My family has one week left in the US! The two weeks that we have been in Bakersfield, California so far have gone by quickly. I have been busy filling out college applications, shopping, swimming, sending emails, and taking photos. I am overwhelmed by how much time college applications take to fill out and all of the work involved in completing them. I will be thankful when they are finished, hopefully sooner rather than later. I need to finish them by the end of this week, which sounds very soon, but I am pretty sure that I can do it. Please pray for me, because these college applications are really taking a toll on me.
Yet, in the midst of it all, God is teaching me more about Him and how to live for Him. My faith hasn't been very strong lately. I had been doubting that I was saved, but I just reread a devotion this morning that I had received some time ago, on June 1st, about the topic of doubt. There were suggestions of things to pray for near the bottom, so I took them to heart and prayed about them to God. The recurring doubts that I had been having for days were nonexistent today! Praise God! God is so amazing! I have seen his power at work in my life so many times, and yet, often I forget those little miracles and let doubts overtake me. But God is good, and He is always helping me to be more like Him.
2 Corinthians 4:15-17
15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
I'm so thankful that God is renewing me on the inside each and every day. What an amazing promise!
This last week is promising to be busy with so many things to accomplish, but I know that God is here with me and He will help me to make it through. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!
This is our flight schedule:
Monday, July 13th:
Fly out of LAX at 11:50 pm (Pacific time)
Arrive in Hong Kong 15 hours later
18-hour layover in Hong Kong
7-hour flight from Hong Kong to Cairns, Australia
22-hour stop in Cairns, Australia
Friday, July 17th:
2-hour flight from Cairns to Port Moresby, PNG
Several hours of waiting in Port Moresby
1 hour flight from Port Moresby to Ukarumpa
Please pray that we will have safe travels and that we will recuperate quickly from the jet lag that will certainly entail our long trip!
God bless,
Jessica
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