for others, well….. Hail Mary you have been highly favored or Moses, tell Pharaoh to let my people go.

The Gospel is worth it!!

How may I pray for you?

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