Hanging On

Wow. Yesterday was amazing. God definitely knows what I need and provides without me really asking for it. So anyway, I'm a HUGEEEE fan of Britt Nicole. If you don't know her, search her live videos on YouTube! I love her genuine and sincere love for God. She is so inspiring. She came to Ecuador to give us a free concert out of the kindness of her heart. Knowing that she was leaving the day after, I was determined to hunt her down and creep on her so that I could meet her. When we had our "eye surgery" sermon, students who wanted "eye surgery" to receive Christ's vision would go up to LITS and leaders for prayer. If there were people without a team then they could go to Britt Nicole. I was just about ready to disown my teammates. Hahhaha just kidding.....kind of. So that afternoon, I went to the bathroom to relieve myself. Some of my teammates were sitting by there and they told that Britt Nicole stopped by to say hi and to chat with them for a bit. Apparently she left as I was walking towards them. Being the big fan that I am, I wa freakin out and was kind of devastate to know that I missed my chance to meet her. All of a sudden a teammate points out that Britt Nicole is walking back my way. I was soooo happy and excited and we asked her why she came back and she said "God told me to come back." AMAZING!!! She then prayed for one onmy teammates and praye fo me as well. She gave me two big hugs and I have 3 pictures with her. One is blurry but I'm not deleting it hahha. I just felt sooooo blessed after my encounter with her.

I also saw her again sometime later during the day and greeted her. She still remembered my name!! At her concert in our rented tent, I made sure I was right in the front middle of the stage. I was close enough to the point where I could touch her because she would be only one foot away from me. Oh and before she got on stage, we waved at each other. Britt is such a prayer warrior! She would randomly grab someone's hand, ask for their name, and pray for them. All her prayers were spot on. She has such an amazing way of reaching out to people and connecting with them. It's so evident that Christ is in her. She has so much love to go around. When she performed her "Lost Get Found" song, tears were streaming down my far and before I knew it, I was bawling. I didn't even notice until I felt her make physical contact with me but she knelt right in front of me. She rested her forehead against mine and with her hand on my shoulder, she prayed for me. She prayed exactly what I needed to hear. She also prayed in tongues which was pretty cool. From then on, I could not keep tears from rushing down my face. What I remember most was having the desire to be completely used by God. The bible says that we were made for greatness and that we'd even be able to do greater things than that. Imagine that! Man God is just so wonderful. How can I not serve Him? How can I not give Him my life?

After the concert, I waited in line for about two hours. The reason that it takes so long is because she takes the time to pray for each person she meets. When it was my turn, I thanked her for the concert and prayers. We started talking for a bit and she asked me what I liked to do. I responded that as of now, I kinda liked helping people. She them asked me about nursing. My jaw dropped in awe. This person knows basically nothing about my life. In case y'all didn't know, I'm actually doing nursing cuz I feel led to do so. If you talked to me early last summer, I would tell you that I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I didn't really consider nursing because it didn't appeal to me. After my trip to guatemala, God completely changed my perpective on the world and his people. And that's why I'm doing nursing. Britt told me that God told her that I was doing nursing and that I'm doing exactly what He has planned for me. All this time Ive been wondering and worrying whether or not I'm doing God's will or my own will because I want to do what God wants me to do. Britt reassured me satin that I'm definitely on the path that he's paved for me. The path that He has prepared in advance for me. Woooow. What a wonderful confirmation. I've been getting little confirmations here and there but neve have I had one like this. She just really encouraged me and told me that God's going to use me for great things. What a blessing!! I didn't even really ask for a confirmation but God gave it to m anyway to put my heart at peace. Now I truly know that there's nothing that can stop me from completing the calling He has for my life. There have been people who discouraged me from pursuing nursing because they questioned my motives behind it. Now I can honestly say that I'm doing it because God told me to. During training before this trip, my mom said something that really stuck out to me. She said "When God calls you to do something, He'll provide and make a way." Yesterday was such a god given day to me. God definitely displayed the charcteristic of a father who loves to please his children. He obviously knew that Im a big fan of Britt and somehow orchestrated a day full of her knowing I'd be so encouraged by it. I went to sleep last night with a huge smile stretched on my face. God is too too good. All the time.

I have to go now so I'll finih up this post later and talk about my ministry day today. Love y'all!

Love,
Michelle