"I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting. "
Right now I'm waiting. But, I'm not only waiting! I've been able to serve in many ways while I wait to see where the Lord will lead. I wanted to share a couple of stories from these adventures!
Last week I had the privilege of counseling at my summer camp for a week. This is the first summer I haven't been on staff, so it was a blessing to reunite with staff members and serve an amazing group of campers. One of the biggest blessings of this week was our evening devotion times. My girls had so many questions. One day we studied Acts 20:7-16. In this story Paul knows that he is soon leaving town and he "prolonged his speech until midnight." A young man named Eutychus gets so tired that he falls from a 3rd story window and dies. (It would be a sad story if it ended here!) Paul heals Eutychus through the power of the holy spirit and the people go on talking about the gospel until daybreak! We read this story the day before all of the campers were returning home. That night the girls asked so many questions that we stayed up late into the night (much like Paul) discussing God's goodness. Don't worry! We went to bed before anyone fell out of the windows. Praise God for these conversations!
This week I got to co-teach the 5th-6th graders at my church's Vacation Bible School. I met several children who were already passionate about the Lord and surprisingly knowledgeable about scripture. Their words were extremely encouraging to me! ("...that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine." Romans 1:12)
I continue to thank God for every bit of prayer and financial support that He has already brought in! I continue to wait and watch as He reveals a path for my feet. Thank you for supporting me as I seek to follow His lead.
Blessings,
~Michelle~
Prayer requests:
1) Praise the Lord for nearly 60% pledged monthly support (with more coming in every day!) Continue praying that God will provide the rest.
2) Pray for The Christian International School of Prague (CISP). Classes begin September 8th. They need their teachers and staff members to arrive as soon as possible!
3) Pray for continued boldness as I share information about CISP and seek new financial and prayer supporters.
(Thank you for your prayers!)
Praying for you, Michelle! The Lord will use you, even as you wait! That was a song I remember meditating on last summer as I tried to figure out where to work for the summer. God certainly uses times of WAITING to change us and grow us to be more like Him!
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