Not sure how to process all of the changes coming around the corner. . . What course of action does wisdom call for? What steps does faith require one to take?
Friday morning I received notice that, as of September 2013, the Alliance Academy will no longer be able to pay salaries through international missionary organizations. Those spared from the repercussions of this development are those who are employed as nationals or are married to locals. I’m not (and unfortunately never will be) Ecuadorean. And folks, as hard as this is to believe, it doesn’t look like I’m marrying any locals any time soon.
At least not this weekend.
Where does this leave us?
Last July (2012) I sat in my car in the parking lot of work before my shift was to begin and I asked God to put me where I could serve him. The next day I received an email from my brother-in-law telling me about the position at the school. Four weeks later, I had the job. Six weeks later, I flew to Ecuador to begin the rest of my life.
Do I question that calling now? Do I question His plan or my purpose? Do I doubt His sovereignty or His faithfulness?
No. I don’t. And, by the peace of God which transcends all understanding, I won’t. Because, as my mom said to me when I left the first time, “The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you.” And He is still faithful.
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