Dorothy

Tuesday night we decided to take the kids fishing at the lake and these fishing trips always end up with a VERY late “homecoming.”  We got home about 1:30 am, got the kids and ourselves all settled and in bed around 2ish and I decided to check my Facebook before I called it a night.  About 20 minutes had passed when a message came through from “Dorothy from Kenya!!!!”   You can imagine my excitement because I had responded to her message about a week ago but really deep down I doubted that I would ever hear from her again. 

Our conversation went on back and forth for about 2 hours and it was beautiful!  I keep saying it over and over but I just love how God works….Dorothy found me on Facebook through the little inspirational pictures that I repost and share on the newsfeed.  And now it makes sense to me as to why I always make those public instead of sending them where just my “friends” can see them.  God used one of those pictures to touch Dorothy’s heart all the way in Kenya!!!!  Who’s to say there haven’t been more people throughout the world who He has ministered to in this way?!

Dorothy is a believer…she was very quick to tell me that she was “born again”, she is a part of the worship team in her church and even the job that she has is a ministry J  She loves her Savior!  I told her that Michael and I were coming to Kenya in September to share the love of Jesus with her people and that when she messaged me the other day I did NOT believe that it was coincidence.  I told her (and I believe this with all my heart) that God is up to something BIG!  She also agrees with me that this is no coincidence and is excited that we are coming.

She lives about a day’s journey from one of the places where we will be serving so the chances of actually meeting her are pretty slim but she and I are both praying that God will work a miracle and that somehow He will bring us together while we are there. 

You know, I don’t know what God is doing in all of this but I DO KNOW that He is definitely at work!  I also may never meet Dorothy this side of Heaven but I will forever have a friend in Kenya who GOD has placed in my life for “such a time as this.”  I will FOREVER be grateful for the opportunity that God has given me to be His hands and feet in this and I believe that I haven’t even begun to see the half of it!!  My God is BIG and I know that He has BIG plans for the people of Kenya and for the team that is going over there!