It is always amazing to see how God provides. When I last updated you, I didn’t know where I would spend the next couple of days. I ended up staying at the Baptist Student Ministries center for KSU in Frankfort, KY, with a friend for a couple of days. The day before I had to leave there, I wasn’t sure where I would stay the next night in Nashville.
But God provided again! I got an email from a friend in San Diego. She had a friend who was going to be house sitting for her aunt in Nashville the next night and she said I could stay with her! These girls had met when they interned for a year with Invisible Children (check out the website: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.php). I am getting to meet some great people! We stayed up till the wee hours of the morning talking and encouraging one another. She is moving to Uganda in a few days to work for a plastics company. Please pray for her safety and that she can implement some things she feels God has given her a passion for, to help the people over there.
The following night in Nashville, I stayed in on an old college campus in a dorm room. They rent out the rooms for a somewhat inexpensive price. I stayed in Nashville for these two days and saw all the sights, well most of them. Here’s a link to see pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=46011&l=d1f10&id=672092186
Here’s a link to the updated KY pictures. I added a few. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41860&l=dcfdc&id=672092186
The day before I left Nashville, I still wasn’t sure where I was going to go next. That night, I got in touch with friends I worked with in MD who are now in Montgomery, AL. So on Sunday afternoon, I left Nashville and after a little car issue, I arrived that night in Montgomery at Bill and Melody’s! (My car was making a little noise and I was concerned, so an hour or so into my drive, I pulled over and got my oil checked. It was a quart low! It shouldn’t have been, it wasn’t leaking and I had just got the car looked at. Anyway, I’m thankful that God got me there safe and back on the road with no major issues.)
I spent Sunday through Wednesday with Bill and Melody! We had a blast! It was a lot of fun seeing them again, going out to eat, seeing movies, enjoying Melody’s cooking! J Then they left for a family gathering in FL. They said I could stay as long as I wanted, they’d love to have the house looked after. So, I’m staying here till Sunday then making my way to Austin, TX. There is a couple there that I am really looking forward to meeting. I will be staying with them for about a week. I am still trying to work out a trip back to MD for an apt. I need to get rides to and from the airport in Austin.
It has been amazing to see how God has been working through many of you to help connect me with people to stay with along my journey. So, I figured I’d see if anyone knows of people along my next path who would be open to an overnight visitor (even a couch would be great). The next two places I need to find a place to stay the night in is somewhere near Jackson, MS and then somewhere near East TX, Longview, Tyler… or Shreveport, LA. I am taking the drive to Austin in three segments. Please let me know as soon as possible if you know of any one or of any inexpensive (safe) places to stay! Thanks so much!!!
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I have enjoyed getting updates from you, too. Thanks for all your prayers!! Love ya, Kerrie
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The Adventure Continues…
At the beginning of my journey, my friend Kristen shared this joke with me, “The best way to make God laugh is to make plans.” I took that to heart and have tried to be careful to consider whether I am making my own plans or following His. I had the next month or so “planned” out and then… this thing didn’t work out here or that thing didn’t quite fit there… So now it’s all up in the air! Through it all, I hear His gentle whisper saying, “Trust Me.”
So, after some prayer time this morning, I decided I needed to venture on from the comforts of Florence, KY to …? I am staying tonight in Frankfort, KY at the Baptist Student Ministries Center with a friend from Maryland. Tomorrow – I don’t know. Anyone live between here and Austin and want a visitor! :) I would like to visit Nashville on my way, but haven’t found a place to stay. I had a few possibilities but none of them have worked out yet. Has anyone traveled that area and recommend a somewhat inexpensive place to stay?
I left Florence today and headed to Louisville to interview a professor at Southern Seminary who wrote Missional House Churches. It was good talking with him. I had hoped to get some more contacts from him about some great house churches he wrote about. Unfortunately, for confidentiality reasons in his research, he told them that he wouldn’t share their contact information. Oh, well.
A praise in the midst of confusion –
Because of a mix up with one place I was going to stay, I will have the opportunity to stay with Tony and Felicity Dale, when I am out in Austin. I look forward to meeting with them and learning about their experiences with house church networks. This is a huge blessing! :)
Here is a link to see some pictures from my journey so far.
Visit to New Orleans:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=38770&l=ab72b&id=672092186
Journey to KY:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41860&l=dcfdc&id=672092186
Yesterday, we went to visit the Creation Museum. The gardens and lake were beautiful!!! I included some pictures in the link above.
Have a good night everyone. Until the next update…love ya, Kerrie
So, after some prayer time this morning, I decided I needed to venture on from the comforts of Florence, KY to …? I am staying tonight in Frankfort, KY at the Baptist Student Ministries Center with a friend from Maryland. Tomorrow – I don’t know. Anyone live between here and Austin and want a visitor! :) I would like to visit Nashville on my way, but haven’t found a place to stay. I had a few possibilities but none of them have worked out yet. Has anyone traveled that area and recommend a somewhat inexpensive place to stay?
