Happy Anniversary
....to me. That's right Valentine's day was my one year anniversary of support raising. What a year it has been. Just by simply reading the side panels titled "Prayers" and "Praises" I think it is pretty easy to see the ups and downs of the last year. I have gone through some serious heart break, disappointment, frustration, wondered if God even cared about me, and had a melt down or two. However, I have also experienced immeasurable growth.
God has led me down a path that I never could have imagined in the last year. I have had the opportunity to take the biggest steps of faith that I have ever taken. He has shown me time and time again that he is here, he is present, and that he sees my every need and want, no matter how petty. I have had the privilege of reconnecting with old friends and and gaining new ones. I have been humbled and seen God provide for me in ways I never even knew I needed him. In this last year what I am most grateful for is you. You are what renews my strength on days when I think I just can't support raise for another day or I will go insane. You remind me of God's faithfulness and his providence. Most of all you demonstrate that God cares about me, that he sees me, and that he desires to meet my needs. And he is doing it! I have 46 ministry partners on my team and even more partnering with me in prayer. That is AMAZING! I can't wait to see who else God outs in my path and who I will have the opportunity to meet. Maybe even some of your friends and family!
My dad came for a visit to Ann Arbor a week or so ago and took me out for a nice dinner. It was great to spend time just the two of us, and it reminded me of the good old days going to "Daddy Daughter Date Night." We had some great conversation and also some strained conversation surrounding the support raising process. I don't need to get into specifics, but there was a moment when I said something out loud that I think I always knew, but never really realized I knew. I said this: "As hard as this process has been, there has never been a second where I have thought it isn't worth it." Mmmmm so good. It is true, this is not easy, and it's not easy for my parents to see me struggle when I have a bad week or I am feeling really discouraged. But what is also true is that it is 100% worth it to me. I feel with every ounce of my being that this is where God wants me and that he is growing me in so many ways and that in his time I will be back on campus and in El Salvador doing ministry. I cannot imagine anything I would rather do.
I will not say that this has been the best year of my life. I will not say this has been the worst year of my life. I will say thank you. Thank you for being part of my team financially, in prayer, and in life. Thank you for seeing me through the tough times, and thank you for rejoicing with me in the good times. Thank you.
Standing in awe of what God can do with a year,
Sigourney
God has led me down a path that I never could have imagined in the last year. I have had the opportunity to take the biggest steps of faith that I have ever taken. He has shown me time and time again that he is here, he is present, and that he sees my every need and want, no matter how petty. I have had the privilege of reconnecting with old friends and and gaining new ones. I have been humbled and seen God provide for me in ways I never even knew I needed him. In this last year what I am most grateful for is you. You are what renews my strength on days when I think I just can't support raise for another day or I will go insane. You remind me of God's faithfulness and his providence. Most of all you demonstrate that God cares about me, that he sees me, and that he desires to meet my needs. And he is doing it! I have 46 ministry partners on my team and even more partnering with me in prayer. That is AMAZING! I can't wait to see who else God outs in my path and who I will have the opportunity to meet. Maybe even some of your friends and family!
My dad came for a visit to Ann Arbor a week or so ago and took me out for a nice dinner. It was great to spend time just the two of us, and it reminded me of the good old days going to "Daddy Daughter Date Night." We had some great conversation and also some strained conversation surrounding the support raising process. I don't need to get into specifics, but there was a moment when I said something out loud that I think I always knew, but never really realized I knew. I said this: "As hard as this process has been, there has never been a second where I have thought it isn't worth it." Mmmmm so good. It is true, this is not easy, and it's not easy for my parents to see me struggle when I have a bad week or I am feeling really discouraged. But what is also true is that it is 100% worth it to me. I feel with every ounce of my being that this is where God wants me and that he is growing me in so many ways and that in his time I will be back on campus and in El Salvador doing ministry. I cannot imagine anything I would rather do.
I will not say that this has been the best year of my life. I will not say this has been the worst year of my life. I will say thank you. Thank you for being part of my team financially, in prayer, and in life. Thank you for seeing me through the tough times, and thank you for rejoicing with me in the good times. Thank you.
REMINDER: I am going to El Salvador 1 WEEK FROM TODAY! I am in Mt. Pleasant this week, so if you have anything you want to donate PLEASE CONTACT ME! If not that is totally fine. Please be praying for my trip specifically that God can use me and that I can be open to his plans for the week. Also, please pray that the spring break trip is fruitful and that the students' hearts are forever changed. Thank you!!!
Standing in awe of what God can do with a year,
Sigourney
Lifting you up in prayer, and thanking God for HIS work in your life! Stay grounded in Him and the path He has set before you. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
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