Who is this girl?

This is Boo. Isn't he handsome!

Ok, so I know I dropped a big announcement in the last post, but there is so much that is way out of my control still. I'd have to say I'm not the most patient person and God's timing doesn't always coincide with my timing... or should I say my timing isn't His! So anyway, I know the desire God has placed on my heart and I know what will eventually happen, but when, how, with who? Pretty important questions to answer before selling all your stuff, finding a good home for your amazing dog (cough, cough) and moving to Haiti. Still God has completely calmed my heart. My heart aches to be in Haiti though. I watch slide shows from other organizations missions teams in my search to find who I will go with and I cry... or should I say ball. Seriously, I just want to be there. I want to some how find my little girl, Kalinda, back at Matthew 28 Orphanage in Bohoc, Haiti and hug her. I suppose it may seem silly to miss a place you've only been to for a week, but I guess I can only describe it as Love at first sight".

So, recently I've been thinking about the church I grew up in. How thankful I am to have had some amazing friends and strong christian woman surrounding me, a lot of my friends mom's took care of me in more ways than they could ever imagine.... I've been doing a little facebook stalking/reminiscing and I'm seeing that a lot of the friends I grew up with in church and in youth group are "all grown up", accomplishing great things, and pursuing their dreams and following God in the process, it's refreshing and inspiring to see. I'm proud of us all and thankful for a firm foundation which was instilled in me through my family and my church family. Ironically, as I was browsing through facebook today I saw a quote from who was then the youth pastor and is now the head pastor of Cornerstone; "Before God will use you as a leader, he'll train you as a servant, and without exception, that training includes learning to wait on God"-Tim Ackley. This hit me to my core. I need a lot of training, a lot of devotion, a lot of prayer, and a lot of patience. Staying on track with God's plan also means following God's timing and not your own. This is hard to do and I still pray that I'm in Haiti sooner than later, but only God knows! I'm leaving it all in God's hands and that is the best thing I know to do.

My mantra or life-verse is Philippians 4:6-7, Many of you are probably familiar with the verses but those who are not... Here are some words to live by: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus".

Now, some of you reading this are probably like "Who is this girl?", "Where is Brit?"... I promise I'm right here... but my spirit has been so renewed and so lifted by God's will on my life and His favor upon my life, I am overwhelmed with emotion and love for the Lord when I think of the things He has brought me through in my short 25 years and all that He has provided. A few months ago, newhope's sermon's series was about finding God's favor on your life and I have a few quotes that I have sticky noted up on my wall... "When the favor of God is over your life, great things will happen" -Pastor Ryan & "Favor goes beyond your life" -Pastor Benji. I see these quotes every single day and pray that God's favor remains over my life and I choose each day to "Love God more!"... Disclaimer** As, I have said in previous posts these things are all a work in progress... I am a work in progress!

Hey, maybe I'm crazy. I'm not sure... I just know I dreaming a God sized dream and I don't want to wake up. Here is a glimpse of how this dream came to be. Newhope's Haiti April 2012 slide show. It's amazing. P.S. let me know if you're up for a mission trip to Haiti or Kenya with newhope. I can hook you up with the right people :)

...to be continued...

-B