I recently posted about how I had found a place to stay when I originally came down to Charleston. The girl to the right is Emily. When everything seemed to be falling apart and I was considering that maybe God was ready to send me home, Emily stepped in and offered me a place to stay in her apartment. She didn't know anything about me, but told me she didn't even think twice. As soon as she heard that I had a need for a place to stay, she provided one!
Shortly after Emily had invited me to stay with her she introduced me to a guy named Joshua who was also staying with her. Joshua had needed a temporary place to live between the end of a lease and the beginning of another lease, so he stayed with Emily until this last weekend. During my time here Joshua spent a lot of time doing medical research through the Medical School of South Carolina. I didn't get to see him very often because our schedules were very different, but he was very loving and helped me feel extremely welcome.
Emily has been great. I said previously that she helped me meet a ton of people that she knew through church, which has allowed me to make some great friends over the last couple months! The picture above was actually taken during a mission's trip to Kenya that she took during the month of July. When I originally went to SeaCoast Church and met Emily they were raising money to go on this particular mission's trip, so it was awesome to see their support come in and now hear stories about how God provided and what He did through them during their time overseas.
Emily has a huge passion for Africa and hopes to somehow get more involved with ministry opportunities in that area of the world. She's currently a teacher for inner-city kids in Charleston, but feels that God may be calling her to something else. She has a lot of passion, but she doesn't feel like she is fully utilizing her passion and gifts through what she is currently doing.
A few days ago Emily found out that she was going to have an awesome opportunity to move into a beach house with a couple of our friends. She is extremely excited about the opportunity, and we're hoping it's the first step in God rearranging her life to allow for a different career or ministry opportunity. It has been great living with her and she was truly a blessing sent to me from the Lord. Without her open heart I would had never found a place to live that night at church. She's at an exciting point in her life where there are some opportunities for some huge life changes, and I'm excited to see where God takes her.
We're hoping to move her over to the beach house this weekend. The apartment is at least available as a place for me to stay until the end of the month, but I'm hoping to find something sooner. You can read my blog titled "My Dream" to learn more about what I would like to provide for people. I don't know yet what God is going to provide for me, but I trust that He has a plan and that His plan is great.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Let's thank the Lord for Emily and her heart. She was the reason I found a place to live for the summer, and she is very very passionate about ministry in Africa. We can pray that she would know where the Lord wants her to go with a career, and that she is blessed beyond measure by her decision to move in with Kristen and Megan.
Also, I need a place to live. I'm open to anything, but like I've shared previously, I really hope to find a situation where I'm able to use my home as a way to serve the people around me.
God is great and I know He will provide a home for me and a job for both Emily and myself!
Thank you guys. Love you all!
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