My God provides! And in amazing ways too!

I have finally managed to raise all the support that I need for the internship. It is so amazing to see God's hands at work providing for my needs, when I am caught up in my doubts wondering if I will ever have all that I need. Indeed my God is truly more than enough for me! Looking back, I am put to shame to think that I have ever doubted His faithfulness and His provision.

I have also gotten in contact with my mentor for the summer, Elizabeth Wilson. We have only met in an email and on Facebook, but I do look forward to meeting her in person. She is serving in India right now, and I hope she has a good time there and a safe trip back.

Counting down: one month and three days to the start of OSI!

Just a quick update. Almost everything is set for my trip to Orlando. Being the planner that I am, it sure feels good to know that things are under control and are set in place.

I got my air ticket for June 6. Will arrive in Orlando the same day, and the internship officially begins the next day, June 7. I have also found a place to stay between the end of this semester till then. The Camaratas have graciously opened up their house to me. Thank God for their kind hospitality.

Wycliffe has also sent me the 2nd information packet. My official job title is Editorial Writer for the Integrated Marketing Communications Department. Sure sounds sophisticated. I hope I am up to the job. But I am excited for the learning opportunity along the way. After all, that's what I'm there for! I have also 'met' my supervisor-to-be, Amy Boss Milward, on Facebook. Look forward to meeting her in person in about a month and a half.

Financially, I am about $500 to the goal. Praise the Lord for His wonderful provision!

Stay tuned for more updates.

One of my biggest concern when I decided to participate in Wycliffe's Orlando Summer Internship was the financial aspect. I was looking for a paid summer job, so that I can sustain myself throughout the summer, and also hopefully earn enough to pay for college. But clearly, the Lord has other things in mind for me. So here I am, committing myself to an internship, that is not only unpaid, but for which I also have to raise my own funds. Yet, little did I know about the blessings that God has in store for me.

I began this journey carrying on my shoulders the financial burden that I myself have attached to this internship. Partnership development, a.k.a. fund-raising... it sounds neither fun nor interesting. However, along the way, I have come to realise that I have been setting my eyes on the wrong object all this while. I looked ahead and saw $3,500 looming in the distance, but I did not realise that at the same time, I have been treading on the path of God's grace.

The Lord has promised that if I cast all my cares upon Him, He will sustain me (Psalm 55:22). How silly of me to have doubted the provision of the One who has created the Heavens and the earth! The rewarding and exciting part of this partnership development is not to have money pouring in from sponsors, but to learn to put my trust in the Lord God, and seeing Him multiply the 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread to feed my malnourished faith.

Welcome aboard to join me in my adventures as I take part in what Wycliffe Bible Translators is doing to reach the world for Christ. I am very thrilled to be blessed with this wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord in a ministry for which I have a deep passion. I look forward to being amazed by what God can do in me and through me as I learn to surrender my will to His.

You can be a part of this life-changing experience by becoming my prayer partner. Nothing is possible apart from prayer. So, you can be sure that your prayer does make a whole lot of difference. On the right column of this page, there is a list of my prayer requests. Please remember me in your daily prayers. I humbly ask you to take a moment, even right now, to say a prayer for me. Thank you for taking time to pray for me.

Also, visit this journal, Treasure in Jars of Clay, to stay updated about my progress as I prepare for the internship and as I serve with Wycliffe in Orlando, Florida.

Thank you for dropping by. Stay tuned for more updates!