A mighty fortress is our God.

I went to bde last night with all intentions of sleeping past lunch without a care in the world. Well, my God had different plans! I woke up super early (well for me anyways) with a heavy heart and a racing mind. This time next week I will be well on my way to Zimbabwe! Crazy? I know! I've known this for 6 months now, you know that I'm going and what not, but today I feel totally different about it. I'm not scared. I'm not worried. I'm not anxious. I'm excited and I'm ready. This shows the true power of prayers. I'm one of the most high strung worrisome people I know, and I'm not worried at all anymore.


In studying the Creation to Christ, I've learned any different things. Some obvious: God's love is true, Jesus is a serious miracle worker, and that we can always come back to our Lord through repentance and His forgiveness. But something else has really made it's way into my mind this past week. God's order. Everything from the creation of light to the Prodigal son has significant order to it. God created water before plants, and plants before animals, and animals before man. People sinned, He created commandments, people continued to mock God through their sin, so He sent the perfect savior. I may be a little late in just now coming to this realization but hey, he has perfect timing.

This has given me such a peace about things in my life. I often worry about "what happens next". I mean seriously I've already started planning my next mission trip after Africa. Things keep happening and money is short and I've been so upset about it, but it's because I'm not giving it to God! He has perfect timing, not Erica Grisham! If I leave it alone, and if it is where He wants me, then I'll end up there somehow.

I'm so excited about spreading the gospel. Evangelism is usually always my favorite part of the mission trips I go on, unless I take an unexpected visit to a local hospital....That's another story for another day. I'm asking that you please pray for the people that our group will come in contact with. People are not always welcoming and do not always want to hear what we have to stay. I pray that we will keep positive and open attitudes along the way, and show Christ through our every moves.

So now I guess I need to whine about the travel...
First off let me say I HATE FLYING. So all the boarding and loading and changing and ughh! Not so much for me! We do have an 18 hour plane ride at one point in time...Trust me, I don't thing anything should be in the air that long, but hey, technology has come a LONG way....So please pray for our physical travel, that we all make it through customs safely and no one gets lost...or hurt...(directing that at myself....)

I guess that's it for right now! Thank you thank you thank you for reading my blog and being a part of this great experience with me! God bless!