As we come to the end of another year and I
look back I am amazed! 2015 was a year of blessings and challenges. I was
blessed at being able to go to the Holy Land with my mum in May and that being
part of a trip back to the UK in the spring, seeing friends and family is
always a blessing. Later on in the year being able to participate in the
Leadership Development Course was a real blessing, leading to a refreshing in
my vision and desire to be part of YWAM as a global mission organization and
humbled by the thought my plans could be part of the 4th wave of
YWAM, God has spoken to the organization of a 4th wave of
multiplication in workers and ministries globally. Also on the course I was
refreshed spiritually with a new intimacy and closeness with God an awakening
of my spirit and deep healing for things I thought would be part of me for
ever.
Things have been a challenge too, my dad having
a heart attack, although he is making wonderful strides towards a healthier
lifestyle, I have never been prouder of him. Leaving El Refugio where I have
worked for nearly 6 years more suddenly than I had imagined. Being thrown into
working alone and from home for the first time in my life being my own boss
(apart from my heavenly Boss of course) and being responsible for my own
workload and timetable. Within this seeing God opening doors and opportunities
in so many areas so quickly felt like a rollercoaster but I have come to learn
that God is with me in the ride and I am learning to enjoy it by his side!
I have been blessed by so many wonderful
friends in so many countries, near and far, however challenged by most of my
closest friends moving out of Colombia leading to times of loneliness and
isolation. I have been blessed by the support both in prayer and finances from
people in the UK both regularly on a monthly basis in order to keep me afloat
month by month, able to feed and clothe myself and keep a roof over my head and
one of gifts that have enabled me to travel and train for the work God has
called me to do. Without you I could do nothing. I often quote my good friend
Diana Wade who once referred to us missionaries as bees who flit around sharing
the good news and supporters as flowers who stay planted where they are to provide
the pollen the bees need. God has blessed me with a wonderful garden of beautiful
flowers and I cannot express how grateful I am for each and every one of you. It
is a scary and humbling thing to have to rely on God and friends to supply your
physical needs especially from a British culture where “one does not ask for
charity”. But I have been so richly blessed, another UK missionary once said
that raising support in the UK is hard, however, once you have supporters they
are faithful to the end and I have seen that to be true. This year as my
ministry here has taken a fairly drastic turn and I guess it could be unclear
to some what I am actually doing right now (including me sometimes!) it would
have been easy for some to decide to stop supporting me, however no one has and
that has shown me that you are supporting me as an individual missionary and
not what I do, that too is humbling. 
I hope that in the coming year as I continue to
follow God on this rollercoaster adventure you will continue with me on the
journey, I see you all sitting in the cars behind me participating in the ride
and sometimes taking risks also in supporting in prayer and finances as I fly
from place to place learning and gathering experience in various places in the
Americas and towards the end of the year back in the UK. It will be a year that
will stretch my faith in God as provider as I have none of the finances to do
all that I believe God is calling me to do but together we can see what He
does. Thank you for joining the ride and have a wonderful Christmas.
If you want to leave a financial gift there are
2 links, a paypal one for general donations and a go fund me one specifically
for training courses.
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