Sunday, December 23, 2012

Patience

"Don't mistake God's patience for His absence. His timing is perfect and His presence is constant. He is always with you!" 

If you know me, you know I am not a patient person. Sorry! I'm continuing to working on that, but you will need to keep praying for me. Do it now, please!  :-)   Over the past few months I have been wondering about God's plan for my life and when he would let me in on it.

At the end of November I met with members of Christian Missionary Fellowship (CMF) in Indianapolis. I had met some of their employees and missionaries at the various meetings I attended during November and I felt God was leading me to that group. After talking to them and learning about possible opportunities,  I met with a missionary serving in Kenya, who is home on furlough. I learned that it would be possible for me to do a vision trip in January. So, with less than a month of planning I will travel to Kenya on January 1st.




I will be going to Turkana in the northwest corner (west of Lake Turkana).  I will spend about 2 weeks learning as much as I can about the people and their culture and how God could use me to work with Him in that area. I hope this will be the place I will end up serving and the group that I will work with. I have started the application process with CMF, but I am not guaranteed acceptance. I have been praying about all this and I hope that you will continue to pray also.

Please pray for:
  • God's blessing on the missionaries and Kenyans I will meet, let me not be a burden to them
  • For me to always show God's love through my interactions with everyone I will meet 
  • For me to have patience as I learn about a new culture and experience new languages 
  • For me to be still and listen to God as he lets me know of His plans for me in this place
  • Safe and on time flights, I have short layovers in Washington and Zurich
  • Timely arrival of my luggage
  • Minimal jet lag and good health during the trip, there is an 8 hour time difference
  • Peace for my family at home while I am gone
  • For my CMF application
Thanks so much. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Shannon

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