Unpredictable Situations... be flexible

Well.  I guess it’s time for another exciting blog post.  I’ll update you on the family that my friend, Jeremiah, and I have been sharing the Gospel with.  Then I’ll let you all know how you can pray... because we’ve got some crazy events coming up.

UPDATE SINCE LAST POST:

So, if you read my last post you’ll remember the family Jeremiah and I have met with on Wednesdays for the past three weeks.  Jack and Amanda are the sweetest couple.  They have three little kids.  The oldest is a girl named Mira.  She’s about six or seven.  A couple weeks ago, we bonded over some tossing of a yellow kickball.  I guess she really enjoyed that time we had because the next week, when we came back, Mira ran up to me and gave me a big hug saying, “I missed you!”  She also asked, “Hey, can I play that game on your phone again?” but that’s irrelevant.  

Before we arrived at their house I had prepared to share the creation story (Jeremiah shared the story of Adam and Eve) with the family, so I drew a couple coloring pictures for Mira to color.  I did this in hopes she would be listening too. 

Anyway, things didn’t go as predicted... but is God ever predictable?  Nope.  I called them beforehand to remind them we were coming.  They were happy to know we were coming.  Then we arrived and found out Jack wasn’t feeling well because of a bad infection.  Therefore, he wasn’t going to sit and talk that day.  Also, Amanda was very tired and therefore not as responsive as usual.  ALSO, Jeremiah had a bit of a cold (or allergies, I forget).  ALSO, Mira had to clean her room before she could hang out with us... so this is why flexibility is the theme of today’s post.

Jeremiah and I sat down with Amanda in her living room.  The kids were a little distracting, but we started our story telling.  

[side note: it’s always awkward to start telling these stories.  I mean, who goes into someone’s house and says, “Hey can I tell you some stories?”  The facial reactions are usually a little weird.]

Jeremiah kind of prompted me to start telling the creation story, and so it began.  Amanda seemed to enjoy the stories, even with the frequent distractions from the kids.  It ended up being a pretty good evening.  Mira even finished cleaning her room before we left, so I was able to give her the coloring pictures and tell her a quick story about creation and Adam and Eve.  I shared the encouraging Philippians 4 with Amanda, we prayed for her and Jack, then we headed out.  

Even if it hadn’t gone as planned, God still worked in the situation.  I pray that He’ll continue to work in their lives.  He is always good, even when there are uncomfortable conditions.

CRAZY THINGS COMING UP:

Later this week, we’ll be having our first hands on training (other than Ground School).  This is called Bulldog 1.  I’m not exactly sure what’s going down, but by now it’s just the norm to not know what’s going on.  The following week, we have a couple days of transportation training in the city.  I am very excited for this!

HOW YOU CAN PRAY:

1. Pray that God will heal Jack’s infection and ask God to turn both Jack’s and Amanda’s hearts toward Him.
2. Pray for me and the other students as we are about to go through training this week and the next, starting Thursday.  Ask God to prepare us for the things we will be encountering in other countries... not just physically, but mentally.
3. Pray that we will all be extremely humbled by God and His incredible story.  Pride is one of our greatest enemies right now.  It’s pride that causes disunity in a team, disrespect, and a closed mind.  In order to make it through this semester, we have to be unified as the body of Christ, thinking of others before ourselves, and ready to learn from and understand each experience we go through.  We have to be FLEXIBLE.

Thanks you for all your love, support, and prayer!

1 Peter 1:13

“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.”