Divine Appointments

Our trip to Surkhet is where I learned that God is a God of divine appointments. This trip was supposed to take around 12 hours which turned into about 36 hours. But what a trip!

There was a strike going on at the time of our travels so we had to stop in villages we would not have stopped at otherwise. But God had other plans. We needed to wait in these villages for police escort to move forward.

The instant we stopped at the first village I knew we were supposed to be there. We were always told that when you come into an area just begin to pray over it. So a couple of us began to walk the streets and pray. It was a good time to meet the people. It didn't take much to draw attention, I don't think they saw many foreigners. You just needed to open up and say hi, which in Nepalee is Namaste, and before you know it you had people flocking to you. It gave us an opportunity to play with the kids and visit with the adults. They actually knew enough english so that you could talk with them.

I just sensed God's overwhelming love for them and I also sensed their hunger for change. They didn't know that the change they needed is Jesus Himself, that's why it was so important to God that we share Him no matter where we were. That is true for all of us, do not assume that the people you meet know who Jesus is. Share with them who Jesus is to you, and they will want to know Him. May your journey be guided by how you can be Christ to the people around you.

As we continued to travel in the dark we needed to stop at another checkpoint. I think these were the ones that were heading up the strike or riot or whatever. Anyway they had guns and looked pretty serious, so we weren't sure we would be able to go thru. But my God is my protector and provider. When our guide got out of the van to talk with the head guy, they knew each other from school. I honestly saw God in heaven with a big smile on His face saying, "What did you think of that?"
Fear was one thing I never experienced while I was away. The picture God had given me before leaving on outreach was a picture of a snowplow. God had already plowed ahead of us preparing the way. How beautiful is that!

Being it was so late we ended up staying in a guesthouse in another village. All us girls stayed in one room that was just a long plywood piece on a frame. We were not even sure what was on the walls. Actually we didn't want to know. Yet I knew we were well taken care of and that God was in control.

The next morning while waiting for an escort we had the opportunity to visit with so many people. Some of the kids taught us handshakes and some of them even danced for us. When we left they all crowded around the van to say goodbye. Another Divine appointment, don't you think?

That night we finally made it to Surkhet.