Well I don't really know where to begin, half of me wants to just start here at what appears to be a good spot, just prior to our Peru trip, but so much has happened to get us to this point that it seems like jumping in the middle to start at the "beginning."
All I wanted to do was move to Raleigh. I had friends there, I had fallen in love with a church and everything seemed to be working out amazingly well. Then it got harder, sure fire living set ups fell through at the last minute and frustration set in. I had been so sure that God had wanted me to go to Raleigh that when the chance to go to Peru presented itslef I casually passed it on to somebody else and went on with my search for housing in the triangle.
Strange how we can think we're so sure of God's will that we ignore his shouts while waiting for the still small voice. He was rapidly slamming every northern door in my face and showing me how to walk through the one labeled Peru. However I did my best to inform Him that He really did want me in Raleigh and that this Peru trip was just a clever distraction to keep my spiritual life at a rigid stand still...how foolish I am. Yet He is so patient and soon I wearied of my constant battle to pry open the North Carolina doors and slumped dejectedly to the floor to pout, completely disenchanted and feeling quite tricked by God, not to mention exhausted from pushing on doors and trying to pick locks all day. Gently God held out His hand and said "come with me beloved, let me show you what I've been trying to tell you for quite a while now." After that moment I gave up the idea of Raleigh and focused all my attentions on Peru and it's been incredible how much Joy God has brought me just through making that decision. He is allowing me to bring Bo, which took alot of faith to follow through with, but everytime I had my doubts God came through for me with flying colors, I would have been content with colors that merely ran swiftly, but he doesn't think that's good enough for me.
God has worked so many miracles to get me and Bo ready for Peru, it takes my breath away. Maybe over the course of this adventure I'll go into more detail on the crazy circumstances, but that's enough story-telling for now.
