Global Urban Trek 2008
Fear and FaithJune 22, 2008
As orientation comes to close, I grapple with many feelings, thoughts, and emotions.
When I arrived in Bangkok, I was struggling with so many fears: culture shock, the spiritual warfare awaiting me, the language barrier; God’s ultimate call for my life, and not being able to “live in the moment” after waiting nine years to serve in Kolkata. Yet God reminded me of His hugeness!
He has shown me that fear immobilizes action and minimizes His sacrifice on the cross. He has reminded me that He is Jehovah Jireh, My Provider. He knows intimately my every need. I need not worry.
In addition to God replacing my fears with hope and His promises, God has convicted me that there are many aspects of His character which I do not know or understand. My Precious Father wants me to learn from Him. He wants desperately to show me new identities of Himself through my incarnational living this summer.
During Jesus’ ministry, He was homeless and traveled without belongings. He was misunderstood, rejected and displaced. He identified with the poor. He healed those sick. He served.
By becoming a minority in a foreign culture and entering into a lifestyle alongside the poor, I will better understand Jesus’ love for the poor and the Church’s responsibility to the poor. I will see His heart for the poor in a new and refreshing way. Displaced from my relational and material comforts, I will have to depend more closely on God.
I leave tomorrow morning for Kolkata with my heart beating for the joy and victory of His cross. I am eager to take the light of Christ with me to join in His work driving out the despair. I am ready to see God in new ways and live in His “City of Joy,” Kolkata. I am blessed with this opportunity to be part of God’s plan for His kingdom to come in India!
- Julie
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