Throughout this three-week trip, I have been able to count many blessings, especially those for which we prayed specifically.
Before starting the list, I would like to recognize the blessing of you joining me in prayer. Thank you!
- No hassles when taking food through customs.
- Health and smooth logistics during travel.
- The opportunity to visit and encourage missionary and former coworker in Venezuela, Jonathan Hanegan (now serving in Buenos Aires, Argentina).
- Deeper connection, spiritual conversations, and prayer time with many women in all three cities.
- God spoke through me powerfully through the classes.
- God used me to inspire many women.
- The blessing of finally meeting Butch and Trish Sandoval, tremendous servants in the kingdom and lifetime missionaries to South America.
- The chance to meet many Bolivian Christians who are such a special part of the lives of Jeff & Katie Forbess and their family. (Katie is the IRSM Board President. She and her family were missionaries to Cochabamba for seven years.)
- Reconnection with friends I knew at Harding, Zane and Tae Perkins, missionaries to Santiago, Chile.
Other days, when I count my blessings, the list is not so glorious. Either way, when I count my blessings, the list serves as a reminder of the countless ways God has blessed my life—guided, protected, provided, and redeemed.
When I feel down or discouraged, the exercise of counting my blessings lifts my eyes, transforms my perspective, and renews my spirit.
What blessings can you count today?