What a Whirlwind!!!

March and April might be our favorite months around AIM…
people generally take off early on Fridays, rest well on Saturdays, and enjoy
life on Sundays. We do this very much on purpose during those months because we
know one simple truth:

 

In the world of short-term missions, summer is a big time.
It’s when most of the trips go out. It’s when we as staff wrap up all that
we’ve been working on through the winter and spring to see the fruit of our
labors in the summer. It’s a great time. But it’s a whirlwind of activity.
Corey and I are no exception to that right now!

 

The end of May is when the dust started blowing. May 20,
Corey led a Project Leader’s Training, where all of our short-term leaders come
together and give God room to lead them before they lead others. May 22 World
Race training camp began with 130 young adults giving God space to transform
them into World Changers. Today, Corey packed up a truck and trailer and headed
to Morristown, TN to lead the first of many groups to bring God’s Kingdom to
Earth right there in Tennessee. For the next two months he’ll be in and out,
leading and supervising projects all around the United States while I’m at home
getting the next group of young adults ready to go to the nations!

 

And in the midst of all of this, we bought a house! When we
both surrendered our lives to ministry, we thought we also surrendered things
like owning a house or having “stuff�. But that all came from a poverty
mindset, believing that God’s heart was to withhold “stuff� from His kids. How
far from the truth! Instead, through the generosity of our partners, blessings
straight from God, and a little bit of teaching from Dave Ramsey, we now own
our first home! For all the pictures, check out my Facebook page.

 

In the midst of this crazy schedule we live, God is so good
and so faithful. We have the privilege of watching lives be transformed right
in front of us. We get to regularly petition God’s throne and see Him act on
our behalf. We get to watch miracles happen. We are so incredibly blessed!

 

Many of you are the miracles and the blessings to us. Your
prayers, your generosity, and your encouragement are breaths of fresh air to
us! Thank you for all the ways you join what God is doing around the world!