The Lord has opened many doors in my life recently! He has also put a burden on my heart for missions. I can't tell you how often I wonder if the Lord will bless me with the opportunity to be a full time missionary in the future. One opportunity opened up a month or two ago for me and my best friend, Annsley Rendleman, to go spend a week and a half in Uganda, Africa. It sounded like a great trip and everything seemed great. My parents were both in and thought it would all work out. The more we got involved the more things started to fall apart. We decided that the Lord really wanted us some place else. So we both decided to check into other trips and other opportunities. The Lord brought about this organization called Visiting Orphans. Through this organization we would be able to visit Katie Davis' ministry, Amazima, which was a ministry that was brought to our attention awhile ago from the book Kisses from Katie. All the doors opened and everything from there happened so fast. We both just knew that this is where the Lord wanted us to go. The hardest part for the both of us is going to be the money. Both my parents and Annsley's parents are making us pay for the trips on our own. The cost of the trip is almost $4000 each. We are having to solely rely on God to provide fundraising, donating, and ways to earn money. We are going to trust him completely. For we see in the bible over and over again. The Israelites need deliverance, food, rules, guidance and a leader, God provided didn't He. The disciples needed to feed 5,000 people and God provided through 2 loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus tells us to "Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened." Luke 11: 9-10. We see many more times when God provides throughout scripture, and I believe that he will provide here. I can't wait for this trip and to see God work throughout this process.
In Christ.
Madison