I left Florence today and headed to Louisville to interview a professor at Southern Seminary who wrote Missional House Churches. It was good talking with him. I had hoped to get some more contacts from him about some great house churches he wrote about. Unfortunately, for confidentiality reasons in his research, he told them that he wouldn’t share their contact information. Oh, well.
A praise in the midst of confusion –
Because of a mix up with one place I was going to stay, I will have the opportunity to stay with Tony and Felicity Dale, when I am out in Austin. I look forward to meeting with them and learning about their experiences with house church networks. This is a huge blessing! :)
Here is a link to see some pictures from my journey so far.
Visit to New Orleans:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=38770&l=ab72b&id=672092186
Journey to KY:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41860&l=dcfdc&id=672092186
Yesterday, we went to visit the Creation Museum. The gardens and lake were beautiful!!! I included some pictures in the link above.
Have a good night everyone. Until the next update…love ya, Kerrie
Monday, July 14, 2008
Answered Prayers #1, 2, & 3…
Ok, so it’s more like 567,890,354, but I lost track.
I made it to KY! I left MD on Thur., June 19 and got here in Florence, KY (right below Cincinnati, OH) on Friday, June 20.
(Sorry this update has taken so long! Also, I haven’t forgotten to tell you about the stories from New Orleans, I just figured I’d get this update sent first.)
Answered Prayer #1
I had decided to take the trip to KY in two days. The day before I left, I still didn't know where I would stay the first night. I had been praying that God would provide a place for me to stay. Around 9pm on Wednesday night, I got a call from a friend whose mother lived in Washington, PA (the halfway point on my trip). She said I could stay with her mom the following night! Thank You, God!! It was wonderful to stay with someone and not have to stay in a strange hotel (also, more cost effective!) (Thanks Chris and Jean)
Answered Prayer #2
My car made it safely!!!!! If you have been walking this journey with me, you know how old my car is! (and how many people have been praying that God would keep me safe in it!) :) He did! The trip was fun and uneventful! I arrived safely in northern KY on Friday night (after an hour and a half … detour!) :)
I have been staying in Florence, KY with some friends of friends! The couple I am staying with was out of town the first night I was here. They had arranged for me to be able to get into the house and we would meet for the first time on Saturday night. So as I walked into their house the thought accrued to me, “I’m staying in someone’s house, who I do not know, and they are not here. Yep, that about sums up my life right now!” :) I met them on Sat night and we stayed up till the wee hours of the morning talking about our journeys. It was a great time!
I have enjoyed my visit to Northern KY/Cincinnati. However, I thought I was much more west than I am. I looked at a map of the US and said, "I'm still on the East Coast, I have a long way to go!" :)
My friends who I am staying with have been wonderful hosts and have shown me all around. I was able to go to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (with a history teacher as my guide!). It was a moving experience. If you are ever in Cincinnati, you must go! (and get the free audio tour handset - it was Wonderful!) I have been able catch up on some old documentaries for free from the library. I was also able to spend a lot of time working out!!! Yeah! Tomorrow, we are off to visit the Creation Museum somewhere in northern KY.
I have had the chance to meet and talk with three different house church/organic communities. Each one is a little different just like all our families are a little different. It has been a great experience and I look forward to meeting more along my journey. (If you know of any, please let me know, thanks.)
Answered Prayer #3
I lost my sunglasses when I came home from New Orleans. I went two weeks without them and knew I needed to find some kind of replacement before I went on these long drives. They were magnetic, so they were just lenses fitted to my prescription glasses, kinda hard to replace – and expensive. So, the day before I left for the trip, I asked God again to please provide some kind of solution for me. My eyes are sensitive to the sun and it’s hard to drive (and see clearly) without prescription sunglasses. Less than an hour after I prayed, I was walking out of Wal-Mart and thought I would look at their vision center again to see it anything would work and fit into my budget. Immediately, I saw some clip on sun glass lenses that are fitted to different frame sizes. I found one that fit my frames pretty well and they were under $20! Thank You again, Lord! Providing even the “small” things. May I always remember Your provision!
Why do we forget His provision the next time a need comes up. Sometimes we remember for weeks or months and then we forget again. Or a bigger need comes up. We know He can meet the need but we don't see how it will be met so we fret again.
I'm at a place right now where I'm reminding myself of His past provision and trusting Him for future provision. That can be an emotional place. Plans are made and then get changed at the last minute. I wonder "where will I stay" or "am I going in the right direction?" "Should I take a detour, stay where I'm at, continue on through difficulty..." I have found that it is a fine line between making things work (leaning on my own understanding) and trusting in God and waiting on Him to provide, but still taking steps in the direction of faith. If any of you have figured that out and want to share your wisdom, I wouldn't mind. :)
This next week, I was supposed to go from KY to Nashville and then on to Austin, TX were I would stay until I flew to MD for an appointment. Then back to Austin and onto Wichita Falls, TX to see my sister. Because of not being able to stay at certain places at certain times, my "plans" are up in the air. On a human timeline, that's not good when you need to make plane reservations :) However, I know that none of this takes God by surprise. So please pray that I will hear His direction to me and have His wisdom to make decisions and take steps of faith.
