This will be the place to stop to see and learn about my trip as I head off to the Balkans. These were pictures taken by two of the missions team who I traveled with last year. I was unable to go because of illness. I get the chance to go to Livno next month, for more than a week!
This is a HUGE step of faith for me. With my health issues, I must be careful wherever I am, but to be so far away from home without the 'other nurse' Cheri in Trogir, I can use all the prayer you all can muster for a safe and healthy trip. God will do and care for me as He did on my last excursion, so I go in confidence and faith, but not flippantly. There is a difference between caution and ignorance, boldness and stupidity. So I go with eyes wide open, remaining fully dependent upon our Lord.
With faith I have purchased my ticket, and do my due diligence, planning the in service presentations. I don't want to be presumptuous and think I have it all figured out. Just like the last trip, what I thought I'd be doing was only partly right. I needed to flex and be respondent to the people, discovering as I went, the reason for my being part of the trip. I expect this one to be no different. There is a calm that enters my heart when I remember and think about Croatia. I suspect that this new adventure into Bosnia will bring new understanding into my heart about the area there. My cohorts on the trip speak highly as their trip to Bosnia was the highlight for many, the highlight that I missed, but get to deeply engage in as I go soon.
What strikes me is that two years ago, I would have never guessed that I'd be here on the precipice of such an adventure, using skills with which I have been blessed. The greatest skills I have been blessed with is that of flexibility and compassion. My love for people, any people is something God uses with regularity as I embark on daily excursions, be it around Santee, to Michigan, or overseas. Four years ago, I felt that our Lord would be calling His people to do some drastic things, of whom Carrie and I were and are. Nearly three years ago He led us to change churches which was extremely difficult for us. Yet over time it has become abundantly clear why He asked us to follow Him to where we find ourselves now, walking with Jesus into incredible places, to do incredible works, all with His power, not ours, for His glory, not ours.
Please continue to pray for this trip and all that God would have me learn and do. I am hoping to get some study time in as well as I prepare for my next two ministerial classes, each requiring about 20-40 hours of preparation before I go in May. I'll have a lot of time on the plane trips, and hopefully some time while there. Thank you for your prayerful support. I could not do this, or even dream to do it without that which you provide through your prayers, and He provide through strength and wisdom. You are my partner in the trip and I appreciate you!!!
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