Tonight I am back at Higher Groundz, one of my favorite coffee shops in SLO. It is a good place to study. I should be studying, what with the French midterm tomorrow, the senior project introduction due Friday.
But I need to write something in my native language. So hello, WordPress. I am overwhelmed, underwhelmed. Here comes some “verbal” processing. The Lord has been leading me so well, directing my steps as I remain in him. Here’s an example:
Today I sat in the UU plaza with Caellin and Lyse and got the WORST sunburn of the year 
It’s not real cute. Anyway, we talked about our weekends, and I soaked up all the wisdom I could from Caellin as she explained her experiences of ministry partner development (MPD) to Lyse and I. Later, after a brief intermission of French literature, I came back to the UU plaza to meet with Megan to talk about support raising for her summer project to Tokyo. I felt really inadequate talking with her, because I am dealing with so much doubt in the are of the Lord’s provision lately. To be honest, my emotions feel just like the skin on my back: dry, itchy, burned, uncomfortable. I’m over-cooked with all of the information that my mind marinates in after a weekend full of good, albeit overwhelming details of MPD.
It turns out that the Lord blessed my conversation with Megan, who brings joy to my life through her willingness to follow the Lord’s call to Tokyo. Talking with Megan was just what I needed to remember all of the truths the Lord has been teaching me lately about how to trust in him to fight for me. Deut. 2-3, 1 Kings 17, Philippians 4 just kept coming to mind as we talked. Towards the end of our conversation, Ashley, a team member from the Invisible Children roadies came to up to us and we talked for a bit about Invisible Children and life. After a few minutes of chatting, Ashley shared with us about how she recently stayed with a missionary family in Orange County, where she was blown away by the way they lived their lives completely off of financial support from ministry partners.
I was blown away too. This story, unsolicited from a complete stranger was a breath of fresh air into my sunburned day. Thank goodness for aloe vera and encouragement from sisters in Christ.
Ashely is great. Check out her video….she’s legit:
