He is Faithful

Again, it's been long overdue since I last wrote an account of my time here. The reason for this is everything else happening on a daily basis. So I guess you could say I've neglected updating because of all the fun I've been having and the challenges I've been going through. God has been teaching me just how extremely faithful He is and how He is my provider through anything and everything.

Just this last week His providence was proven to me when I lost my wallet on one of the city buses. When we asked the bus driver if he had found anything, he said he hadn't, but we realized that it was another bus driver than the one who had driven the bus earlier. So I went on with my day, praying that when we called the lost and found office they would have it there. Later that day, I had one of my German friends call for me, and my wallet was at the office! The even more amazing thing is that the fifty euros I had been keeping in there for vaccinations was still there, as well as my passport! He is faithful.

Another story of His providence and faithfulness is about my bike, Princess Peach (usually just referred to as Peach). In the first place, having her has been such a blessing considering everywhere we go is so far from everywhere else. Basically our "campus" is the entire city and Langwasser, which is a suburb about a forty minute bike ride from the city. So having a bike is pretty helpful unless you rely on public transit, which is very expensive but sometimes necessary. In general, Germany is a lot more expensive than I was intending and I have to rely on God even more than I'm used to, especially when it comes to funding.

A couple weeks ago, Peach's chain snapped off in the woods while I was riding home from Lecture. I had to get her fixed so I could continue to bike to Lectures and the shower and anywhere else. A couple days later I walked her all the way to Lecture in the hopes of getting her fixed that day. I didn't have very much money on me and I was under a time crunch since our leaders told us we were going into the city that day (completely unknown to all the students until that day). Everyone kept telling me it would cost a lot and take more than an afternoon; that I would have to leave it there at least overnight. Another problem was the fact that none of the German speakers wanted to go with me in case the people at the bike shop didn't speak English. I was so frustrated about the hopelessness of the situation, that while walking to the bike shop after Lecture, I said a very short and gloomy prayer. I asked God that He would make it all better, not believing that He would.

When I got there, the man spoke perfect English. He told me he was bored and could fix Peach in about ten minutes and it would only cost about 24 euros (ironically that is just how much I had in my wallet at the time). So he fixed her, and I was able to ride to the city that afternoon like I was supposed to. Even when I have such a lack of faith and an abundance of frustration, God is faithful.

I will hopefully do another update more focused on Outreach and prayer requests, but for now this is what I feel I need to share. One of the speakers we had a few weeks ago asked if we wanted to see miracles. We all naturally said yes (we're trained to). Then he said that if we want to see miracles, we have to be in situations that require a miracle. For me that goes hand in hand with God's providence for me. I've been seeing so many little and big miracles here and I expect to see more very soon!

Speak to you soon! Blessings to all who read!

Love, Hannah