Adventure Awaits: When God Calls You Somewhere New

In February, when I came to Guatemala to visit the family, I was struggling so much with why God has called me to live so far away from the family. I began poring out my heart to God and praying for understanding. In that moment I felt Him remind me of the specific things he had called me to... First was to care for children with disabilities and second was to go to Uganda "until I call you somewhere new." I always assumed that those two would go hand in hand for years to come, but I felt as though God was telling me that things were maybe going to change very soon. Naturally my first thought and hope was "Guatemala!!!" and even though I am here right now.... He had a different idea starting in 2018. That night I started to pray that if He had something else planed for me that he would show my dad, so I would know that it was not from my own desires but His. Three days after I began praying about this, my dad asked if my mom and I could go to his office with him to talk for a few minutes. He proceeded to tell me of an opportunity in Liberia where I could oversee the opening of a community of homes for children with special needs. Over the next few weeks we all prayed and talked about it a lot, and we all feel at peace and that this is what the next step is for me. I do not know how long I will be in Liberia, I will be heading there in January of 2018 and will be there for at least a couple years, I am going to go and we will figure it out one step at a time. I may be there for 2 years, then back in Guatemala, or head back to Uganda, or somewhere else, or maybe I will be in Liberia for 15 years... I don't know, but God has called and I am walking.

The plan is to have a large property that we will build individual homes on. In each home there will be a mama or a married couple who looks after 5 or 6 kids. There will also be a community center on the property that will consist of space for everyone to come together for some meals and a therapy area. For all of this Hope for Home Liberia will be teaming up with two other existing ministries in Liberia to further the kingdom of God. My dad will be doing his own blog post before too long explaining the logistics of the ministries and some of the details a bit more, so stay posted for that.

My life in Liberia will be very different from any experience I have had. All things considered I have lived a fairly comfortable missionary life. In Uganda I experienced comfortable living situations but was on my own and had to figure everything out myself. In Liberia I will be joining existing projects so they will be able to show me around and help me navigate life there, but my living situation will be a stretch for me... I will be living in more of a village setting (as opposed to city or small town) and I will be living in a house that has no electricity and no water. This will be super new to me and will be a huge adjustment but I am following the call.

Below is a picture of my new prayer card. On my next blog update I will add a PDF for anyone who would like to print of my prayer card.

Prayer requests:

1. That God will continue to have his hand on the ministry that I am presently doing here in Guatemala.
2. That this time here will be a way to even better prepare for Liberia.
3. That He will help me as the move approaches... It is still months away, but this will be a huge change for me and will need extra help as those changes get closer.

Thank you to everyone who is praying for me and supporting me financially, I need you all now more than ever. God bless.