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I was a senior in college, ready to take on the world, when I felt God calling me to be a missionary – specifically to move to north Bogotá, Colombia, and participate in a church plant there. I never came to live in Bogotá full-time, but I was there for the first meeting of the congregation in north Bogotá in March 2000, for their first anniversary, and on countless other occasions between 2000 and 2006. I have not been back to visit Bogotá or any of the congregations there since before I moved back to the US from Venezuela and I am very excited to share with the sisters there this weekend for a seminar on communication.
For this Throwback Thursday, I will share with you this photo of that first trip to Bogotá when the north Bogotá congregation was started.
Pictured: Bob Brown (top), Michelle J. Goff, ____, Rafael, Sonia and Andrés Valderrama
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“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” I’m not sure where that quote originated or if it has been medically proven to be true. I actually don’t like apples and the thought of eating an apple a day is nauseating.
My “apple a day” quote and reminder is that “a blog post a day keeps the stress at bay.” I am a writer. I always have been. I have my best prayer time with God writing out my prayers and pouring out my heart to Him on paper. I am most inspired when I can write what is on my heart and picture someone else reading it and being encouraged and inspired, even equipped to fight the good fight and finish the race.
However, at times, it is a challenge to keep up with the daily blog posts, especially when I’m traveling. I can get overwhelmed by distractions, confused by Satan’s advances, and lost in the busyness of life that I don’t take the time I need to write to you and express my thoughts to God.
I have found that if I take time every day to spend alone with God in prayer and write the blog posts, life flows a lot more smoothly and keeps the stress at bay. It is easy to procrastinate and set it aside, but on this Wake-up Wednesday, I encourage you to take the time to do what you know you need to do – spend time alone with God and work on whatever is easy to procrastinate.