Family & Friends-
I want my first Blog Post to be a thank you to everyone. First
of all, I do not think it is possible to thank you all enough. All of your
love, support, prayers, time, and money that has been invested in me is
humbling to say the least. I feel
incredibly blessed to have people in my life who support me, and what I feel
called to do. There is no way that I could pull this off on my own, and God has
blessed me with a strong support system. He’s blessed me with all of you.
The neat thing (there are many neat things) about God is how
much he loves us. HE LOVES US! I don’t know how many times I will have to hear
it before it sinks in. God loves me. Not only does he love me, but he chose me!
ME! Why would he want to use someone like me? I make so many mistakes! I am stubborn, and crazy emotional, opinionated,
sometimes bossy (maybe a lot of the
times), selfish, you name it and I am probably a little bit of it, there is
nothing out of the ordinary about me…except for one thing. I know this God who
loves me. He knows all of those things about me, and he loves me anyways.
He loves me enough to give me the most amazing family, amazing
friends, amazing job, a couple awesome pets, a life that I take for granted,
food to eat, water to drink, clothes to wear, a warm house, and he loves me
enough to ask me to give it all up. He called me to a life that I have no idea
about, a life full of questions and uncertainties, a life where I am not in my
comfort zone, a life where I am not handed all the things I have, a life I have
to work for, a life that I can only have by trusting in him.
I should always trust in him, but when it’s easy I forget. I
forget that the majority of the world does not have the life that I do. I
forget that God loves me so much, and he wants me to share that love. I forget
because sometimes it’s easier to. I forget that I am not in control, and I think
we can all thank God for that. I forget
because I really do not know. I really do not know how the rest of the world
lives. So God is sending me there, so that I will know, and not forget.
The next few weeks will go by fast, as I say goodbye.
Goodbye to my residents whom I love very much, and hold a special place in my
heart for. Goodbye to my coworkers, and friends, to my things, to my darling
pets, to my church, and to my family.
I am ready to embrace this new life that is waiting for me
on the other side of the world. I am ready to face the challenges that await
me. I am ready to give it all up because I know that there is something better,
something I can never imagine. I am
ready because God gave me what I need; he gave me all of you, to support me
with your love, prayers, money, and encouragement. So I want to thank you. I know that you have a
difficult job to do. I am going to need a ton of prayers, but I know that you
can handle it.
All my love,
Courtney
