2007

As most of you know, I've been in Toronto for over a year working with Center for Student Missions as City Director. This particular adventure has been a combination of joy and hardships. I would say that this has been the hardest year of my life...but I wouldn't change it. I learned so much, not only about the job but also about myself and my relationship with my creator and friend, Jesus Christ.
I recently came across a verse that I would say pretty much sums up why I had such a hard year. Isaiah 2:22 "Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?" I laughed out loud at myself after reading this verse because this is exactly what I have done in the past. I have put so much of my trust in the people around me, thinking that they could do it all and I would just do what they said. Of course, I realized that this years theme for me was Trust in God Alone. God pretty much stripped me of all the distractions that got in the way of me trusting in God alone. I had no one physically there, for a while, to tell me what to do or how to do it. Yes, I had people who I could call and get answers from but the comfort of having another body there to do things with, was gone.
There were a few times that I would throw my hands up in the air and cry my eyes out, telling God that I couldn't do it anymore. If things were going to happen or get done He would just have to do it. Of course, after saying that and going through that, God would always get it done and use the groups that came in to serve. I have learned a lot from moments like this such as...just ask God to do it first and don't wait until you are melting down (it makes life much easier:-)
All in all, I have learned so much about how to trust in my God for everything and I know that I still have a lot to learn.
In conclusion, I would just like to express my absolute appreciation to all of my supporter who have prayed for me & this mission and who have given financially this past year. Prayer is a very powerful thing (something I have learned well from my grandma) and God really does hear them and use them. Please continue to pray. Although, I have not been reaching my fundraising goal each month, I really do appreciate your donations, whether they are one time gifts or on a monthly basis.
God is good all the time and I'm excited to be partnering with him on this adventure with CSM. It might be easier or harder next year but regardless I know that God is the only one I should be trusting in for my every need. My God shower you with His Grace and teach you to love people the way He truly intended for us to do!
Grace & Peace,
Holly :-D