Foolish Faith

I arrived in Phoenix, AZ last night a little later than I had planned. There was snow in Utah and when I arrived in Kingman, AZ, a gentleman pointed out that my tire was low. A long story short, I ended up replacing the tires on the Jeep. It just seemed wise to make sure that I was safe for the remainder of the trip.
This morning as I read in Proverbs and journaled a bit, I prayed about the reality of 35 days away. My ticket to return to Germany is April 28~ and there is still $1000 in monthly support to come in. Living by faith sometimes feels very foolish…plodding ahead, planning to get on that plane- even though there is a lot of money yet to come in. One of my favorite quotes from a book called “The Journey of Victorious Prayer” is, “…sometimes God uses prayer to purify our desires. To make sure that our desires are not to make us appear successful, but to truly honor Him.”
I don’t know if God’s plan IS to provide that money, but one of the definitions I have learned of faith is “To live as if what is unseen, is seen”. So, I continue to live as a fool, believing that despite the result, God will be honored.

Washington State- Is it named after George?

So, yes, the title of this blog is indeed something I've been pondering as I drove through the state seeing random things named "George". Wow, I can be pretty slow sometimes. :)
The state of Washington is intense in it's terrain and it's weather. I have been held up several times with the weather, and even missed getting together with my step-brother near the Canadian border! Major bummer.
One of the highlights so far have been to visit with Christi and her family. Christi and I worked together at Grace University, in Omaha, NE. It was so fun to talk about what God has been doing in our lives these last few years. While we were chatting about Germany, Christi got her photo book out. She and her husband visited Europe a few years ago, and near the front of her album was Kottweiler- a village right near the area I've been living. In fact, she had pictures of a church located around the corner from the gal who is storing my things for me while I'm in the states! The world just keeps getting smaller.

So, here are a few of the photos of Washington:

Christi & I


Some mean looking clouds...


Another highlight was visiting a life-size replica of Stonehenge!


The Washington landscape- before the snow. This is the Columbia River...one of my favorite landscapes in WA.

Prayers Answered on the Road

First- I want to say a big "THANK YOU" to the many of you who have been praying for me during my travels. Keep it up, because God has been answering prayers... especially ones regarding the car and weather!

I have been incredibly blessed thus far regarding the weather. I have only had one afternoon of driving in the rain (which was actually a blessing since I was driving in NYC traffic- slow was good!). I had one day where I decided not to drive because of weather, but almost every day I've been on the road so far has been sunny!

The car has been running great! I've had two oil changes already (that's a lot of miles!), and nothing other than filling it with gas. I have always found gas under $2 per gallon...so, God is taking care of me.

Another really fun thing has been the places that I've been able to stay. There have been a lot of neat provisions that way, and I've met some great people!!! On the nights that I haven't been able to stay with someone in town, I've been quite impressed with Priceline offers. There have been at least two really sweet deals at really nice hotels. I love how God provides even in little things like an awesome hotel room at a great price!

I have had only a couple of new supporters, but I continue to pray that God will lay it on the heart of those He wants to be a part of this ministry team. I realize that I am slated to get on a plane to Germany in less than 7 very short weeks! "For with God- nothing is impossible!" - Luke 1:37

THANKS so much for your prayers!

It's A Blizzard!

As to be expected when planning a road trip in March to the Northern states or Minnesota and North Dakota, there's the possibility of snow. Well, I arrived in Minnesota just in time for the "blizzard". Due to weather warnings, I decided to cancel one meeting and reschedule several others. So, today I enjoyed a day of rest, waiting for the snow. I don't know if there will be more snow- or we just got the light end of it, but it did not seem too bad here. We'll see how bad the roads really are as I travel around Minnesota and South Dakota tomorrow.