Hi all! Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog!
This week has been dragging by, but at the same time it has flown by. I can't believe this will be my last post from the U.S. Unless of course, my mind is awake enough to update it before I leave Tuesday morning at 5:50am! But, I think it's safe to say the next post you will read will be coming to you from the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize! Sounds crazy! I can't believe that these past five and a half months have gone by so quickly! It seems like just yesterday I applied to YWAM and now I am about to board my plane and be a part of this amazing organization! This week I have had the awesome opportunity to meet some girls via Facebook who will also being doing the DTS. That in itself has really been a blessing and has helped ease my nerves. One night, earlier this week, I was laying in bed and of course my mind was going 100 mph with tons of different thoughts about this experience I am about to have. I started getting really nervous and couldn't sleep. Then everything just stopped and these two verses came to me. First, Psalm 4:8, "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, oh Lord, make me dwell in safety." I am very familiar with this verse. I used to have to say it every night when I was a little kid because I was scared of the dark, well pretty much everything really. I think I said it so much it started to lose meaning, until now. Now I am not saying it because I am scared of the dark though, but because I was scared of leaving my home, my family, and my friends to move to a different country for five months. Compared to that, the dark doesn't seem so scary anymore! But then this verse came to mind, Joshua 1:9, also a familiar verse, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." (That includes Ambergris Caye, Belize) Immediately a peace came over me that has stayed with me ever since. I can say with complete confidence that I am more excited than I am nervous now. In order to grow as a person and learn who you are, you must leave what you've always known and experience something new. I think the saying is, "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always be where you've always been." This is something God is calling me to do. I may not know right now why He wants me at this DTS during so many holidays Christmas, Thanksgiving, birthdays, and more, but it's part of His plan for my life. I just have to remind myself that His timing is perfect and He will be with me!
With only four days left, I plan on spending every little bit of time I can with my family. I'm going to spend so much time with them, they're going to be happy to see me get on that plane haha!
I would like to ask that you continue to pray for me and my family during these last few days and five months, as well as, my DTS family. Please pray that God will provide the last bit of financial support any of them may need and protection while traveling.
Real quick I would like to point out some new things on my blog. I have added a share button to the left of the post above my about me section. Feel free to share with anybody, facebook, twitter, email, ect! I am thinking I have the email notifications figured out too. If you would like to receive an automatic email update when I update my blog, please send me your email address in the "contact me" form and I will add you to the list! Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support! I really look forward to writing from Belize. It's going to be an amazing five months and I am so glad I am able to share it with all of you!!
Brittney
Jeremiah 29:11
Brittney Timberlake
