A Brick of Faith

It’s already been almost two weeks since our strategic time of prayer. Of course, we continue to ask for your prayers as we lean into the plans God has for us this year. One area God really challenged me throughout the week, was having my faith move from comfort to action.

Hebrews 11:1 says it clearly.

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

About a week after being back in Gulu, Tim commissioned 14,000 bricks to be built.

Crazy? 

To me.... yes. 

His thought was if we find land this year, it will be too late and too expensive to have bricks made to begin building on it. However, if the bricks are already made, they will be ready to build the first building with. Which in return allows us to begin our discipleship program sooner. 

My instant response was anything but encouraging, but rather a list of all the reasons why we shouldn't bother. We don’t have our NGO process completed, we have no land and we aren't anywhere close to begin the process of building the discipleship center.

And yet, faith is action without having all the answers or seeing the plan laid out before your physical eyes. That's all well and good, but I like a plan. Always have and always will. However, I’ve been challenged by my husband's faith. Faith that God has a plan and to take a step of faith in preparing ourselves for what's coming. After praying throughout the week, I was  feeling I really needed to “get on board,” rather than point out all the reasons why building bricks was a ridiculous idea.

After all,

Noah built an ark to save his family and 2 of every kind of animal from the rains that were going to flood the earth, but had yet to come.

Abraham left his homeland and journeyed towards the promised land, he had yet to know and a family line he had yet to see become a reality.

Joshua and the tribe of Israel marched around the walls of Jericho, not understanding how they would have the victory.

So perhaps, ordering 14,000 bricks doesn’t sound that crazy after all.

We are putting our trust in a God who knows how this plan is going to take place and stepping out in faith as we watch his plan begin to unfold.

Please lift us up in prayer as we continue on in the process of finding and buying land and for all these bricks to be put to good use!