Not Alone

Some of my fellow Nomad interns from South Africa will be heading back to S.A. sometime early in 2012. They happen to be from the same town back in the States, even though they didn't really know each other before they met in Africa. Some of my other intern friends from S.A. have recently gotten married and are also heading back to the mission field. We're all in the same boat, preparing to go on a new adventure and anxiously awaiting what's next!... However, I can't help but wish that I had someone who was going with me to Wales, like my friends do. Just someone who I could talk to and be excited with. I feel like life's experiences are more fulfilling when they are shared with someone else. I won't be totally alone in Wales. I know the missionaries I'll be working with and I'm excited to be with them, but it's not the same because I'm only there for a short time and when I come back there's no one here who I can really relate to about my time in Wales.

Just a few days ago I heard this song, Not Alone, by Red. It was incredibly encouraging to me! To be honest, I felt like Jesus was singing this just to me.

I am with you
I will carry you through it all.

I won't leave you
I will catch you
When you feel like letting go.

'Cause you're not,
you're not alone.

I really can't explain it, but Jesus felt so close to me the other night when I was laying in bed listening to this song over and over! I feel comforted and more prepared to face what's next!

I am with you!

May we always remember this. Jesus is literally always with you!

I hope this encourages you as much as it did me.