Expect Provision in Abundance

Why is it that we so quickly forget how God provides? 
We've seen Him provide so many times in our past,
and have seen Him be in the details. 
Still, our minds and hearts doubt His provision
when each new situation comes our way.   
Oh, how short our memories are.   

We leave for Haiti on Saturday,
and God has provided.
And been in the details in the biggest and littlest of ways.

How has he provided?
Through...

a special "granny" and her "Single Sisters" who mailed a giant box of shoes

our church's children's ministry who donated school supplies and dry erase boards during VBS

friends who dropped off stacks of DVDs

friends and family who sent checks

supper club pals who brought bags of shoes

an adoptive momma mentor who drops off a
giant bag of donations every other day

friends who write encouraging notes

a church family who allowed us to retreat at their lake home

a teacher friend who found a donor for a big box of soccer balls

a creative, big hearted mentor and her (former student of mine) daughter who threw a donation party

party guests who covered a table with a mountain of socks and underwear

a Zimbabwe teammate who donated a big bag of new movies,
including Tom and Jerry episodes

(We had discussed T&J being perfect for the non-English speaking kids there, but just hadn't had a chance to look for it.  Did she know this?  Nope.  God did though.)

the friend of our brother-in-law who donated a $2,800 LCD projector
(The head of the orphanage had asked for us to bring a projector to show the kids their first movie.  We'd hoped to borrow one. Nope.  We have one to donate,

to bless these kids EXTRAVAGANTLY with.)

the sister and brother and law who donated a sound board

the niece who mailed a box of shoes

the teammate's employer who donated candy

the friend of a teammate who donated a new

DVD player after reading of the request on FB

the doctor who donated a medical kit

the friend of teammate who donated 50 t-shirts

the mentor of a teammate who has agreed to pray us off at 5:30AM

the church connection which resulted in the party bus that we'll be transported to the airport in

the new, AMAZING babysitters who watched the girls while we met to plan, train and pray

the parents who will take off work to come to watch our girls

the sister and brother in law who kept our kids overnight while we retreated with the team

the friends and the family members who prayed and will pray

GOD IS IN THE DETAILS. 

We are blown away, humbled, grateful, teary-eyed, and in awe.  Again.

When will we learn to carry around this awe? 

To expect perfect provision?

To not forget?

He's lavished us, and most importantly has lavished
those kids with love in abundance. 

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
Ephesians 3:20

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