Hello everyone! It has been a busy past two weeks with talking about the character of God, deciding our outreach locations, and getting to see some different cities. The foundations of my beliefs and faith were shaken quite a bit when i was learning about the character of God. Ive realized more and more how much i have limited the power of God. Here are some things that made me think: do you use who God is to judge your theology or your theology to judge who God is? If God has never failed, is there reason to think He will fail us in the future? We are all predestined to become sons and daughters of God...some people reject their destiny. I wish i could go into everything that challenged me and what i learned...but i realize that it would take a very long time.
This past week we spent a lot of time reading through Genesis and Exodus in small groups. We didnt have a speaker until Thursday and she talked about cultural differences. It was a good thing to hear as we prepare to leave for outreach in Decemeber. I am going to Egypt/Israel! The past Friday they announced our three possible locations: Taiwan, Indonesia, and Egypt/Israel. We were not allowed to talk to people here about it, but just encouraged to pray. When i first saw the countries i was immediately attracted to Taiwan and Indonesia. I DID NOT think i would end up going to Egypt. BUT, God showed me that He had different plans. The whole week egypt/israel was the only thing that continued to stay on my heart. He gave me some crazy confirmation and i know now that Egypt is where i am supposed to go. My group is 17 people! Since we have the biggest group we will probably be splitting up into two teams. Its so good to finally know where i am going to be next!
Onto the general: A couple of days ago, some of us found a chapel near by that is on top of a hill. We decided to get pizza one night and watch the sunset..it was beautiful...and now im obsessed with the chapel. Yesterday, I went to Lucern. I am so glad that i got to see that city. We were able to just walk around and spend all day there. Im loving every minute of this place. I continue to just realized how blessed i am to be able to experience everything i am experiencing here. Thank you so much for being a part of the process that got me here. Have a good week!