As I’ve left my home, my family, my friends, my bed, my routine (and warm) shower, and my comfort, the Lord has begun to radically work in my life. He has brought me to a place of many unknowns, many questions, and many experiences which force me to drop expectations and surrender many things that I’ve clung to, dedicating myself to living in a way that does not acknowledge comfort or safety. God is in this place. He is moving in the hearts of His children and preparing us for the many great things that He has planned for us in Uganda over these next 2 months. Although there have already been instances where it is clear that the enemy is jealous and angry and that I am weak, God’s power has prevailed and He has proven Himself to be the faithful God that He is. “The Lord gives strength to his people, the Lord blesses his people with peace.” (Psalm 29:11). So, yes, maybe I have left my house in Oregon, my parent, siblings, friends, and the many comforts that I had relied on, but I am beginning to see that there is no doubt that God’s purposes are far greater than anything I could ever fathom. I have learned at training camp that there is no question as to whether each of us have been called by name to be a part of what God is going to do. He has given us a new family-our team, a new location-Uganda, and a new understanding of comfort-one that is founded upon the realization that God is in control. “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:19). God is doing a new thing!
Tomorrow, we will be in Uganda! I can’t wait!! 🙂
Kayla Thomas
