December rolled on in like nothin'! I had a great experience with my family over Thanksgiving, the highlight by far was having my older sister Val back in town. We got to spend a good amount of time together talking, laughing, and even a bit of dancing! I finished my job at the tree nursery in mid-November and did some temp work stuffing envelopes, but now it looks like I'll spend the month of December doing odds and ends jobs as well as some art work to provide income, unless something else comes up. I have about 6 weeks left before the departure date and I'm at about 55% in fundraising. It's getting down to the wire and I'm eager to see how the Desert Father parts the water. In the past 2 years, every time I've came to a financial deadline, it has always been so unforeseen, unpredictable, and unimaginable the way God has provided. So now as I approach the deadline for this trip, it's helpful to remember that God moves in ways that are beyond us sometimes. When facing seemingly impossible, hopeless circumstances, I like calling to mind the Israelites. When they were under hot pursuit from the fully-armed Egyptians, they were led to the shore of the Red Sea. An impossible situation! Not only that, my Old Testament professor would talk about how large bodies of water were some of the most feared things in those days. So they were really up against the wall! Nobody could've anticipated what happened next as the waters parted before the people, making a path of dry land before them. "Your way was in the sea, and your path in the mighty waters, You led your people like a flock."(psalm 77) My hope isn't in a special technique, or a clever scheme, but in God. Believing that as A Good Shepherd and a loving Father, He will provide in his way and timing. So, I'll keep on waiting and watching to see what happens next! Stay tuned!
I plan on posting some art works I've done recently within the next week. Hold on to your seats, they're color-full alright.
