Overwhelming!

I’m sorry I haven’t posted since I returned to England last Tuesday.  I did arrive safe and sound, and I think I’ve recovered from jet lag.  I’ve actually sat down at my computer a number of times over the last few days with the intent of writing a new blog post, but eventually decided not to because I just didn’t know what to write.  We haven’t done much ministry since arriving; I’ve been reading a few books, but nothing profound was jumping out at me that I wanted to share with the rest of the world; my usual blog topics were non-existent.  But then I heard a brilliant sermon (I use the word ‘brilliant’ knowing I’ll probably be accused of sucking up to Ian, the vicar who gave the sermon) yesterday morning, and I started to figure out why I couldn’t write… I’m overwhelmed!

Ian talked about how we can get overwhelmed by pretty much anything in our lives: big things, small things, good things, bad things.  Right now, the prospect of this coming semester is overwhelming me.  As I mentioned before, two of our team members are not returning this semester, which means changes in the schedule to fill in the gaps.  I’m realizing how quickly the next four months are going to fly by, and there’s so much I’d like see happen before I leave.  I would love to leave here knowing there are people with a desire to continue reaching out to the community, but I know I have a lot of responsibility in helping to make that happen.  Overwhelming!

In yesterday’s sermon, Ian provided hope for my situation.  He talked about the need for us to be completely overwhelmed by God.  It makes sense logically: if we’re completely overwhelmed by Someone who is bigger than anything that could happen in our lives, we can’t be overwhelmed by anything else.  My prayer is that God will help me to be more and more overwhelmed with Him, not only so I can become less overwhelmed with everything else, but also so I can be more and more satisfied in Him alone.

Please continue praying for me and for the team.

In Christ,
Katie