As every day kept passing and I kept meeting more and more people who had been to Uganda, were going to Uganda, or had connections to Uganda, I still had no idea how I'd get there.
It was quite unsettling and frustrating. Because people kinda thought I was crazy. And because I knew I was going somehow, just not HOW.
Learned a lot of patience in that time period. Yes, His timing is always perfect. And funny. Sometimes hilarious.
I decided I had to quit my job as a barista at Overall Company to find something that paid more to try and get my school loan paid off. I hated the idea because I'd met so many amazing people through my job; not to mention I really enjoy making feathers on lattes for people on coffee dates. April 1st was the day I was scheduled to stop being scheduled.
But something wasn't right. I literally felt sick about it. It made absolute sense for me to quit and everyone told me it was the right thing to do and not to worry about it. I thought I had convinced myself it was right too, but in the back of my mind, it felt so wrong.
I had already gotten another job and was on my way to train for it when I decided to stop by Overall Co. for some random reason. Long story short, I ended up making a real quick decision against everyone's opinion and staying there and quitting my other job I'd had for two days. (If you know me well, you're laughing at my skill to quit jobs quickly if they don't feel right.)
So I kept the job at Overall Co. and ditched the other one where I'd make more money. Then God provided. On a run amongst lots of green grass and red dirt, my friend gave me a call and said she basically just got me a job as a waitress at a delicious restaurant called Island Wing Company. I could write a whole other blog just about how much God's blessed me there. But anyway, now I had two part time jobs and PEACE about them both.
So anyway, April 1st came around, the day I should've NOT been at Overall Co. I met a new co-worker that day named Kristin. We got to talking and before I know it, she's telling me all about how she has been to Uganda, met Katie Davis (author of Kisses from Katie... inspired many of my dreams) and been to her home, and has endless connections for me to work in Uganda.
Real quick I realized what that sick feeling in my stomach was when I quit.. It was God keeping His plan in motion. I'm now going to Uganda with the Williams family who are already down there doing amazing things for the Kingdom. I wouldn't have been connected with them had I not met Kristin that day. I wouldn't have met her unless I didn't quit Overall Co. And I wouldn't have decided to stay unless I followed the Spirit's conviction rather than everyone's opinion to leave.
Good thing I can't mess up God's plan. No matter how much I try to do my own thing, no matter how much I think I know best, He somehow always directs my steps into HIS PERFECT PATH.
God is good and so extremely real. I can see Him and His work everywhere He takes me. He's got this. He's got you. Trust Him.
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