numbers

Today I was thinking about numbers and percentages.

I was thinking...

If everyone I know on Facebook partnered with me financially at $5/mo.

I would be over 300% supported

If everyone who receives my Monthly Musings (not including those who already partner financially with me) partnered with me financially at $5/mo

I would be over 100% supported.

If 50 people partnered with me financially at $25/mo

I would be at about 100% supported

If  30 people partnered with me financially at $50/mo

I would be over 100% supported

If 15 people partnered with me financially at $100/mo

I would be over 100% supported

And 100% support means that I get to move back to Europe and do my jobs there!

It seems crazy to think that way. On the one hand, I know that God is a God of order and logic so if He chooses to go by these numbers.. He can. On the other hand, I know that God's ways are not my ways, and His order and logic do not necessarily follow my logic and order, so if He chooses to bring in my support with other logic and numbers, I trust HIM!

Sharing the vision

tonight I get to meet new people and share the vision of what God has called me to in Europe. This makes me VERY excited on multiple levels. I want to share two of those with you.

1. meeting new people is something I love to do. It gives me a bigger view of God when I get to see the way He has created people. It gives me a bigger world view when I get to see the cultures that people are living in. It gives me a better understanding of all people.

For example:  this past week, I met a woman on the plane ride from Phoenix, AZ to Dallas, TX. We talked for the entire plane ride and that connection proved to be one of the ways God took care of me in Dallas. She lent me her GPS and invited my mom and I to stay her place instead of a hotel. I got to visit her church and meet some of her friends. I now get to pray for her as she grows in her relationship with Jesus and helps her kids grow to know and love God. God is so amazing!

2. Sharing the vision of what God has called me to in Europe is one of my most favorite things. Because God has put the vision and passion in my heart to send the Gospel to the world through investing in Europeans, it is something I can talk about with excitement and joy!  People tell me that I come alive when I start to talk about Europeans falling love with Jesus and getting a passion to change the world for Christ.  That does not surprise me...because helping Europeans fall in love with Jesus and getting a passion to change the world for Christ.. GIVES ME LIFE!

For example: so many times when I share what God is doing in Europe, people are surprised that there is evidence of God as work in Europe. There are youth, students, business people, atheletes, government officials, and more who are falling in love with Jesus! And I often get to help Europeans see the truth of who God has designed them to be! And God is amazing!