Hi all!

Last time you heard from me was in May! That is a long time.

     God has been teaching me how to really trust Him in my finances. Almost every month since March, something expensive and unexpected has popped up. I went to the doctor because I thought I broke my shoulder, I locked my keys in the apartment, I rear ended somebody, and had to pay for new brakes and rotors. I barely felt like I could catch my breath. Even in the stress, I would be reminded to turn back to God. And He showed up over and over again.

     He has been doing a lot of exciting things too! I’ve had the excitement of getting a job I have wanted for years.

     God has had me really leaning into the fact that I can trust Him, that I am enough,   that I am accepted and that I matter to Him. There is nothing I have to do to earn those titles. They are already mine; they already belong to me. Even when I feel left out or lonely, to show up anyway, because that might be exactly what God allows to meet a need in another person.

     The thing I am currently most excited for, is leaving for Guatemala ???? for a mission trip in just a few short days (this Saturday, September 17)! It will be very similar to what I did in Costa Rica back in March. In Guatemala, however, my team actually gets to stay on the Adventures in Missions Base (the company I am going through). We also get to do kitchen remodels.

     Prayers that we all get there (and stay there) safely. That nothing discourages any of us from going (one lady has recently been bit by a dog and another had to quit their job). That God brings the right connections. And anything God asks us to do after/ in result of Guatemala, we would be obedient and listen/ obey.

      Thank you all for still following my blogs and supporting me. I wouldn’t be here without each of you.

Rachel