Remincsing About the Past Year

So Many things have happened this year, it is crazy! I can hardly believe all that God has done in my life and in the lives of those around me. I mean, this time last year I was always crying because of my lonliness and missing my brothers, who I almost never saw. Now, my heart is so full! There is almost never a moment in this house where there is complete silence, there is no possible way for me to be lonely now! I can see now that He was preparing me for this, he was giving me the longing to have a full house.

He overwhelmed me with His love until I could no longer stand and I fell over backwards. His love washed over me like a wave and I could almost hear His voice whispering to me, "I love you. I LOVE you. I love YOU!"

God took me to Zambia, Africa and back again, with lessons that I will remember for the rest of my days. The sweet Orphans with hearts of gold and with a flaming passion for Jesus, the Son of the Living God, in whose name they pray. Bishop Peter who had been through the flames and in the flames and God brought him out as bright as molten silver and on fire for Him. The sick and infirmed who would travel for miles just to be healed because of their great faith that never wavers. The HIV/AIDS ladies that waited for years just to feel God's touch again in their lives and be healed. The poor children that are so hungry that they dig through trash piles to find anything worth eating. They all taught me so much about life and about what is really important and how blessed I am to be where I am. 

God has helped me with my friendships that sometimes struggled for a while. 

He gave me the BOLDNESS to pray for people that I meet and to tell some about His everlasting grace.

And He gave me contentment. I am truly content. My heart is full to bursting with everything that He has done for me. I have seen His hand and I know that I can just rest in Him. I don't have to worry about anything or be anxious for nothing. God has everything under control. I just have to put my problems in His hands and He will take care of them in His good time. 

It has been a good year, and I would not trade or change anything. 

And for those who are wondering, No, I am not going to Zambia this Summer. I feel like God has me here. I am meant to be where I am right now. And after everything that He had in store for me last year, I can hardly wait to see what He has for me this year. I know that it is going to be  an amazing another year of incredible growth that I have never known before. 

So ends this year and everything that happened in it. 

And, as they say in Zambia, God is Good all the time. All the time, God is Good!

Content and Hopeful,

Jenna