By Faith

"And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us."

This is a line from "Speak O Lord", a song written by the Gettys (if you don't know their music, you really should!) which we happened to sing in church this morning. I love the whole song, but that line in particular was a good reminder as 2009 begins. I found myself praying "That's it Lord...as long as you keep walking with me, I'll keep walking by faith." I'm not going to lie...2009 looks pretty scary to me right now when I think about it for very long. But, as I said in one of my first blog posts, God has taken me one step of faith at a time, and I can look back at the past and trust Him with the future. Amen? :-)

One of the scary next steps comes next Sunday as I do my first church presentation in Dayton, Ohio. It really is a scary thing for my introverted, shy little self, but this is what I WANT, what I've WAITED for! I have the opportunity to share with people all over the place about how God has worked in my life, and what He is doing in Romania. I'm prayerfully trying to see "pre-field ministry" really as ministry as I begin this next phase. I also have three churches scheduled in March, which is great as well! Please pray that God gives me courage. Pray that the words that I speak are His words. Pray that I'm an encouragement. And please pray that God will continue to raise up churches and individuals who want to be a part of what He is doing in Romania.