So far, so good, as far as fundraising goes, or so I assume because I haven't done this before. Right now I am 33% funded on what I think the final cost of the trip will be. That's amazing! Thank you for helping me go on this trip!
On May 1st I will receive the cost of the plain ticket from MN(USA) to Japan. By May 4th I will make a decision; if I can afford to go to Japan or not. If I end up not going to Japan this year, I will go next year, and I'll have a huge head start on the fundraising.
But the real question is: When does God want me to go? I know that if I go this year, God will provide the money. And I know if I don't, God wants me to wait a year. To me, the most important thing is what God wants. When I try and have things go my way, they fail in one way or another (or in a lot of ways). On the other hand, if it is truly what God wants it won't fail!
Romans 8:31-39
For what shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He how did not spare his own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charges against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died--more than that, who was raised--who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written:
"For you sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."
No! In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor present things, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all of creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Look around in the world. Can you see the amazing things God has done? One book that shows this is the book The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken. This book is about the persecuted church and how it is growing despite persecution. For most of the places I thought, We have Christians there? And the Gospel is spreading?! Awesome!! I know that where ever I am, God can use me. Just that fact alone, proven by the amazing stories in the book, give my peace and joy.
Again, thank you for donating and reading this far. Hopefully I haven't rambled too long.
If you have any questions email me at kayla.wilson51@yahoo.com
Kayla Wilson
4/19/2015
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