Humbled and Grateful

God has continually fulfilled His promises He has made to me.

I am humbled and oh.so.grateful. for His never-ending mercies.

Each time I think things are not possible and will never work out, they do. God is always in the details. He is trustworthy and Great.

"Be still and know that I am God!" Isaiah 46:10

Just an example: I did not want to fundraise for this trip but knew that I had to. I sent out support letters and was reminded once again that He is the Great Provider through others' encouragement and support. One afternoon, I checked the mail and saw that there was none that day. At this point, I panicked, I think because it had been a long, busy day/week and a let's-ask-catherine-tons-of-hard-questions-about-china kind of day. I was getting out of the car when I calmly said to myself, "Okay, God, I know this is just one day. I know I have to trust you. I trust you, Lord. I know you will provide for my every need." Well, imagine my surprise when I walked into the door of my house and saw 2 letters addressed to me on the kitchen counter! Turns out, the mail had been checked earlier in the day! Inside these 2 precious letters were very generous gifts that brought me to tears in humility and thanksgiving. I was embarrassed at what I had thought and for being ungrateful. It was a BIG lesson!

"And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

To my family, friends, co-workers, and anyone else whom I have forgotten: THANK YOU! Thank you for being Jesus in the flesh to me with your kind words, sweet notes, monetary giving, prayers, phone calls, and general support. I cannot adequately describe in words how grateful I am. Your generosity has brought me to tears many times and to my knees in praise of the Almighty Father. Without you, I would not be able to go back to China and do this.... 

 or this...

 or see these sweet faces....

I want to personally thank the following people for making this dream become a reality:

Mom, Dad, Rebekah and JohnMichael (jie jie and didi) 

Nana and Papa

Kari B.

Wendy C.
Mary S. 

Rachel and Aaron K. and baby on the way! 

Bill and Lauryn M.  

The Barb R. family
Jim, Mary Ann, Katie and Jack H.
Donna, Laura, and James M.  

Rusty and Stacy R.

Debbie G. 

David and Holly M.

Chase and Kristen W. 

Josh and Kelly S. and their 2 little ones :)

Mark and Pat G.

Becky H.

Susan M. 

Judy and Ed D. 

Pam C. 

Gary and Marty S.
Joel, Tracy, and Anna E.
Bill and Dottie M.
Harriet K.
Creig and Janet S.
Dave and Linette B. and the 3 K's
Miss Cricket
Gary and Cindy S.
The "T" Family
Suzy F.
Miss Cricket M.
"Aunt" Ann and "Uncle" Paul
Aunt Risa C.
Susan P.
The "S" Family

The ENTIRE S*B*A* community :)

and to anyone else I accidentally forgot: THANK YOU!

T-minus 10 hours until my first plane leaves. And I couldn't be more excited!