Thank you so much for all of your support so far. I have been so
encouraged by all of you and have already seen God's hand working in
miraculous ways as He is providing for and teaching me already. As I
stated in my support letter, before I leave for Africa I must have 60%
of my support already in. I must admit that I was a bit nervous about
how all this was going to work out. I didn't know when support would
start coming in; I wondered if I would only get one time gifts; would I
have enough; if most of the support would come in as monthly gifts; and
if I would meet the 60% deadline in time. All I could do was pray,
trust, and wait.

I am sitting here stunned and overwhelmed at the way the Lord is providing for me. About a month after sending out my first letter I have about 50% of my support already in! God is so good to me, but why? I don't understand. This week I have been so concerned and distracted with all that is going on around me that I have lost focus on God, and yet he is still right next to me showering be with blessings; blessings that I don't deserve, blessing that most of the time I don't even notice. I have been humbled. I am before the throne of God praising Him for His goodness. But how can I stay in the Lords presence? For I know I'm prone to wander. Next week will I again lose sight of God? I pray not, but that the Lord would shackle me in his presence.