The past 3 days have been pretty tough with trying to figure out where to go from here. The Lord opened so many doors to close them. I am so thankful though. I find at times that I get scared worrying about finances and what are we going to do...we are getting married in 7 months! I am then brought to question...why am I worrying? That is not my worry to have. Do I trust God? Of course! So, I am comforted to see that the Lord has provided strength that I do not have. I just have to battle my flesh daily and surrender it to Christ. That really is freeing. It seems like Tim and I have been given fresh eyes. We do not look at the situation as though we are in trouble or that God is not working. We see the Lord's plan and will is for all of this to happen and I am overjoyed by that. The best part is that he is there doing the Lords will and his motivations are evident. Tim has been placed in barracks with very hurting and broken men. They all were discharged medically and have all lost their dreams of being a soldier in the United States Army. Tim has looked at this as an opportunity to share the gospel and it has been amazing how the Lord has used him. The first night there they were placed in a hotel and he was able to share the gospel with his roomate for a couple of hours, how exciting. Each day on he has been able to share the gospel. Yesterday was an amazing day though. Some guys were talking about politics and Tim got in the conversation and before he knew it it turned into a gospel conversation. He told me that he did not know how it happened but for almost 2 hours he was able to share the gospel with the WHOLE platoon! One guy was not happy about it and told Tim to shut up. Tim said, "man, I have sat here all week listening to your vulgar talk, you are not going to get me to stop sharing the gospel." GO TIM! After the conversation he had to go to formation and his battle buddy was that same man that flat out rejected hearing the gospel. Tim got to hear some of his story and let him know that he would be praying for him. I was so excited to see what God was doing over there. He sent Tim there for a reason, as we all know, and we knew that was where he was supposed to go, we just did not know why he was sent there. We thought he was sent to be a soldier but he was not...he was sent to share the gospel! How exciting. Last night while reading the Bible he said another man came up to him because he wanted to know more about the gospel and he was able to share with him and pray for him. I am just so elated to see the Lord working! I am glad to see that in this circumstance and time of uncertainty of what the Lord will do, it is evident that he is working. I am so proud to be getting married to a man that loves the Lord so much. I am so glad that I have a God like I do. That no matter how hard we look we can never truly see the big picture of what he is doing. I told Tim to quit looking inward but look outward...and look at what the Lord is doing. Please be in prayer for all of these men and for Tim. It has been so exciting to see the Lord work. I do not know what we are going to do when he gets back but I am not scared. I see the Lord has it all under control and I am content waiting to see how he is going to work. I love my God and my Tim.
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