Last night the icy roads took a real toll on our little neighborhood. We live near the intersection of two hills and there's always difficulty when it snows, but tonight was particularly troublesome. Christian dug out one car that slid into a snow bank, took the sand and salt bucket from our driveway and salted our street himself so that several people who were stuck could get up our hill and past our house. We watched more than one vehicle spin 180°. One of them stuck in a bank, we watched in horror as two more cars spun around and crashed into that vehicle. No one was hurt, but my heart was in my throat. Like some of you, I have had my life permanently changed by a split second accident. The repercussions have caused years of anxiety in my life. Five minutes late can spiral quickly and become death in mind, because it has, and while I've become better over the years, that fear is still real to me. I had nightmares from those accidents last night.
I guess what I'm saying is what am I living for? Where are my priorities? Life is fast and short. God has blessed me, God had given me hard times, but mostly I have an easy life. Physically I have all I need and more, but I still struggle with depression, anxiety and guilt. My life has never been as hard as the people Team World Vision serves, but my heart has been broken and I have a feeling I'm not the only one. Someone reading this is broken in a way similar to me. I know, too, that there are both broken hearts and bodies in communities that need clean water. And I know that we can do something about it.
Solely having a faith in Jesus has lifted some of my personal burden, but by using that faith in action through service and advocacy I've gained even more freedom.
Last year I started on a journey that was truly heart healing for me, I ran with Team World Vision and I committed to praying for our team, the people being served through TWV and all of you every week. I'm recommitting to that this year, because part of being made lighter through Christ is accepting his call. I have rarely felt more personally called to action than I have over the last two years to serve in this mission. So I'm asking humbly, with the skeptical heart I can't change on my own, for your prayer and support as we continue working toward change.
Here's my promise; I'm going to work hard to bring 200 people clean water for life again this year and I am going to pray hard for those people and all of you. Can you help through prayer and donation?
Thank you for walking alongside, for changing lives and being light in our world.