lindsey.

Well,  I have been in Beijing for just under three weeks now, and in one week I will be back in Hanoi.  I can’t believe how fast this time has gone.  I have loved, loved, LOVED being in Beijing.  It has been such a blessing to do training all together, to get to know all the other team leaders, and to hang out in Beijing, which is a super fun city :)  My team is SO great.  I love each of them so much already, and I can’t wait to see how this year turns out.  I know that I will learn a lot, and so will they, and I’m so excited to see what He does in us, AND through us!

The other day, as I was suddenly thrust back in to navigating life in Vietnam (yes, before I’m actually there), all the emotions and difficulties of last year came flooding back.  There was a real bitter-sweetness (and sometimes only bitterness) when I thought about returning back to Hanoi.  During our devo time, we’ve been learning about spr. disciplines, one being meditating on the Word.  As I was practicing this, the words “faithfulness in abundance” came to my heart.  This is my prayer for this next year - that I would see His faithfulness, and not just that it exists, but the abundance of it in my life, particularly in a place that feels like a desert to me.  I am asking that He would show me areas where my eyes are not opened to this, and that I would know the immeasurable amount of His love and faithfulness towards me.  As the reality of this truth grows in my heart, I look forward to the things He will reveal, and the change and growth that will happen, not just in me, but in my teammates, and in our campus.  Amen!