Just Some Thoughts...

One day a friend of mine said to me "It's kind of like you're a mom down there" and that really got me thinking. To a lot of the kids I see in kids club each day I probably am a motherly figure to them. These kids come from such broken backgrounds: alcoholic parents, parents on drugs, abusive parents, poor families, single parent homes, seeing their parents have sex with multiple people besides their spouse, families with HIV/AIDS, families that don't show much love, etc. WOW! What a privilege it is for God to use someone like me, a sinner in need of deep heart transformation, to love these kids. God can use someone like me to tell them the craft they made is wonderful, the page they colored is beautiful, to hug them and show them affection, to praise them, to discipline them, and to tell them that their life is important and that they are something. I don't know why He chose me to be here, but I am so thankful that He has. My heart is here in this country and with these beautiful people and these precious children.

The other thing I have been thinking about and praying about is God's calling on my life. For a little more than a year now I have believed that God is calling me into the mission field. I have the most joy and feel most full when I am fully serving the Lord. Yes you can have that in every day life, but this is something different. Last year when I was in SA I was asking God what He wanted me to do with my life and I asked Him how I could use my four passions for Him; those four passions being: God/missions, soccer, fashion, and people/children. God showed me that He wanted me coming back to SA and what do you know I am using all four of my passions and using my gifts/abilities for the Lord. Well I am in the same spot again, asking God what He wants me to do after July, and I believe that He may be calling me back to South Africa to do sports ministry with Ambassadors in Sport. I have been talking with two coaches and a pastor who do ministry with AIS frequently. In response to something I said, one of them said in a message to me "God has given you a passion for this nation, for soccer, and for mission. This is a huge clue as to where the Lord wants you to be. I always say that our Spiritual Gifts and Abilities tell us what we will do, and our passion shows us where we will do it!"

Please continue to be in prayer for me as I seek to follow God's calling on my life. Pray that He continues to make His call perfectly clear and pray that if He is calling me back here that I will be able to get people that are willing to commit to supporting me financially and spiritually.

Thanks for all your prayers! I love you family!!

For His Glory,

Amy