Rachel's Reflections

I could have been discouraged, I could have given up, but I chose to trust God. Before I went down to Illinois I was a little discouraged because several people I wanted to see were busy. But God had just the right people for me to talk with and as I drove back from Illinois I was praising God for what He had done. I got to share about my Cross Cultural Internship to Mozambique, spend quality time with family and a close friend, and left with new support (prayer, encouragement, and $250 of monthly commitments).  I have been in communication with Carlos, the Word of Life director in Mozambique and he sent me this picture of the 6 missionary couples that are serving Mozambique in the three southern provinces. One of the couples is Mozambican (in the midddle) and to the left of them is Carlos and his wife. The rest are all from Brazil. I am looking forward to joining them in June of next year, after spending February to May in Brazil for language school. Please continue t

What an incredible journey I've begun! In the last two weeks several new and exciting things have happened.  I turned 21 I started support raising for my two year Cross Cultural Internship with Word of Life Mozambique God has provided above and beyond what I expected in several areas The first gift towards my internship came in Several people have been an encouragement in unexpected ways I learned more about Word of Life Mozambique (Wol-MZ) I got my ears pierced Watching God work is always a blessing and the events of the last two weeks have pointed directly at Him and His work. My mom received an email from an old friend in Kenya who said she wanted to partner with me, I heard from two 5-Day Club hostesses in Muskegon who have been praying for me and want to give what they can and I have not even seen them in two or three years, I've personally met with ten individuals or families and shared my heart and all them were an encouragement to me. I thank God for these (