His voice

In high school I heard a quote I've always loved: "Live your life as so it wouldn't make sense unless God exists." As people ask me, "So how did you decide to move to Kenya?" I realize my story doesn't make sense unless you believe God still speaks to us - because the reason I'm going is simply because God asked me. I'm going to try to make a long story short and recap how exactly God spoke to me here, but before I do that I want everyone to know God is alive & speaks to each of us intimately today. :) Why the Creator of the Universe would speak to me I'll never know but I'm so happy that He does! So it started back in October. I was on a long car ride & took the time to pray and think over things in my life. During this time I heard God say two things, "Africa" & "Go." I heard Him say those words loud and clear as if He was in the car sitting next to me and His voice hit me like the power of a unexpected boom of thunder. Being a person who likes to plan out things, my mind immediately started going into overdrive! So Africa is a CONTINENT - where specifically was I supposed to go? What was I suppose to do? When was I supposed to go? Would I go alone? I asked the Lord if I was supposed to go buy a plane ticket and go right then? I heard Him say no and He gave me the Scripture of Noah. That the first time the Lord spoke to Noah He basically said, "So there's a flood coming" and later God went back and gave specifics of how many animals, what type of wood, etc. I believe the Lord basically was telling me to get ready and just pray and seek Him while I wait for Him to reveal more details. So I started praying and trusting Him to reveal everything in His time. He also placed James 1:27 & 4:13-16 on my heart in a big way. It wasn't until a month later I received the next detail. While at a conference, Joey prayed over me. He prayed that he saw me at an orphanage though I had not spoken a word to Him about what God had told me. At that moment I remembered my friend Drew had prayed the exact same few sentences over me this past summer and I had forgotten! At that moment I knew God has placed both of these brothers in my life to confirm to me what God was saying directly to me. During the middle of all this Gaylyn had been praying & setting the foundations for a global internship to Kenya - for young adults to serve in orphanages! His voice and Hand in everything was so clear I knew my only response was to say "Yes" or "No" because there was no denying what God was asking! While the thought of leaving my family, friends, and all the students still saddens me at times, I'm excited about taking this walk of faith to see what God has in store for me next! I know I will take everyone here in Marietta with me in my heart to Kenya & can't wait to hear and see the people there for myself in person beyond pictures & other's stories! Why Jesus would ask me to go or choice to use me to love on people on the otherside of the world is still a huge mystery to me, but I'm thrilled to walk hand in hand with Him to share His love wherever He leads!

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