God is Amazing!

Mans extremity, is God’s opportunity. ~ J. B. Phillips

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Extreme is probably an accurate word to describe my situation, at least when compared with mainstream Christianity in North America. 

Having a plane ticket to Asia but not having the equipment necessary to fulfill the purpose of the trip, is somewhat of a precarious situation. If you look at it from a human perspective that is… 

But that’s just it, what you and I see, really doesn’t matter! Because this is God’s mission, and He has promised: 

Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you. ~ 2 Chronicles 20:17 

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God has been working very visibly this week… 

He has provided more than $7,000 for the much needed video equipment that will allow me to effectively and efficiently show the work of God in Asia. 

Can you say Praise the Lord? 

I'm so excited about how God has led, and how he will continue to lead. 

When God is in charge, we have nothing to fear...

Because God is able, and God is faithful… 

Be Stretched - Be Still

I wasn’t entirely comfortable with the idea… 

But the least I could do was look… 

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Jon (The president of Jesus for Asia.) had just said that I needed to get a plane ticket, today! (If you're wondering why I need a plane ticket, read this first.)

So I began looking at flight prices… 

$1400…

$1200…

$1049…

$1300… 

$895… - That looks more workable, I thought.

I checked another website, and found it at $855… 

When I told Jon, the first words out of his mouth were. “Get it!” 

So, I got it! Even though I didn’t have the money. 

I felt stretched… 

Now I had a plane ticket without any of the equipment that I need, and without any money to get the equipment! 

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The next morning, the Lord woke me up earlier than usual, so I went downstairs to pray… 

I prayed for an hour, but I didn’t hear anything, I didn’t feel anything, or even sense His presence… 

But praise the Lord, feelings are not the foundation of our faith! 

As I opened my bible it sort of fell open to Psalm 46. 

So I started reading, and when I got to verse 10, it sort of jumped off the page at me. 

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Wow… 

I don’t need to worry about the equipment, I don’t need to worry about the money, I need to be still, and trust… 

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God has since provided someone to pay for my airfare, and even though I don’t know where the money will come from for the equipment, I need not be concerned, because, “…My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus.” (Phil 4:19) 

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From my last trip to India. 

My flights are booked! I fly out of Atlanta on Feb 7! 

For those of you tech gurus who are wondering what equipment I’m needing, Here’s a short list. (Sony A7s II, 15 inch Macbook pro, Shotgun mic, wireless lav mics, backpack, light, Zoom H5, etc. etc.) 

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Foreign Correspondent!

Has it really been 10 months since I posted last?

Time flies!

To be extremely brief…

Last march I was in India for a month shooting videos for some Jesus for Asia projects. (Here is one of them.)

In June I decided to run a marathon and started a project called Run for the Orphans to raise funds to help build a new dorm building for the orphanage we visited in India. So I ran my first marathon in October and so far we’ve raised over $12,000! Praise the Lord! (Run4theOrphans.com)

And before I tell you the most exciting news… A little background.

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Ever since I was about 10, I wanted to be a missionary, so throughout the years since then I’ve had my long-term sights on the foreign field.

But when I was in Thailand in 2014, my perspective changed slightly.

After I first got there, whenever a trial would come, or a difficult time, I would remind myself that I was leaving in 5 months. I had a ticket out! I could endure anything for 5 months.

But as my departure date got closer, I realized that something was changing.

I didn’t want to leave.

I really didn’t want to leave.

I really really didn’t want to leave.

And it was then that I realized that even though for 10 years I’d wanted to live overseas, this was the first time that I didn’t want to live in America.

But I was so conflicted!

I wanted to go right back to work with Travis in the jungle. But I didn’t feel like I could do that, because God has given me a talent in media for a reason, and I don’t want to bury it…

So I began praying that somehow, someway, I could live overseas and still use the talent that God has given me for media.

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Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:4-5

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The door has opened, and I’m super excited about the potential!

Jesus for Asia has asked me to be a foreign correspondent/filmmaker!

Ultimately, the goal is to create videos and share stories that connect mission projects and the needs in Asia, with people in North America. Because I believe there are a lot of people who would be willing to help if they saw and understood the need.

I will be living in Asia travelling to the different JFA projects and getting stories and shooting films to send back to share the vision and the needs and the joys of service to the King of Kings.

This is like a dream for me, because I get to live overseas and use the talent God has given me for the furtherance of His work. I’m hoping to launch the second week of February.

Please join me in praying that God will provide the equipment and funds needed for this project to go forward.

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