Emails as part of the process

Selamat Hari Ahad! (Happy Sunday)

I've been sending out emails about Colorado and here was my latest update. I hesitated to send it because it was sorta "bad news" and I've been panicked since all of this has been going on. But how amazing it is to hear encouragement from amazing people in my life. I can't even explain what the heart does. To those of you wanting to be on the email list during the summer, please reply in the comments to my posts. Thanks


Please pray for plane tickets. Things fell thru with the Travel Agent so I'm waiting to hear from Chad Stillwell about tickets. Am a little anxious about it, my heart broke when I heard the news but it's just another reason to keep focusing on God and spend time in prayer.

I had been reading the book of Acts as preparation for Colorado. I've learned that carrying the gospel on your shoulders is such a hard and painful task. No room for doubts. No room for disobedience. I am constantly amazed at what Paul had to go through once he converted. I read about him in Thessalonica this morning and how he was basically being hunted down for the words he was preaching, but the Bible never fails to say that many came to know Christ in the midst of all this. I can't imagine the fear that Paul had while being pursued but I think about David and what we know of his writing when he was being pursued by Saul and I realize that it's ok to be scared...i like this: "Courage is not the absence of fear, it just means that something is more important than what you're afraid of" -princess diaries2

so yes, i'm pretty...ahhhh! about it all, but right now, for me, it's more important to complete the task God has laid out in front of me, with the faith that I WILL get those plane tickets *wink*

I love you all!


Here are some amazing replies of encouragement



Hey Rachie,

As your "Mom," one who has experienced the excitement of letting God do his thing, I will just encourage you to lay yourself bare before him and allow him to show you how truly amazing he is. God will make you laugh for sheer joy as he brings everything together to reach his goal. We are just lucky enough to be able to participate in what he has planned. During times when I thought my world had ended, and there have been several, God used those times to reveal to me aspects of his character that I had not truly owned, only heard about from others. This process of trusting and watching things shape up differently than you would have them is a tremendous training ground that will enrich your life beyond measure. And the day will come when you will be able to rest on the assurance that God is so indescribably all sufficient that you will be changed. And you will encourage others who have not walked there yet. Life is so much more an adventure with God in control! Can't wait to see what he does next!!


Rachel,

Thank you so much for your email. It reminded me of a man that we ran into yesterday while we were doing a show (SpringFest in Mt. Holly, NC). He had the booth next to us, actually it was just a table set up with a sign that said 'FREE BRACELETS" on it. I don't know what they are called but they were the bracelets that have a black bead, red bead, white bead, etc. and as people came up he would explain the gospel to them. Rachel, he brought 35 people to Christ yesterday!! He made it look so easy, but to me it is so hard. And he did it all with free bracelets. God works in mysterious ways. Maybe bracelets would work for you too. He said they cost him 9 cents each to make. Just an idea! Who doesn't like something for free?