Postscript

Yesterday, we were at a church in Brookfield, CT. We arrived in time for Sunday School. The pastor was sharing about centering on God and His power over all things, and remembering our complete dependence on Him. He talked about how important it is to always seek God, and not try to use our own strength to create something for God. His text was from 1 Kings where Elijah challenges the authority of Baal over Yahweh. The pastor pointed out how Elijah set a scene where God would be glorified and would be shown to be all powerful in front of the people of Israel. Elijah didn’t try to take control and try to perform his own miracle or even act on his own to convince the Israelites that they were wrong about Baal. He did what God asked him to do, and left the rest up to God.

The pastor went on to talk about some of the great revivals in history. He said that during the Great Awakening that Jonathan Edwards used to read his sermons (some said in a monatone voice) in order to not get in the way of the Holy Spirit working in people’s lives. He never wanted to manipulate a response that God wasn’t behind. I’d never realized that sermons like Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God were read in a monotone voice!

After we did a short presentation on our ministry during the morning service, a pastor from a neighboring church shared a message about having faith like the believers highlighted in Hebrews 11.

These were great reminders at this point in our journey. There are so many unknowns in our our lives right now–when will we get to Africa? how long will it be before all of our financial support is raised? what will it be like once we get there? –but God has it all under control. We just have to have faith, do what He’s asked us to do, and then watch Him put all the pieces together.

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