Day: July 10, 2014

Posted in MISSIONS

Ohhh Haiti ….

Posted on by ashleymw88

You know that saying that “when things don’t make sense that usually means the assignment is from God” or that other one that says “if you want to make God laugh tell him your plans”.

God does things to show you his mighty work and that he is God. If everything made sense then there would be no need for our Father in heaven.

He’s been doing that a lot in our lives lately.

Local missions have always been precious to me. I have volunteered, mentored, sat in on meetings, loved on my homeless brothers and sisters etc and I always felt that that was my calling to be right here…you know in America.

We saw a video in church about 2 years ago that showed the work a missions team did in El Salvador and from then on I prayed that if God wanted me to go on a missions trip that he would reveal where he wanted me to go and when.

About three months ago, the idea of going to Haiti came up as it was around the time that the Haiti team would soon be formed. I prayed and asked if it was for me to go to Haiti and God spoke so clearly that this was it. This was the trip I was supposed to go on. He sent others to confirm it in my spirit as well so that I could not ignore that this was definitely the trip for me.

My husband is working on his trip, which will be to El Salvador…the first place that ever made us wonder, “is it for us to do a mission trip as well” ?? 🙂

God is up to something good.

He must have something he wants to teach my husband and I.

In this Christian walk, you are always a student learning life through the eyes of Jesus.

 

Gods Plan

 

Posted in ADOPTION

Staying Positive through the Process

Posted on by ashleymw88

More adoption paperwork. More Filing out grants.

With a regular workday and the up keep you have to do for your own relationship , these are the times you request that there are more hours in a day.

I keep reminding myself that the work it will take to gain our baby will be worth it when we finally get to see his or hers face. But can I tell you the truth. The wait is hard someday’s so forgive me if I am not on my A game personality or shinning smile, yet God sends things to my husband and I to encourage us through it all.

The other day we were watching America’s Got Talent and a young man got up to sing. Deep green eyes , singing with all of his soul, telling his story through his words and the strums on his guitar.

They showed his life story and he said that he was put in foster care due to his parents not being the best and it was hard during the years of waiting for someone to come adopt him and love him. He said that he would smile at anyone that would come through the foster care doors for the hopes he would soon be adopted. He felt like unwanted luggage. Until one day…..he met the person who would adopt him and that changed his world completely.

The term “unwanted” hit me so hard. The tears were running down my face as I saw him hug his mom after his performance. She was so proud! She was crying, he was crying and I was crying and my husband was somewhere walking around the house LOL.

That story amongst others continue to give me the hope to press forward until our baby is here in our arms.

My friend who is going through adoption also encouraged me to write the good times down and the things that encourage me about the adoption process so I can reflect on those things when the roller coasters come because they will come.