He Will be With Me

"The Lord, He is the one who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you or forsake you." (Deut 31:8)

I read that passage and promise the night of January 1st. As I read "He is the one who goes before you. He will be with you" I was confused. How can someone be in front of you and with you at the same time? (Oh yeah, He's God and He's everywhere. Being God lets you do stuff like that!) Then a mental image came to me. Two children walking through a dark passage. A young sister in her flowing nightgown, and her protective and gentlemanly older brother. He is walking in the front with one hand behind his back, she is clutching that hand and hiding in the shadow of his strength and bravery. He is not going to leave her behind! He is also not going to abandon her part way to finish alone while he does something else. The little hero will go before and with his little sister all the way.

God is that and so much more. He is able to protect us and fight off the bad guys better than anyone else. He is there with us. He will never drop our hand and leave us in terror, no matter how many places we go, or how far away they are from home, from our comfort zones. He will lead us and be with us if we will let Him. I am so thankful that God will be leading the way to and through China, and that he will be with me every step of the way.

For those of you who are not going to China, God will be with you too. Remember that every step of your day, at work, at school, with your kids, friends, or parents, in your scary moments and in your happiest too, there is a hand to hold.

Goodnight!

Prayer Points:

• Our agent is actively looking for flights. Please pray that a good set will be found for us. The challenge is compounded because my team is coming from three different states, but are required to arrive in Beijing on the same flight so we need to meet up somewhere mid travel. Also, once the right flights are found we all have to confirm the itinerary by email to make sure our names are spelled right, and we are starting at the right airport and such. Pray that we will all be checking in when we need to and that nothing will be missed!
• We have our second team meeting on Thursday night. Please pray that it goes well (also I haven't forgotten about telling you all about the first one, it's half written and on the schedule for tomorrow!)
• Please pray for smooth visa approval. 
• Continued thanks for the first needed payment and prayers for the rest.

Thank you my prayer worriers! You are invaluable!!

If you want to contribute financially you can do it online here. In the drop-down list select "Storyteller Missions", and under "Participant Name(s)" put Tatiana Martin March'16 Guangdong China Team. Or you can mail a check to America World Adoption, 6723 Whittier Avenue, McLean, VA 22101 made out to AAWA with Tatiana Martin March'16 Guangdong China Team in the memo line

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