God Is Already At Work Providing for the Team

Dacula Georgia (ACN)

The following is from Debbie a team member.

---------- A Note From Debbie ---------

I just wanted to let you know the exciting thing God has done in regards to the Russia trip. I know you have been saying that God will provide what ever we need in order to go on this mission trip, and for most people this is a financial issue. For me, I wasn't worried about the finances, but rather getting the time off work. It is next to impossible to get time off work over the Christmas period in the hospital, and not for both Christmas and New Year, especially when I had planned to change jobs.

I had originally thought of two possibilities, one was to stay working at my current job until December, then resign and have a new job ready to start in January. That didn't work out because the stress of staying at my current job made the thought of waiting until then unbearable. The next possibility I thought of was to start a new job now, and then either resign at the end of the year or transfer departments at the end of the year - possible, just complicated.

Well, I had prayed about a job that I had applied to last week, and had the interview on Friday. During the interview, I was asked if I had any holidays or events coming up that they should know about it. I told the manager and assistant manager that I had planned to go to Russia over the Christmas period, and was prepared to work every other holiday in order to get that time off. I was praying along with friends and family that they would agree to the time off, and it wouldn't jeopardise my chances at getting this position. I was offered the job on Monday, and today spoke with the manager and asked about the possibility of taking leave at Christmas time to go to Russia, and its approved!

God's way is so much less complicated than my way, and it is totally his doing that I have the time off! I wanted to share this with you, and anyone else who wants encouragement that God will provide the means necessary to do his work, for me it was getting the time off, which I now have.

---------- End of Note From Debbie ---------

Debbie, you have encouraged another team member already. I don't know if she wrote to you or not but Lori Hedberg said that she had been hoping to go, praying to go, but she wanted her husband's approval. He was dead set against her going, and now he not only wants her to go he is excited for her and their daughter to go.

I don't normally say I told you so, but to all of you team members and potential team members let me just say without fear of contradiction, "I TOLD YOU SO."

If you are feeling God move you about going on a mission trip HE WILL PROVIDE EVERYTHING YOU NEED. So when considering going on a trip with us, please know that God will deal with your hangups. In 2004 we had a guy go with us who had NEVER flown before and had never been outside the US. So his first airline flight was over the deep blue sea. Can you imagine that your very first mission trip was over the ocean and required a 9 hour flight and you had never flown before.

His remark after we took off from Altanta was, "Can we turn this sucker around and do that again." Jesus provides!!! He always provides!!!

Even so Lord Jesus come soon!!!