He listens to us

Evansville, IN July 1

Molly and I finally get everything packed (crammed) into suitcases and trunks. Not knowing exactly what to expect, I’m sure we’ll have more than we need. Both of us are a little uneasy as we stuff everything into our car to drive to Indianapolis by way of Louisville to drop off our dog. As we start our journey in the car, we’re both experiencing cold feet and we’re not entirely sure that we haven’t gone entirely crazy thinking that we should go to Africa. But God has a way of letting you know when He loves you and approves of your decisions. About a year ago when we decided that we might want to go to Malawi, we began praying and thinking about it all the time. As we’d drive along in the car, invariably thinking about the trip, the K-Love radio station would play a song from the band Down Here called “Here I am.” As we began to listen to the song, and what we wanted to do, we decided it was our theme song for our mission trip to Malawi because when they sing “here I am / Lord take me / all of my life / I give as an offering” we felt that it truly reflected our feelings about the trip; that we could offer our lives and our time to help His children in Malawi. Well, as we began our journey with our cold feet and I began fiddling with the radio, I came across K-Love and our “theme song” was playing on the radio. We both looked at each other, because we knew that God had sent us that song to remind us that we were doing what He wanted us to do – His work to help His children in Malawi. As we listened to the song and the part where they sang “overwhelmed by the thought of my weakness / and fear of failing you in the end / in this mess I’m just one of your pieces / I can’t put this together, but you can,” we both started crying. Not tears streaming down our face, but all out sobbing. Because we knew that God was talking to us. We knew that we were following His word and His will. And through that moment we realized that we shouldn’t have any fear and haven’t since.