Thank you all for walking this journey with me. Love, Kerrie
PS. Sorry this post was so long. I'll try not to wait so long between updates, so they will be much shorter!
I'd love to hear about your journeys and prayer needs.
I made it to KY! I left MD on Thur., June 19 and got here in Florence, KY (right below Cincinnati, OH) on Friday, June 20.
(Sorry this update has taken so long! Also, I haven’t forgotten to tell you about the stories from New Orleans, I just figured I’d get this update sent first.)
Answered Prayer #1
I had decided to take the trip to KY in two days. The day before I left, I still didn't know where I would stay the first night. I had been praying that God would provide a place for me to stay. Around 9pm on Wednesday night, I got a call from a friend whose mother lived in Washington, PA (the halfway point on my trip). She said I could stay with her mom the following night! Thank You, God!! It was wonderful to stay with someone and not have to stay in a strange hotel (also, more cost effective!) (Thanks Chris and Jean)
Answered Prayer #2
My car made it safely!!!!! If you have been walking this journey with me, you know how old my car is! (and how many people have been praying that God would keep me safe in it!) :) He did! The trip was fun and uneventful! I arrived safely in northern KY on Friday night (after an hour and a half … detour!) :)
I have been staying in Florence, KY with some friends of friends! The couple I am staying with was out of town the first night I was here. They had arranged for me to be able to get into the house and we would meet for the first time on Saturday night. So as I walked into their house the thought accrued to me, “I’m staying in someone’s house, who I do not know, and they are not here. Yep, that about sums up my life right now!” :) I met them on Sat night and we stayed up till the wee hours of the morning talking about our journeys. It was a great time!
I have enjoyed my visit to Northern KY/Cincinnati. However, I thought I was much more west than I am. I looked at a map of the US and said, "I'm still on the East Coast, I have a long way to go!" :)
My friends who I am staying with have been wonderful hosts and have shown me all around. I was able to go to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (with a history teacher as my guide!). It was a moving experience. If you are ever in Cincinnati, you must go! (and get the free audio tour handset - it was Wonderful!) I have been able catch up on some old documentaries for free from the library. I was also able to spend a lot of time working out!!! Yeah! Tomorrow, we are off to visit the Creation Museum somewhere in northern KY.
I have had the chance to meet and talk with three different house church/organic communities. Each one is a little different just like all our families are a little different. It has been a great experience and I look forward to meeting more along my journey. (If you know of any, please let me know, thanks.)
Answered Prayer #3
I lost my sunglasses when I came home from New Orleans. I went two weeks without them and knew I needed to find some kind of replacement before I went on these long drives. They were magnetic, so they were just lenses fitted to my prescription glasses, kinda hard to replace – and expensive. So, the day before I left for the trip, I asked God again to please provide some kind of solution for me. My eyes are sensitive to the sun and it’s hard to drive (and see clearly) without prescription sunglasses. Less than an hour after I prayed, I was walking out of Wal-Mart and thought I would look at their vision center again to see it anything would work and fit into my budget. Immediately, I saw some clip on sun glass lenses that are fitted to different frame sizes. I found one that fit my frames pretty well and they were under $20! Thank You again, Lord! Providing even the “small” things. May I always remember Your provision!
Why do we forget His provision the next time a need comes up. Sometimes we remember for weeks or months and then we forget again. Or a bigger need comes up. We know He can meet the need but we don't see how it will be met so we fret again.
I'm at a place right now where I'm reminding myself of His past provision and trusting Him for future provision. That can be an emotional place. Plans are made and then get changed at the last minute. I wonder "where will I stay" or "am I going in the right direction?" "Should I take a detour, stay where I'm at, continue on through difficulty..." I have found that it is a fine line between making things work (leaning on my own understanding) and trusting in God and waiting on Him to provide, but still taking steps in the direction of faith. If any of you have figured that out and want to share your wisdom, I wouldn't mind. :)
This next week, I was supposed to go from KY to Nashville and then on to Austin, TX were I would stay until I flew to MD for an appointment. Then back to Austin and onto Wichita Falls, TX to see my sister. Because of not being able to stay at certain places at certain times, my "plans" are up in the air. On a human timeline, that's not good when you need to make plane reservations :) However, I know that none of this takes God by surprise. So please pray that I will hear His direction to me and have His wisdom to make decisions and take steps of faith.
Thank you all for walking this journey with me. Love, Kerrie
PS. Sorry this post was so long. I'll try not to wait so long between updates, so they will be much shorter!
I'd love to hear about your journeys and prayer needs.
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