One Way

Six days until I take-off for Ghana, Africa for the entirety of June and July! I'm excited, but also, I kind of feel like I'm about to jump off the edge of a cliff, and I have no idea what is going to be at the bottom! I don't know what to expect.  Everything I do expect, I've been told, will not be anything like I've ever imagined. And I tend to have a pretty good imagination. :) Which leads me to the verse that God laid on my heart this evening: " In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps. "  ~ Proverbs 16:9 As I related in a recent post, that explains my journey-before-the-journey ( "Going to Ghana" ), the last eight months especially have been full of huge changes, and God has taught me so much through those experiences. Yes, most of us hate change - but isn't it amazing how God seems to use these situations to grow and mature us sooooo much? :) So, we're walking alon...

I've made it my goal this year to read through the prophets. Let's face it, don't we normally tend to think of the prophets as a more "boring" part of Scripture? And while yes, they are a little harder to grasp than other parts of the Bible, they're just as full of meaning and truth as the rest of the Word! After Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel, I'm finally getting a little "break" in the book of Daniel. :) Since I know all the stories, there's been the temptation to just breeze through the chapters. But something struck me as I was reading through Daniel chapter 5 today that I wanted to share. We all know this story - Belshazzar is king now that his father Nebuchadnezzar is dead (and when it says "father" it may just mean that "N" is "B"'s ancestor), and this guy has a serious ego. He gives a HUGE banquet for a thousand of his nobles, brings out the goblets that were taken from the temple in ...

I honestly don't know where to start with this one! I've been meaning to write this for over a month, but every time I thought about doing it, somehow the words just wouldn't come...or I'd find something else to do. :) This will be a little different than my normal posts, but I wanted to update you all on what God has been doing in my life the past few months. As the title of this post implies, I am going to Ghana, Africa, in just 24 short days...aaaaahhhhh!!!! It's exciting, and scary, and amazing, and sometimes I wonder what in the world I've gotten myself in to! :) I'll be in Africa for two months helping pioneer Eban Project's new volunteer program ( www.ebanproject.com ), and I can't wait to see what God is going to do during that time, both in me and through me. And I have a feeling He's going to do a LOT in me, especially this will be my first time traveling overseas, my first time traveling alone, my first time being away from my family...