Love you both!

Zambia Bound!

I will miss you Mama and Noel!

I'm hoping you guys will read this after I'm on the plane and you've started to miss me ;)

I know I will be missing you!!!

Thank you for all you've done to help me get off on my trip! I'm SO excited!!

You're the best and I love you!

I thank God for both of you and I'll be praying for you the whole time I'm gone.

Love,

Savannah

He's got the whole world in His hands!

Well! Pay no attention to the "Count down to Zambia"!

Looks like I will be leaving in 24 Hours! Tomorrow! Woo Hoo!! :-)


Hurricane Gustav has put a little kink in my plans...

But I'm just looking forward to walking through any doors that the Lord opens!!! And I am comforted knowing He will keep the plane up in the air for 18 HOURS!! Agh!

(but of course my attitude changes from minute to minute!)

"He's got the whollle world in His hands...He's got the whollle world in His hands, He's got the whole world in His hands!"

I couldn't help but humm this song as I typed this! ;)

So here is the plan:

To beat the hurricane and hurricane evacuation traffic- I will be leaving for New Orleans tomorrow lunch time (instead of Tuesday) - fly to Washington to stay with complete and friendly strangers about 4 days! (Jan Jal's bestest friend!)

Then on Tuesday meet up with Dan and Levi! Then head to Johannesburg- Then stay with more strangers! (Also good friendly friends of-well lots of people I know) Hallelujah! Then leave for Ndola the next day! Then the next thing I will be doing is- Seeing Kevin!-after 8 months! ha! YAY!! ;)

WELL The first portion of these plans were not MY original plans...

BUT here is what I think about that....

Recently I have decided I will not use this phrase:

"God will not put more on you than YOU can handle"

(and not because I'm afraid He will try)

But because HE WILL put more on you than you can handle! Because He wants to carry the load! Not you! He wants you to lean on Him!

I praise Him for that!

Proverbs 3:5 &6 states:

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

BOY are these verses my prayer today!!

Lord guide my paths with your wisdom and not mine!

And thank you Lord for kind hospitable children of yours. :)

Please pray for God's grace and wisdom while we take this trip to Zambia!

What a Friend We Have in Jesus!

The ladies in our church are starting a new "Ladies Prayer Meeting" on Tuesday nights and I am so excited and thankful!

What a friend we have in Jesus! Why not get together with friends and bring everything we have to our Best friend-Jesus!

Thinking about tonight has the lyrics to this song stuck in my head!

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!

What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!

O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.

Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Savior, still our refuge; take it to the Lord in prayer.

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

In his arms he'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there.

Pray for us as we pray for our church family and friends!

My list of request alone could keep us there allll night! ;)

Of course my trip to Zambia to see Kevin in 22 Days!...is at the Top!!

This opportunity to come together as ladies, is among one of my top answered prayers!

Thank you dear Lord!