Don’t you just love it when God works in really fun ways just to show you how crazy about you He is?
I love how eloquently Ann Voskamp describes God’s pursuit of His children in a recent post…
Isn’t that beautiful?
His goodness pursues me.
This week, He showered me in His goodness through a friend whom He recently brought into my life. Leese has been such a blessing to me throughout the past year. She has been an encourager and an intense prayer warrior. Her strong faith has inspired me to see life differently and to marvel at the goodness of our God in all circumstances.
The past few days have been spent in hasty back and forth communication and coordination after she realized that her close friends will be very close to S’s orphanage during their upcoming mission trip to the DRC. They leave this Friday {as in, two days from now} so we have been frantically trying to ensure they have all of the information they need to connect with folks in country and try to visit S and her friends at the orphanage during their time there.
I ran around a bit yesterday putting together a small care package for our girl. A sweet little doll and another cute photo album {I don’t believe the first two ever made it to her} introducing her to Dave, the boys and I and telling her how much we love and adore her {with translations in Lingala for her caregivers to read to her}!
We are praying that God will create the time and the opportunity for Leese’s friends to visit S during their trip. They also have money to purchase food for the orphanage and will be in touch with Dr. L when they arrive to coordinate the logistics.
I just love how God has arranged all of this. Just when my heart was aching in a fresh way this week as I desperately called out to Him for favor in this process. To know that He is sending friends of someone so dear to love on our girl on our behalf just makes my heart smile.
I have to share some of Leese’s words from this week’s email exchanges and you’ll see why I just love her…
no way to make something happen it makes me determined to find a way to do it (well, you know, unless the someone is God!) –
between your stubbornness to be sure S gets loved on until she gets in your
arms, and my stubbornness to try to find ways to connect the people in my
‘world,’ I figure Congo’s going to want to get her out of there quickly because
they’re tired of all the visitors they’re having to entertain who come to check
on and provide for S. Ha ha ha.
my stubbornness to help you remember that there are lots of people praying for
your sweet little family and who are praying your princess home, too! You
guys aren’t in this alone – and hopefully the fun little things God works out
will help remind you of that and be boosts of encouragement for you on the days
that get long as you wait for S!
family is just so small sometimes…
He’s laid the groundwork for something years before but you don’t see come to
fruition until years or even decades later. God’s so fun…I love when He does things like this!”
Will you join me in praying that God will make a way for these two ladies to visit S during their time in her country? I’m praying that God goes before them and handles the logistics of the visit so that S and her friends can receive another helping of tangible goodness and love and mercy in the form of full bellies while being held in loving arms!
That's awesome! Praying God is moving mountains on her behalf!
Love this! Can't wait to see her sweet face!
wonderful news! praying S gets lots of snuggles with that precious doll!!!
Such love begin poured out in small packages:) Prayers are being lifted.
Love the sweet care package 🙂 Sending prayers Jenny.
I couldn't even comment before – my eyes were just too welly!
Only God! And only God thinking up connecting like-minded/like-hearted friends across the miles to find a way to get some love delivered straight from your hands, covered with prayer, right to sweet S! Yay God!
Much, much love, sweet friend!