Hear Am I Lord, Send Me!!

Since I left the Philippines 9 months ago, my heart's cry has been to go back and serve the villagers in the mountains, share the Hope that is within me, and disciple those that find my Jesus. Deep within my heart, I thought God wanted me to go back in 2012.

Summer 2011

It was not until March though, that I felt the Spirit's lead to contact my friends in the Philippines about going back. Meanwhile, I did what I felt Him asking me to do--pursue EMT. Through much prayer, waiting, and releasing everything to God over and over again, He has continued to open the doors for me to go back.

But as for me, my prayer is unto Thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of Thy mercy hear me, in the truth of Thy salvation. Hear me, O LORD; for Thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies.

~ Psalms 69:13 & 16 ~

Last week, while I was at my Skills Camp, I received the last of my confirmatory letters verifying the need and joyful acceptance of my going back to help.  This morning, after more prayer and consideration, my parents gave me their full blessing to purchase the plane tickets and start finalizing all the details.

Dao Valente, I will leave around September 15th, 2012, and return around March 15th, 2013. I will fly to Davao City, and volunteer for around 6 weeks at Mercy Maternity Clinic (the same place I volunteered last year) to refresh my Midwifery Skills, before heading out to Butuan's Bukid (where I did most of my outreaches) for the remaining 4.5 months, to help my Filipino Surgeon friend-Bong and his team in the villages.

In all, I need to raise around $4000, $1900 of which, I have already covered. I believe, through working and saving this summer, I should have no problem raising the rest.

While there in the mountains (and at the Clinic), I will be helping and performing Routine Prenatals, delivering babies, giving health teachings and basic health care/checkups, evangelizing, discipling, helping to lead Bible Studies, and encouraging the edification of the believers already there in Christ.

Please pray for me:

That in all my preparations, I would keep an open hand to God's guiding;

That as my work consumes me (since it usually does..I love it SO much!), that I would have a tender heart towards my little siblings and my parents who 'supposedly' are going to miss me ;p;

That I would not get weary in well-doing, but that in everything I do, that I would be doing it in Christ, not of works, lest any man should boast;

That in everything I do, it would give God the glory, and would be a blessing to others.

The following verses describe my journey the last 9 months to a T...the asking, the waiting, the resting in His timing, the doing as He asked, the trusting, the meditating in His Word, the asking again, the hunger & ache to go back, the trusting in His timing and again abiding in His resting place, asking what His will for me is, resting, waiting, meditating, and then suddenly, an ANSWER!! -- "write a letter", obedience, waiting, resting, waiting, meditating, waiting, an ANSWER!! -- "Yes, come to the Bukid! We need you!", prayer, prayer, prayer, An ANSWER!! -- "write a letter", obedience, waiting, an ANSWER!! -- "Yes, come to Mercy! We need you!", prayer, prayer, prayer... and then the blessing of my parents. Praise God!!!

Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Thy works; I muse on the work of Thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto Thee: my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not Thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in Thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto Thee.

Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Quicken me, O LORD, for Thy Name's sake: for Thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

~ Psalms 143:1, 5-8, 10-11 ~

And this is only the beginning....