Activate 2013 The days are running together and I don’t want to forget the important things to say so I will write even though it’s late and I’m really tired. I started this journey asking God to not let it go by too fast. I wanted to live every minute. I wanted to experience it, breathe it in deeply. I can honestly say that he has answered my prayer. It has been slow and sweet, full days filled with great encounters. Sometimes with strangers and at other times with close friends. Tuesday in Biloxi with my friend Terry. I love her. She believed in me once and took a big chance on me giving me work I didn’t feel qualified for. She believed I could do it. She told me that often and before it was over I believed I could too. It led me to many relationships that I have even now and opened opportunities that made today possible. I will forever be thankful for her and so loved being with her, her family and her friends. It was a great time of ministry for us all. Wednesday we spent in New Orleans, I have already shared about Big Tiny, Hezekiah and others that we met there. I will say again, Big Tiny and Hezekiah both made a life changing impact on me. I lived every moment with them and have lived it over and over in my mind ever since. Thursday evening and Friday morning was with the beautiful Limmer family. What an amazing time we had and what an amazing family. We took communion with them on Friday before we left. It was sweet. It was a time to remember our savior and that he binds us together in a way that makes us family, for a lifetime even with hundreds of miles between us. Friday we traveled to San Antonio and met the FLC-SA team for dinner and then returned to the Hoyt’s home for fellowship and prayer. They have such a wonderful team. I love how the Lord is bringing this church plant team together. I have loved this church since the announcement was made. I feel honored to have spent time with them. Chris and Kim are so well equipped as are each of the others. San Antonio will be a better place because they are there. Saturday morning we spent time with the ladies of FLC-SA before heading out to Dallas. It was a travel day with a few encounters with people along the way. It is amazing how much life you can breathe in when your focus is just to find someone to bless. That’s all Jesus did. He just went from place to place finding needs and meeting them. We are doing the same and learning much about ourselves and each other along the way. Sunday morning, we made plans to worship with The Potter’s House. Being Father’s Day just made it even more incredible. Bishop TD Jakes has played a great role in my personal journey of restoration. It did not occur to me until we were in the service today how perfectly God brought this journey full circle. This time with Bishop Jakes in person and hundreds of men circling the women, symbolically, on Fathers Day! Whoa, what a day of healing! Sunday afternoon, once again we piled in the car and headed out. This would be our last day in Texas and West was on our agenda for the last city to visit. The devastation that this small town suffered after the chemical plant explosion was hard to see. Really hard to see. None of us were prepared and silent tears fell down each of our faces as we passed one house after the other that had been condemned. Our visit was hi-lighted by a visit to a beautifully put together Antiques Shop and newly opened Ice Cream parlor. There is still hope for West, Tx. The people believe that West will comeback and I believe it too. By late afternoon we arrived in Oklahoma. The evening was spent with Alicia, an old friend of Carol’s and Allison her friend. We met at a local restaurant in the college town of Norman. It’s a beautiful city! Clean and easy to navigate in. Much different from Texas with all of it’s service roads and loops. It was a welcomed change in traffic patterns. We went back to Allison’s home after dinner. It was an enjoyable evening and while we didn’t talk much about God, the women wanted us to stay and wanted to spend tomorrow with us as well. Some things that don’t feel much like ministry are probably where he does his greatest work. So now I sit in the hotel lobby, writing, afraid if I don’t I will forget too much and I don’t want to forget anything. I am surprised by so much on this journey. Really surprised. I didn’t expect it to be so emotional, I didn’t expect the days to be so long, I didn’t expect to meet people that would change me. Change the very way I think and forever impress their imprint on my heart. I didn’t expect to learn so much, I didn’t expect to feel so much. I didn’t expect to grow, or be challenged or stretched so much! We still have 6 days of meeting new people, praying for them, laughing and crying with them. We will meet tornado victims tomorrow. We have been told of families living in tents while they figure out what to do. We hope to bring a little hope to them tomorrow and some practical stuff too. Thanks again to each of you who supported me in this journey. I would not be here with out you. I am humbled, I am honored and I am seeking out the “one” in each city as I told you I would. Please continue to pray that we find them!
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:24:39 +0000
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