Two Weeks

 

In two weeks from today, I will be packing up to leave Murfreesboro. As scary as that sounds, I could not be any more excited and ready for this next step toward Jena.
The past weeks have been both a blur and a blessing. I was able to speak and share at Walter Hill First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, who has so graciously committed to pray for me during my time away. My home church, Third Baptist, has been overwhelmingly supportive, as seen by the many who have committed to pray. I was so honored to share with the children who attended Vacation Bible School during June. This past Sunday I was able to speak at Grandview Baptist Church in Maryville, the church where I was saved and baptized, and East Maryville Baptist Church. Every group has been so encouraging and welcoming to the mission of Connexxion and committing to pray for me and for Jena.

I was so blessed to be prayed for by these youth. The Lord has strengthened my spirit through the support of others. To each of you who is praying, thank you for your support and your love as I go. Thank you for loving the gospel and the nations and being a people that wants to see the good news spread.

In the midst of packing bags and travel details, God has continued to give me a vision for what He wants to do in this time. I go back over and over to the verse in Matthew after Jesus has taken Peter, James and John up to the mountain and they saw him transfigured. The men were so scared and so overwhelmed by the glimpse of the glory of God. The Scripture says in Matthew 17:8 that, "When they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only." Jesus was revealed to those men in a way that they weren't expecting and they weren't ready for. But when they lifted their eyes, they weren't focused on their fear, uncertainty, or bewilderment. They only saw Jesus. God wants to zero our focus in so closely that all else fades and falls away and his Son is all we see. That is my prayer for this season of life, that even when uncertainty comes, fear is real, and my spirit is on overload, let Jesus be all I see. Pray with me that the people of Jena will see him as well.