Monday, February 20, 2012

The New Plan

Praise the Lord, I have my passport safely in my possession!!! And a solution to the Visa problem has been found. I will fly out on Thursday, February 23rd and stay in Thailand for 30 days. Then I will go to Laos for a day or two, apply for a 60 day Visa from there, then return to Thailand until May 15th when I fly back to the U.S. This is the easiest and cheapest option (should cost $300 or less).
However, with the new expenses of the lost passport and trip to Laos, and the two short airplane tickets I have yet to buy, my funds are running low. Thank you SO MUCH to all who have supported me so far!! We have completely covered the cost of almost all my flights. We are hoping for $800 to cover living expenses in Thailand and any other surprises that come up (as they always do in foreign countries). Pray that the money comes in! Money is such a small thing to worry about when my God is SO BIG! Please pray for funds and faith without doubt!

Matthew 6:25-27  “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?  Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?


My excitement is drastically increasing as the weeks turn to days and the days turn to hours... My heart is flooded with a mixture of joy to see my beloved children again, fear that I won't be able to protect them as they need, and nervousness that I am not qualified enough in teaching/medical training to give them what they want. But God has overwhelmed me with His LOVE and GRACE, and that is something I can show them. May my heart be overflowing with the peace and joy of Christ Jesus so that I may love these children, these people, with no barriers. They deserve all of me and I want to hold nothing back. 



Romans 6:13-14 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.


I am foolish. I am unqualified. I am weak. Why God would choose to use me, I do not understand. But God continues to ring in my head and my heart that in my weakness HE IS STRONG. May the overlying theme of this blog and my life be that nothing good can come from me-- but only GOD IN ME. He ALONE gets the GLORY. He ALONE gets the PRAISE. Any good thing I do is not to my credit. Thank you Lord Jesus for choosing this humble servant to worship you in this way. My hands, feet, heart, and soul are yours to use. I pray you use them both now and forevermore. 


Philippians 2:13 Yes, it is God who is working in you. He helps you want to do what pleases him, and he gives you the power to do it. (easy-to-read version)


Isaiah 43:10-13 “You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD,and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you.You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.Yes, and from ancient days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Prayer Request

Due to some problems with things getting lost in the mail, I will not be able to purchase a 3 month Visa before my February 23rd departure date. We are trying to find out if I can get a Visa once I am over there, or if I need to move my departure date back, or even shorten my trip. The last two options are both ones I would like to avoid if at all possible. Please pray that we can find a solution to this problem. I have emailed all my contacts both here and in Thailand explaining the situation. Pray that they respond quickly so we can prepare here accordingly.
Thank you so much friends.
God bless,
Kelsey