Applying to Four Oaks

Four Oaks is an adoption agency and place where they help kids become sucessful adults and also find forever homes for kids in the system. After just finishing my application for it I have the feeling of super excited and super nervous. The same type of feeling I had so many years ago. 2 of the things that I absolutly love combined into one... Who could ask for anything more! Every kid deserves a forever home. I miss working with kids like that and I absolutly love it. Too bad it wasn't in Russia though. If you know me and my heart you would understand how important it is to me. I know that my past is a little hard with somethings, but God allows everything to happen for a reason. I've been changing little by little according to his plan. Please pray that God puts me there if he wants me there.

God's Calling

Lately I've been praying a ton about different things. Overall I seem to find myself praying more with people that I never knew even existed and I'm fine with that. I'm not afraid to talk to anybody anywhere, anytime. The last people I talked to were talking to me about the need for RSL (Russian Sign Language) in many of the churches in Siberian Russia. Also they seemed to point out that Russians would say that when I work in my -40 and have to go outside to 115 about every 10 minutes this past week that it is good for your health. Being the way that God made me I would strongly disagree and prefer to call it moo-ka (torture). 155 degrees is like touching a hot stove and then sticking your tongue to a flag pole in the middle of winter. Not suggested at all! You might even say but what about banyas in Russia and then jumping into the water? Not bad; but not something I would want to do for 8 hours off and on. Though throughout your life sometimes God may not put you in a comfortable situation, or you may have anxiety about that situation. In the long run God does everything according to his perfect plan. For instance a couple my the names of Alan and Juliann were looking into going to Russia and working in missions there, but Alan thought that he wanted to go with the old organization that he used to work with. After contacting them and going over a few things God untimely changed his mind. It just didn't seem to line up with where God had laid the burden on his heart. Eventually they found a great missions organization and have been working in the Buriyat region of Russia for the past several years. Currently he is a church planter. They work with the people there and draw in people to their church. Their church consists of a lot of deaf people. Currently this summer they have 2 other people staying with them on a short term missions deal. One girl knows ASL (American Sign Language) and is trying to reach some of the Russians there. She is noticing that a few of the words are the same, but most of them are not. There is always a need for people with RSL (Russian Sign Language) abilities. So pray that she is able to pick up the RSL better. In the long run if you are interested in the Buriyat Language, Russian, or sign language of any kind consider a place like Ulan Ude. Who knows maybe God God could be calling you there. Besides that God doesn't just use the word 'go' as in go sometime in Mark 16:15. He uses it more in a sense that not only are you going now but that you are always going towards the future. So where ever your at just remember that the missions field is everywhere not just in your own home. Also consider Russia. They need missionaries, but ultimatly go where God calls you and not ultimatly where you may want to be!

Proverbs 16:9 “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.”