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Global Urban Trek 2008
Divine DelaysJune 30, 2008
Generally this first entry is about the orientation experience, but after orientation I was taken on a long detour to Mexico City and that is where I’ll start. I wasn’t able to fly out from Miami to Mexico with my team due to travel document conflicts. I was forced to fly back home to San Diego and figure things out from there.
I broke down just minutes before heading back to San Diego, I wanted to give up and not continue on with finding an alternative route to Mexico City. Hopelessly, I cried as I continued to repeat, “I’m done. I’m done trying to serve Him. I’m not going to try any more! I’m done.” I continuously questioned God, asking Him, “Am I unworthy to serve you? Do you not want me a part of your plans?” I asked the Lord for some sort of sign, revelation or confirmation. I needed Him to reveal to me that His plan was to encourage me to fight, and not discourage me from continuing.
Switching flights in Houston, I heard a man say, “God is in a hurry.” I thought it strange and asked him about it. In fact, he said, “God isn't in a hurry. Often times we find ourselves rushing and always in a hurry, but we have to understand that God doesn’t operate by our time. He operates based on His plan and in His way, and not by ours. We just have to trust His schedule, and whenever we get there, we get there.”
After he finished speaking, a smile grew on my face as I said, “I think you were just an answer to prayer.” My attitude changed entirely, and I felt like myself again, but this time I was empowered by what the Lord had spoken through that older man.
After this, Lord instilled in me a fighting spirit and a desire to persevere. He empowered me with all that was of Him instead of myself. Through the Mexican consulate in San Diego, the Iraqi Embassy in DC (to get a passport), and finally to Mexico City, the Lord was with me.
With each new conflict arising, I was no longer surprised. The enemy did everything in his power to prohibit me from going – something which also affected my team. But I continued to fight. It was He who encouraged me and continued to propel me forward, in spite of the enemy’s schemes and continuous plots against our team.
Through this detour, my character and patience have been further developed, and my attitude has been transformed. I’m usually one to give up in conflict, as avoidance is a key aspect of my personality. In previous circumstances, I would have given up considering the number of obstacles that continued to arise, yet this time, God would not let me.
He started it, and indeed He’s faithful in finishing it. Though it was an attack of the enemy, the Lord ended the disaster beautifully. It’s a beautiful testimony of His faithfulness.
- Sally
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