I write this post to specifically thank those of you who have given so much towards my year here in Africa and pray it will provide encouragement to you of the might of our Saviour. How blessed it is to be a part of an eternal family, united together through the bonds of One whom no power could dare overthrow! As I continue in the work the Lord has prepared for me here, I am continuously and increasingly thankful for how He has provided for my needs through your support.
To Prayer Supporters:
To those of you who have committed yourselves to prayer, may the assurance of God’s active work here in Africa be an encouragement in your prayer life and a strengthening in your faith. Regretfully, much of the year has passed me by without a proper appreciation or even knowledge of the enormous impact of the power of prayer. “Of course someone going on a mission trip, doing the Lord’s work, following His guidance, needs the prayer of fellow believers,” I often thought, yet so little had I known of the weight of that very thought. Having grown up in a Christian home, with prayer an assumed part in my life, It has been much more of a practice than a reality, the reality of coming before the throne of God Almighty: omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent! to whom even the seraphim round His throne can only say Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts! How true it is that “fools rush in where angels dare to tread.” And I have so often been one of those very fools, “just shooting up a quick prayer” here and there, or praying something from which even the next day I have ceased to look for how it was answered. But biggest of all has been my vagueness in prayer, where out of a laziness in seeking Him, I pray only in generalities. Yet even in through this, how incredibly humbling it is has been to think that there are brothers and sisters praying specifically for me in my spiritual walk, for the work the Lord has for me here, and regarding various concerns throughout this year! I’m filled with such a tremendous joy to think that this year advances with His children on their knees before Him as He advances His kingdom here on earth. And what a blessing to have the very same Father, who hears our earnest prayers—Our…Holy…Father! Thank you so very much for your prayers regarding this year. God has indeed been at work throughout this continent, He is indeed at work in my own life. And His Name will continue to be praised as a result of His work!
To Financial Supporters:
For those of you who have sacrificed financially to support my year here, my gratitude goes deeply to you also! From covering the expenses of the missions I’ve been able to partake in so far, to things as simple as food, transport, etc., it’s is such a blessing to have the financial support to do so. As I think of the sacrifice this is for many, I am again very humbled at the thought, and through your support, God has provided me with all my needs so far. Thank you so much for all your generosity! And may God greatly bless you.
Thanks be to God
It is really quite hard to express my deep gratitude for all the support you guys have given me, but I thank first and foremost our Father in heaven, who has seen all and paved the way long before we travel it. Praise Him for His eternal work! Praise Him that He not only shows us the path He has laid out for us, but has already provided for us what He has seen we need. What a truly amazing God we serve!
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