“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28
That amazing quote accurately sums up what has been a whirlwind month! I am officially an alumnus of Liberty University, as of yesterday, and my newfound freedom now allows me to catch up with other neglected aspects of my life, this blog included.
Things with the orphanage are still very up-in-the-air at the moment, so I have decided that my trip will be put off until mid-July, when I will either go to Ghana a week before my DTS to stay with Millstone (if Millstone is pulled back together by that point) or I will go straight into my DTS (July-December) with the intent of going to the orphanage for 8 weeks after it ends.
Although I would have loved to spend the 10 weeks before the DTS with those children, I know they’re in God’s hands and that His plans are better than mine. However, this entire episode, with all its confusion and difficulty for the people involved, has been a great lesson in faith and trusting the Lord. It also allowed me to have a part, albeit a long-distance part, in the lives of those kids who I already love so much!
My tentative “plans” for this summer include remaining in Lynchburg, VA until the 3rd week of June, then returning to Winchester for a week and going to CFO with my family. I’ve come to grips with the fact that I may NEVER miss a CFO (if that’s the case, I’m making no complaints)!
I’ll have two or three weeks after camp to get everything together for Ghana, and I’m thinking to be there from mid July through mid February (but I hold all these plans in my hands loosely because God will tweak whatever He wants to tweak).
Thank you all for walking through this with me! So many people have been so encouraging in conversations and prayer throughout the ordeal with Millstone and throughout my own mental and emotional struggles with everything. I’m very blessed and I try never to lose sight of that!
