Just cuz.

I feel inspired.
God is so good.
I just want to praise him.

Listen to this story {its super cool}.

It was the first night we arrived in Panama (2 months ago now, whoa!!)
After countless hours of traveling we were exhausted.
We waited at the airport for almost 2 hours for another group that was on a different flight.
Finally they arrived and we left the airport on a YWAM bus.
When we got to our humble abode...Gamboa Union church.

BUT ALAS.

Something was not right.

My leaders Steve and Diane (have been married for only a year) realized that a bag was missing.

We searched high and low.

And it never turned up....

It contained........
their lap top
An external hard drive
A book of quotes they had kept since they met only two years ago.
{It carried all of their best memories!}
And other very valuable things!!

It was succhh a tragedy.

That night and over the next few days we prayed it would turn up at the airport.
Diane remembered setting it down at the airport for a second to hug one of our arriving team, but she doesnt remember seeing it after that.

It was snatched!
NOOO!!

So anyway we prayed and prayed it would show up but we (meaning I) figured it wouldnt since it was stolen. We (I) prayed for a miracle anyway. But we (I) didnt expect too much because our (my) hopes would surely be let up.

A month and a half went by. Steve and Diane never once seemed to stress out too much about the loss of these valuable possessions. Of course it stressed them out a bit, but they were very calm and cool about it. Like they knew God would be faithful {duh}.

At one point they wrote their supporters about the incident and managed to raise enough money for a cheap lap top. A lap top is important for editing photos, storing photos, managing photos...all that..but most importantly for communication back home for prayer needs and family things and to inform supporters of news and you know all that...

SO ANYHOO.

Where was I?

Oh yes... a month and a half went by.

They had their money, but didnt move forward on buying a lap top just yet....

THEN ONE DAY......

Steve recieves an e-mail that goes something along the lines of....

"Dear Steve. Yesterday I bought your lap top at a garage sale in Tennessee. I just wanted to make sure you didnt need anything off of it before I wipe the hard drive...there seems to be a lot of personal files still on it. It is in great condition and I got it for a good price...just wanted to make sure."

YEAH. NO JOKE.
TENNESSEE.

So Steve writes back and being kind as he is replies something along the lines of...

"Dear gracious civil citizen. Thank you for asking. My lap top was stolen from me in Panama about a month and a half ago. I can reimburse you the price you paid and I will take it back, or you can keep it if you need it. Pray and ask God for guidance on the matter"

Couple weeks later the lap top along with all of the other things that were in the back pack show up on the door step at Steve's parents house.
All there.
All in tact.

NO JOKE.

The guy didnt ask for the $200 he spend on the items back.
Just out of the kindness of his heart he had the stuff shipped.
No questions asked.

GOD IS SO FAITHFUL TO ANSWER PRAYER!

I mean seriously.
We didnt think he would ACTUALLY make it show up.
That would be a miracle and miracles dont really happen to ordinary people do they?

HECK YES THEY DO!

What are the chances that some kind man would buy and it care enough to check with steve and then care enough to give it back!

I MEAN REALLY! WHO DOES THAT!?

That stuff really ended in the right hands.
God has his hand on the situation the whole time.

A little faith woulda been nice Cambria.

Prayer really does work.

He provides for the needs of His children.
Steve and Diane's story is a perfect example of this.

I am so happy.
God is so good.

I am on a kick of God's provision right now.
I just read God's Smuggler.
My mom has been trying to get me to read it for like...5 years...and I never have. Seriously I just didnt feel like it for some reason.
But then suddenly when my life is taking a dramatic turn toward missions I suddenly have this urge to read a book about a guy who dedicates his life to missions. Who does God's work. Not only that, Brother Andrew relies on God to provide every single need as a income-less missionary...and God DOES PROVIDE. EVERY TIME.
What a testimony of His faithfulness, hey?

It is my prayer that I can trust God like Steve and Diane and Brother Andrew do with providing needs.
CUZ HE DOES.