So I am going to Rwanda...

So I am going to Rwanda…
So I am going to Rwanda...I am very excited about this great opportunity I have been given. This week I have been getting a little scared not know what to expect. God has been with me through out this time. I have been reading a lot this week. I have already read more this summer than I have read in the school year. So any way, I am currently reading "In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day" by Mark Batterson, and the whole book refers to a passage in 2 Samuel 23:20

20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, who performed great exploits. He struck down two of Moab's best men. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

In the book I am reading, Benaiah is known as a lion chaser, and what I mean by this is that Benaiah was not a wimp, he didn't turn away and run away, he saw a opportunity. Little did he know that this very fearful situation would create a job as one of King David’s bodyguard.

22Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty men. 23 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

So Fear...What do we do with fear? We could continue to fear and lose all hope in being able to evangelize to the Rwandans. Fear would lead to many missed opportunities. Or you can chase that lion...and face those fears. You know, when Benaiah face the lion, I sure he was fearful, but this situation prepared him self to be one of King David bodyguards.

Just as I believe that God will do. I believe that God has been preparing my life for His plan...

So what is fear... when I know that when I face my fears, God will smile because I am being shaped into a man of God.

So I believe that life is worth chasing those lions.