Le Papillon

These are just a few of my favorite things : Thanksgiving with family, friends, nieces and nature.

November went by SO fast. What with base camp at WorldVenture, the work I do for partner discovery and a job at the hospital, I was giving much thanks for the opportunity to travel from Colorado to Tennessee to reconnect with family and take a little break. Who knows how much longer I'll be in country.

During my trip I had a God moment :

One Sunday this past spring in Paris I went to church and at the end met an American couple visiting from Alabama. It turned out that the wife is a French teacher and goes to France every couple years to find fresh material for her class and to visit a friend she made during a year abroad at 16.

Fast forward to the days before Thanksgiving this year. I post to facebook that I am in Knoxville, Tennessee for Thanksgiving and this French teacher responds that they will be in Nashville, three hours west, for Thanksgiving with her family. She wants to meet and hear about the ministry I'll be involved with ! Friday morning my family, cousin and I leave Nashville and I meet this woman and her family at a Waffle House just off the highway at 7am. I am prepared for a presenation but she comes prepared herself with questions and an excitement, a zeal, that I have never seen from a possible supporter ! She does most of the talking ! What is more, she's thinking of people in her circle of aquaintances who would be interested as well ! It's like my own personal advocate on the other side of the country. Incredable !!! I have never, ever, ever had this sort of experience. What an encouragement and blessing the meeting was. PRAISE GOD who supplies all our needs !!!!!!!

Last night I had another moment like. I emailed someone about support and they emailed back saying that going home they had a note in their pocket reminding them to email me. Thanks to God people have been giving : in prayer and financially so that I am already around 9% supported !!! May God continue to show Himself ever present and aware of all things as I, as we, continue on serving Him.

"How will I travel" is just another question about a need I have. I still have no vehicle. Nonetheless I need to begin making appointements to meet with individuals across Colorado and have done so. God will provide in one way or another... perhaps even with that Subaru I've been praying for. I am also praying that by His grace I'll to be 15-20% supported by the end of December and continue to build around 20% more support each month. As Ephesians 3:20 says, "now to Him who is ABLE TO DO FAR MORE BEYOND ALL that we ASK or IMAGINE." This Christmas we will all be taking things out of boxes. I challenge you to take God outside the box. Take Him outside the human constraints that we've put Him in and see just how BIG He is. Would supporting the ministry I'm involved in be one way for you to take Him out of the box ? If it is click here.

Prayer Requests : 1. A car... a Subaru God willing 2. 15-20% support by the end of December 3. 20% additional support each month 4. A faithful, fervant, Spirit led prayer team 5. A heart that fears God

Praises : 1. Seeing family around Thanksgiving 2. My job at the hospital 3. The 9% fiancial support I already have and all those faithful prayers 4. God's provision and faithfulness 5. The God moments