encouragement from a new sponsor

God just continues to blow me away with who he puts in my path to walk alongside me on this journey. Getting messages like this from a new FB friend-I've-never-met is not coincidence, people. It's God.

"Okay, you will see our sponsorship donation come through very soon. God has blessed us as a couple to be able to sponsor 2 of your amazing kids. I'm so thanking God for this opportunity and for you. If you were not obedient to Him, it would not allow us an amazing opportunity to follow your journey to Uganda and be a tiny part of it. Thank you with for this, with my whole heart.

Christie, I am so very grateful for you. I don't have to have met you, and I don't have to have had the chance to hug your neck (although I'm praying one day I can)!! :) And I don't have to consider it a "leap of faith" to sponsor a child in your program never having done these things before. I don't have to have these things first because the Holy Spirit is written ALL over you and your awesome program in Uganda. You instant messaged me a few nights ago on fb, but really it was the Holy Spirit that instant messaged me. You see, I didn't like the idea of only being able to afford to sponsor one sweet child from the Bugabo Village for some reason and so I prayed about it and I waited. And the Holy Spirit, as of this morning, provided the remainder of the money to allow us to sponsor 2 children! You see, while I was praying about a sponsorship program (for about 5 months now), and there are SO many to choose from and the fact that we are in the referral period of our first adoption of our first sweet child, who coincidentally (if I believed in coincidences) will be born in Africa, and are saving and saving everything we can, and you see, through this journey He literally led me to your program that I had been praying about for at least 5 months, He provided a way for us to sponsor more than 1 child that He was telling me we would do and He is giving me a new friendship with an amazing sister that I feel such likeness in-hearts with!!!

I am praying so hard for your program and you and the kiddos. It's going to get pretty INSANE for you there, because once all of these 220 kids get sponsored....LOOK OUT GIRL!! You're a momma hen with a WHOLE LOTTA chickens! It's going to bring that saying "Raising children is like being pecked to death by chickens" to a whole new level. Whooo! Praise the Lord! I can't wait to hear all about it! I am praying for you Sister. I'm a mess sitting here @ my computer at work! I am happy and excited and thrilled for you ALL at the same time. The kids living in Bugabo Village are about to experience some seriously crazy love!"

Now THAT is good stuff, people. If you are not part of the body of Christ, you are missing out on Someone amazing. I shutter to imagine my life had I not turned to Him. He's pursuing you, too. Don't keep walking away from Him. Because He won't EVER give up. Trust me.