To Be His Hands and Feet....

The past couple of months I have been speaking to God, asking that He show me what I am to do with this life He has given me. The past week or two I had a feeling I had His answer. Today I stand before you telling you I do know. We ask the Lord to break our hearts for what breaks His, that we would have compassion and love for His people. Well the Lord took a sledge hammer to my heart. He has broken it into millions of pieces, taken those pieces and given them to the orphans and the poor.



I went through a time in life where I would be mad at God for allowing people to be so poor that they have to eat dirt, that they would have to walk around with dirty clothes or no shoes. Mad that God would allow children to be abandoned by parents, to feel so alone in this world. But the Lord told me, way back before I applied for my December mission trip, that He didnt abandon these people, these children, He loves each and every one of them and He wants us to love them too. He wants us to help them. This is where He wants me. To be His hands, to be His feet. To love His children...

October Updates and Prayer Requests.

                I apologize for the tardiness of this letter. For some reason this letter has been hard to write. The words just weren’t coming to me. But as I was reading Philippians this morning the Lord said to me, “Stephanie, if Paul can write his missionary letter while in prison then you need to get moving and write that letter!” So here I sit at my parent’s house, using their computer at 9am in the morning on a Saturday.  I can’t believe that in 2 months I will be leaving.  I have so many praise from this past month! I have met my fundraising goal so this is my biggest praise. However, now I need to finish writing my thank you notes. I only have about 10 left to write but just like this letter I have been dragging my feet. Please pray that I can focus and get those written and sent out. In the past month I have had so many donations to the baby cottage come in, I am overwhelmed by the graciousness of those around me. I praise the Lord for 3 women in my life who are like my big sisters. They have been a big encouragement in my trip. They are a blessing that the Lord has not only given me but also my family.

                It was such a blessing to go to Woman’s Community, my church’s woman’s bible study, last Monday. I was talking to one of the ladies at my table about my trip. I told her I had raised all the money now I just need to get some suitcases. It turns out that this wonderful lady had suitcases that she was planning to take to the Salvation Army the next day and was so gracious to offer them to me. I was so touched that she would give them to me free of charge, as well as utter amazed at the Awesome God we serve. I said it in my last letter but He never ceases to amaze me. This is one of the things that He has been teaching me through all of this; that He will provide and I have no need to worry. Because of this generous donation I have more money to give to the baby cottage because I don’t need to purchase suitcases now.

                 Please pray that in the next 2 months I can continue to prepare for my trip both mentally and physically. That I can keep my eyes on God and follow in His will. That my thoughts don’t have and doubts or fears in them and all are positive and encouraging. Most of all please pray that in all I do, I can do to the glory of the Lord as 1 Corinthians 10:31 tells us, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” Thank you for your continued prayers and support, dear sisters.

                                                                                                                In Him,

                                                                               

                                                                                                                                Stephanie Drope