Portland or Bust??

The enemy doesn't use lies like: What are you getting yourself into is going to be hard for you. There won't be strong Christian support there you know. You may not like it, in fact it may feel like a mistake.
The enemy uses lies like: This is going to be a cake walk. You won't have to worry about people checking up on you. You can do whatever you want.

Just like the SKG script says- the only way you're going to know the truth from the lies is by reading God's word. You have to know what the Bible says in order to know God's character and recognize His voice. The harvest is huge and there are a whole lot of different jobs that qualify as "workers".

Where is my East Germany? I think my East Germany is Portland. I think that's my dark place to be a light.

I don't think I've been worried about how hard it is going to be until tonight. I've been looking at all of the positives and the adventure of it all.

Sometimes you have to till the field before seeds can be planted- sometimes you have to be the one that finds the field and pulls out all of the rocks. It's not always instant gratification, sometimes it's backbreaking, sweaty work....I still call that rewarding.