Last weekend I flew back to Ohio for a time of sharing in a “Coffee
House” format. I was a bit nervous going
home, as I always am. Home can be a
great place at times and then there are the times that you just want to leave
shortly after you arrived. There are
also all the expectations that are placed on you to visit people making sure
that everyone gets quality time with you.
It can be overwhelming at times and someone is always left out. Well, my time in Ohio was probably the best I
have had yet.
It was hard to go home because of the agenda that I had to
stick to, as I wanted to make my final push to get all of my support
raised. What I did not expect, was how
the Lord was going to use this time at home to restore me. I walked away from this time feeling truly
blessed. The Lord took care of all my
needs for example: I had an ear
infection when I arrived in Ohio and my doctor treated me for no cost; then I
was out of contact lenses and my Aunt gave me a six months supply. I even felt like my relationship with my dad
was better than it has been in a longtime.
I tried to make time for him as opposed to keeping myself busy and
avoiding him. The thing that continues
to blow me away when I think about it is that before I left Georgia, the Lord
was showing me that he wanted to restore my relationship with my dad. Then to fly back to Ohio and actually see
that starting to happen just floored me.
The “Coffee House” at my church went way better than what I
expected. I had about 75-80 people
attend it. We had a powerful time of
worship and the Lord was definitely present.
I poured out my heart in front of everyone. My best friend, Casey, then closed out the
night by having everyone come forward to lay hands on me and pray. It was such a powerful time of prayer I did
not want it to end. For the next two
days, I met with several people and I now have $315 a month pledged (nearly
half of that was given Sunday night). I
am shooting for $400 a month, so this leaves me $85 short. However, I am confident that the Lord will rise
up people to partner with me for the remaining amount. Please continue to pray for this and to pray
for God’s providence over my student loans because I still really believe that
the Lord is going to take those from me.
Thank you so much for
all of the Love and the Support that you give me. It makes it so much easier for me knowing
there are so many people who stand behind me.
You have blessed me so much that I can’t help but share that blessing with
others. I love you all and appreciate
you more than my words can even convey.
