Mission Trip

A little over 2 weeks ago I received an email from my church about a mission trip to India. I had the typical, "That would be great, if we could afford it." reaction and was on the brink of dismissing it when Kellen pointed out that it sounded like there would be little/no cost... so I emailed saying I was interested and told my boss about this amazing opportunity...

I have to turn in my vacation requests 2 months in advance, so I hadn't asked off for this week given the short notice. When I mentioned it to my boss she tried her best to switch schedules to no avail, but (and really, this is miracle #1) she told me, "Go ahead and commit, we can work it out." Between her husband taking off time to cover my days and Kellen covering some days (that's right, Kellen the nanny), etc, it was a green light.

Then I got another email from the organizer saying we'd need to come up with $1750 for the plane ticket... that's a lot of dollars. I immediately felt discouraged, like this trip was a no-go. But God is awesome; did you know that? Over the last week He has reminded me of His provision for me & others, as well as His desire for us let Him be the Big God He is.

And so, that's just what I'm going to let Him do. He already opened the door for time-off... what's $1750? To our budget that's over 3 months rent... BUT (Matthew 19:26) Jesus looked at them and said, “With man (Kellen & Beth) this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

I hope that you will be encouraged to let God be the Big God He is in your life... and if He moves you to help me in my journey to India that's awesome! Prayers, donations, etc... all are welcome!

If you're feeling giving, you can make checks payable to SEBTS and mail them to me-- I'll get them to where they need to go, and I'm pretty sure this is a tax deductible gift-- I'll get back to you on that :)

Beth Lake

339 W Pine Ave

Wake Forest, NC 27587