Am I Dreaming?

Well....He did it!!  God provided not only my full support, but the full support of our entire team.  I'm so excited that I got to witness God's faithfulness to his children.  We have a meeting today at 3:30 then we are eating dinner together and staying in a hotel tonight.  We fly out at 6am tomorrow!!  I'll be in Malaysia in two days and I can't believe it.  It still hasn't hit me yet that I am about to go to a foreign country and stay for six weeks.  Continue to pray for me and my team that God would comfort us and shape us this summer into the men and women he has so may things planned for.  This will be my last post probably for a few days at least so my next post will probably be describing in detail my amazement of Malaysia and God's creation around the world.  We'll talk to ya soon.

Slave to Righteousness,

Dono

The Word Fulfilled: He is Faithful!

Every day I try to remind myself that everything that I have, and every pleasure that I enjoy are results of God's grace on my life.  These past few days have been an awesome reminder of that.  In the past 3 days God has provided me with over $2000 for CCP!!  Ever since I have been home I have been on the phone all day just trying to find some money somewhere.  The way it has unfolded the past couple of days has really been amazing and I can't even put into words what I am feeling right now.  With only $400 left to raise, Malaysia has become a reality to me and it feels awesome.  Although God did not provide for me in the ways that I planned, boy did he provide in his own way and it is so much more satisfying. 

Please continue to pray for me and our team.  We still have a team deficit of about $7,500 and we dont want to stop until everyone is guaranteed to go.  As myself and others on my team have seen in the past week or two, if it is God's will, he will provide.  If he doesn't provide, then it wasn't his will.  It's that simple.  If we just remember that, then there is no reason why we should ever be disappointed or let down.  He puts us where he wants us, not the other way around.  Anyway I'll stop typing so you don't have to read for more than 5 minutes.  Please just continue to pray and watch as the God of the universe rocks your world....and mine too!


Slave to Righteousness

Dono

Sorry for the Absence

Hey guys....so I know its been a while since my last post.  I haven't posted anything in a while because for some reason I always feel like every post has to include some kind of amazing story about how much support I've been getting.  Since I haven't had any amazing stories, I haven't been posting.  As I think back, I realize that not only should I be posting about support updates, but also about "life" updates.  God has really been doing a lot in me over the last couple months and that is more important than how much support I have raised any day.  God has been showing me, although it is most of the time painful and stressful, that I really can rely on nothing else but on him.  I have tried to raise this support on my own so far and haven't been seeking God's provision for my life and it has showed.  I want to live a life that screams my need and reliance on God and his power and sovereignty.  This is one of the hardest things for me to do because I always want answers and miracles right away.  If God always gave me everything I wanted, I absolutely couldn't grow into the man I believe he wants me to be.  I need to remind myself of one of the first verses I ever memorized as a Christian, Phillipians 4:6-7.  These verses are there to comfort our souls and quiet our worries with the "...peace of God, which surpasses all understanding..."  I ask you all to pray for me, that I may let these verses speak to my heart and that I will present every request to God in prayer, even ones that don't involve support.  Pray that I would rest in my identity in Christ and not in my ability to raise $6,000.  My heavenly treasures are far more important and satisfying than that.  Well guys.....I think I'm back!


Slave to Righteousness,

Dono