Promises fullfilled and a one-way plane ticket

Five years ago, I first set my feet upon the land that would, from then forth, be called “home” for me. In just the two short weeks I was here, I knew God was doing something huge in regards to my life and Uganda.

There was an undeniable call on my life and pull on my heartstrings that was beckoning me to this place.

Multiple people in my life told me that God was up to something bigger than I could even imagine and all I had to do was trust Him.

Five months ago, I began feeling like God was preparing me to move. I assumed it was downtown Kansas City since I had become part of a new community down there and loved being there with them. I began asking around for people looking for roommates. 

While I had a few good leads, nothing felt quite right and everything I tried, fell through. I started to get frustrated and was ready to give up and be content with living with my parents forever! (Sorry, mom and dad!)

Multiple people in my life told me that God was up to something bigger than I could even imagine and all I had to do was trust Him.

Five weeks ago, I felt led to quit my job. After almost a decade, I released the death-grip I had come to have on my security in having a job and ran hard after the unknown. I was trusting God to provide what I needed and to reveal what I needed to know when I needed to know it. For the first time that I could remember, I didn’t have a job to fall back on.

Multiple people in my life told me that God was up to something bigger than I could even imagine and all I had to do was trust Him.

In the past week, these three big pieces have come to fit together in the beautiful puzzle of my life.

God has, in fact, done something bigger than I could even imagine because I was able to trust in His divine plan.

I will still be returning to the States two weeks from today. But I’ll have a slightly different schedule upon returning.

While I anticipated applying for potential career position after potential career position, trying to find the one that was the perfect fit for me and what I wanted to do with my creative brain as soon as I got off the plane from Uganda, God had a different plan.

I will still be applying for jobs, but they will be part-time seasonal jobs that will only last the two months I will be home.

Yup, you read that correctly. I’ll only be home for two months. 

During that time, I will be finding seasonal jobs to be able to have flexible hours to spend time with my friends and family and also be able to save as much money as possible.

Because, on January 16, I am returning to Uganda with a one-way plane ticket!

I still don’t have a lot of details, but God is teaching me more every day about trusting Him to reveal the pieces that I need to complete the part of the puzzle He is working on at that moment.

I do know that I will be returning to work with Empower A Child for a long-term commitment. 

I do know that I am receiving lots of love, support, prayers, and affirmation from the people who I have told already.

I do know that God has all this in His hands, so I don’t need to be concerned with the small stuff.

I do know that I am ready and willing to embrace this next chapter and take a leap of faith, moving from my stuff-filled, first-world life to a simple room in a third-world village with a few suitcases of belongings but surrounded by more love and happiness than I could even put into words.

One piece at a time- no matter if it’s a small piece or a giant one, like this- God is revealing the bigger picture for my life.

And, oh my goodness, it’s a much more beautiful picture than I could have tried to piece together myself, no matter how hard I tried!

As I wait for more pieces to fall into place and more doors to be opened, I ask for your prayers. 

Once again, I am asking for prayers for clarity, direction, affirmation, trust, faith, and peace.

I am taking a huge step out of this boat of safety and security and onto the crashing waves that Jesus is beckoning me to. I want to keep my eyes on Him and not lose focus and be defeated by the circumstances surrounding the calling.