This decision was kind of a scary one because H2H's financial situation was very critical and was at an all-time low. But, we simply wanted to honor God and to trust Him to provide in other ways apart from this event. Just a few short days after this decision was made, God began blessing us with significant financial gifts.
I am keeping a journal right now and I want to share some of the recent entries to show you how I have been experiencing God moving in my heart and in H2H. Please sit back and enjoy the ride.
July 9th: "Often times it is a heavy burden I carry leading H2H. Today's scripture, 2 Kings 2:9 reminds me that H2H is God's work and He will/is providing for it! Even if I were not here, God would provide new leadership that would be better than me. I don't need to worry about H2H's future, God has it all taken care of and even now is preparing the next "generation" of leadership for H2H. I trust (confident assurance) that H2H will continue to grow stronger and stronger as the years pass by. NOT because of me, but because of God's divine plan!"
August 5th: "Today I acknowledge out loud that God is and will be faithful to His promises to me personally. I don't know in what form the fulfillment of His promises will come, I just know they will come. When all else fails, I choose to stand on what I KNOW to be true. . . .God will keep His promises. " (Little did I know that God would bless H2H ththis very day!)
August 6th: "Yesterday God rained down blessings on H2H! Praise God! Thank You God! We received over $2,800 from a local church! It was so very unexpected. It is purely God moving and showing His faithfulness to me, His child, and to H2H, His ministry. I wish there were words to express how very loved by God I feel right now, but there aren't. I want to thank God for this wonderful blessing and to thank the church for being sensitive to God's leading! Thank You God!"
On August 28th, we had the anniversary celebration and it was a wonderful success! Approximately 100 people attended and we were very blessed that night!
September 9th: "H2H received a significant gift from an area church. I believe that this and several other gifts have come because of our recent 10 year anniversary celebration. Historically this event has been a fundraising effort but this year we were led to forgo the fundraising focus and simple praise the Lord for His goodness and blessing over the past 10 years. We received financial blessing during that event and the blessings still keep coming! This is so meaningful especially since H2H was struggling financially all summer. God's timing is perfect and I thank Him and Praise Him for it!"
I want to share these portions of my journal with you so that you can witness through me how God has been working in my heart and in and through H2H. My faith adventure is just that. . . an adventure full of fun, excitement, wonder, anxious times, drama and surprises all wrapped up in one big package. God is the most beautiful "ribbon and bow" decorating the package, holding it all together and making it ever so beautiful.
Over and over again, God just continues to demonstrate His love for me, for His ministry we call H2H, and for the people we serve through H2H. Praise God!
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