So I haven't written in here for awhile, and I have been very busy with preparing to return to Perth. These preparations are coming along SO well and God has provided so much finance to go back with, along with people who really care to support with prayer as well. So awesome. I will leave Minnesota on May 4th. I'm very excited. And SO ready.
So I was reading a few different lessons I had learned while I was away. This was one the stories I came across as I was going through a few things I wrote:
"God is so faithful and He has just done so many miraculous things while being here. A few days ago I went to the city to go hang out with my best friend here Sophie (she's amazing.. you'd absolutely LOVE her). We saw this woman there who was really overweight and in a wheelchair and she had a missing leg. She appeared to be a bit disabled as well and looked in pretty bad shape. She was just rolling through the city and started screaming and crying out for help. Everyone around was just staring and then ignoring her because they didn't know what to do and didn't seem to care, which was just really sad. Immediately Sophie and I looked at each other and we were like "Oh no...here we go Jesus" Haha so we just went up to her willingly not knowing what would happen, and just asked her if she wanted us to do anything. We got her some water and just stayed there with her to understand her situation. It was a little bit hard because I think she had been drinking a little bit, and I couldn't really understand her, but she just grabbed my hand and pulled me in to hug her. At first I was scared, but I just let it happen and I really just felt the love of God in me pouring out over her. I wanted to cry, and I didn't even care that a complete stranger got tears all over me. At this point we had made quite a scene in the middle of the city and people were stopping to watch us interact and help this woman as she was still making quite a lot of noise. This Indian man came up and gave her some food, but as she tried to eat it, she collapsed out of her wheelchair onto the ground. Thankfully we were there to break the fall and help her safely to the ground. But she was unconscious. We called the ambulance and I just started crying because I felt so helpless. They said they would send someone when they had time, which we didn't find very good service and there wasn't much else we could do in this situation, especially since she had no form of ID or anything. SO, I just immediately got down on my hands and knees and I put my hand on her and I started to pray. I thanked God for the people that we there to help and I just prayed for more help come. I asked God to bring the ambulance soon and to take care of her. She started to wake up a little bit but still wasn't making much sense, but I just reassured her that she'd be okay and that we weren't going anywhere. Earlier before she collapsed I had tried asking her if she knew the Lord and she said she believed in God but she was almost mad at God for doing this to her. She kept crying out for her babies and I didn't know what to say. But I just had this feeling in me to tell her God didn't do this to her, and God loves her. I told her to just keep asking Him for help.
The ambulance came a few minutes later and they got her onto a stretcher and took her away. Sophie told me we had a lot of people watching us, which I was totally unaware of until after.. and there were even some weird looks while I was praying, which I can expect, but I hope it put some questions in some of the people's minds, who knows. All I know is that Sophie and I allowed ourselves to be used by God in that situation and we got to help out one of His children. It was just such an amazing feeling to know that we obeyed God and He gave us confidence and guidance and provided for us throughout the whole situation. I really came to realize this is what it is all about. This is what "living out your faith" means. And after that we walked into a camera shop where Sophie wanted to buy a nice camera. The guy in the store told us we can get a really nice discount for being such good Samaritans.. apparently they watched us help her which we weren't even expecting. God really blessed us in the situation and it was just awesome. After this whole thing was over I just really came to see that Christianity is a full-time job. It's not an easy one, but it's the
The ambulance came a few minutes later and they got her onto a stretcher and took her away. Sophie told me we had a lot of people watching us, which I was totally unaware of until after.. and there were even some weird looks while I was praying, which I can expect, but I hope it put some questions in some of the people's minds, who knows. All I know is that Sophie and I allowed ourselves to be used by God in that situation and we got to help out one of His children. It was just such an amazing feeling to know that we obeyed God and He gave us confidence and guidance and provided for us throughout the whole situation. I really came to realize this is what it is all about. This is what "living out your faith" means. And after that we walked into a camera shop where Sophie wanted to buy a nice camera. The guy in the store told us we can get a really nice discount for being such good Samaritans.. apparently they watched us help her which we weren't even expecting. God really blessed us in the situation and it was just awesome. After this whole thing was over I just really came to see that Christianity is a full-time job. It's not an easy one, but it's the
best one ever created."
I have been a little bit afraid to leave this town and go back to a place where I am away from my family. But since being home, I have learned a few things that will never change. In this life, no matter where I go, who I am with, or what I have given to me, I will always be at home in Christ Jesus. He has promised me that, and nothing will change my home when it's placed on such a solid rock. I have full faith that when I place my hope in the Lord, He will never leave my side, and I can get through anything placed in front of me.
Philippians 3:14 "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
