Many have wondered what will I do from here now that I have graduated from the Iris Missions School. The question, "Now what?" or "What's next?" comes up VERY often! This is a great question, but it comes with much thought and sometimes hesitation on my part to answer immediately. Recently, the Father has been teaching me about enjoying the present moment and soaking in ALL that He taught me this past season! I am enjoying the process He is taking me through, teaching me how not to live in an outcome mindset!! And mostly, He is teaching me more about seeking Him in relationship and that it is out of my relationship with Him that all things will unfold in His timing!
Nevertheless, I am excited to share with you curious minds and beautiful hearts; all you who shared in this journey with me, what indeed the next season of my life will entail!
Well, the answer to this question is an incredible story, but alas, it is quite LONG! It involves a beautifully Divine day, which began with the discovery that I had lost my wallet, a painful realization. It nearly forced me to rearrange my whole day to try and recover it! It was my final day in South Africa before heading to Mozambique. It was a Sunday, my original plan and desire was to go to church and now I was left debating what I should do with my day. I was considering canceling going to church to focus on finding my wallet when I had this clear thought come to mind, if you don't go to church, you will let the enemy steal from you! This wasn't an ordinary thought and I knew it was a holy moment! So, with no more thought or hesitation, I decided to go to church. The rest is history as a series of His hand beautifully arranged my day that ultimately uncovered His plan for what I would do next...
I ended up spending a greater part of the afternoon with the base director of the Iris base in Nelspruit, South Africa. She asked me if I would consider coming back to that base and collaborate with their Children's Village and pioneer starting a special needs home. My heart leapt with joy, excitement of this possibility! There are many other intersecting factors that clearly demonstrated that He was indeed in the middle of this as I looked back at the many key relationships I had built in South Africa including people I met a year ago in Mozambique that are involved at this Iris base! Those people were put in my life for a reason!
I haven't told many people about a prayer that I had been seeking with God regarding the many years I have worked with children with autism and special needs/mental health diagnosis and wondering what that had to do with my life in the future! I knew I had learned much and am very thankful for ALL that I had learned. However, I felt sorta done with the system of the states with many hoops to jump through limiting the time for me to do the very thing I loved to do the most, which was engage with the child and empower and collaborate with the parents!! I knew He had a purpose and I wondered what it was all about! And then, this opportunity literally landed in my lap in the midst of my Missions school, I was so in awe of His strategic plan and purpose!
You might ask, what happened with the lost wallet?!? At the end of this extraordinary day, the base director, Teisa was going to the mall and I asked if I could go with! I had forgotten about my wallet up until that point! I went back to the place, I thought it was left and indeed it had been found! After 20 minutes of security men bringing it in a lockbox including very detailed questions, they gave me my wallet with everything in tact! This was a miracle too as South Africa is known for its crime, even a few friends had to cancel cards in South Africa due to fraudulent activity!
I am so thankful for how he orchestrated this day, it reminds me of Proverbs 16:9:
~In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps!
Nevertheless, I am excited to share with you curious minds and beautiful hearts; all you who shared in this journey with me, what indeed the next season of my life will entail!
Well, the answer to this question is an incredible story, but alas, it is quite LONG! It involves a beautifully Divine day, which began with the discovery that I had lost my wallet, a painful realization. It nearly forced me to rearrange my whole day to try and recover it! It was my final day in South Africa before heading to Mozambique. It was a Sunday, my original plan and desire was to go to church and now I was left debating what I should do with my day. I was considering canceling going to church to focus on finding my wallet when I had this clear thought come to mind, if you don't go to church, you will let the enemy steal from you! This wasn't an ordinary thought and I knew it was a holy moment! So, with no more thought or hesitation, I decided to go to church. The rest is history as a series of His hand beautifully arranged my day that ultimately uncovered His plan for what I would do next...
I ended up spending a greater part of the afternoon with the base director of the Iris base in Nelspruit, South Africa. She asked me if I would consider coming back to that base and collaborate with their Children's Village and pioneer starting a special needs home. My heart leapt with joy, excitement of this possibility! There are many other intersecting factors that clearly demonstrated that He was indeed in the middle of this as I looked back at the many key relationships I had built in South Africa including people I met a year ago in Mozambique that are involved at this Iris base! Those people were put in my life for a reason!
I haven't told many people about a prayer that I had been seeking with God regarding the many years I have worked with children with autism and special needs/mental health diagnosis and wondering what that had to do with my life in the future! I knew I had learned much and am very thankful for ALL that I had learned. However, I felt sorta done with the system of the states with many hoops to jump through limiting the time for me to do the very thing I loved to do the most, which was engage with the child and empower and collaborate with the parents!! I knew He had a purpose and I wondered what it was all about! And then, this opportunity literally landed in my lap in the midst of my Missions school, I was so in awe of His strategic plan and purpose!
You might ask, what happened with the lost wallet?!? At the end of this extraordinary day, the base director, Teisa was going to the mall and I asked if I could go with! I had forgotten about my wallet up until that point! I went back to the place, I thought it was left and indeed it had been found! After 20 minutes of security men bringing it in a lockbox including very detailed questions, they gave me my wallet with everything in tact! This was a miracle too as South Africa is known for its crime, even a few friends had to cancel cards in South Africa due to fraudulent activity!
I am so thankful for how he orchestrated this day, it reminds me of Proverbs 16:9:
~In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps!
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