Last Sunday,  at church we sang the song, "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus". What an amazing song! It was very encouraging but my favorite part was learning the back story behind the song.

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
No turning back, no turning back.

Back story:

In the 1800's an Indian man named, Sandh Singh became a Christian. The leaders of his village told him to deny Christ or his family would be killed. He responded  “I have decided to follow Jesus, and there is no turning back.” After he watched his children die, he said, “The world behind me, but the cross is before me.” And after his wife was murdered, he said, “Though none go with me, I will follow Jesus.”

 What a powerful story!
 

Titus and I are in awe of God and how He provides for us! We are so grateful that He is in control and always meets our needs! We met an amazing young man this weekend who does mission work every summer overseas. He shared some verses with us that  reminded him why he was there. I love these verses and plan on memorizing them for both great and difficult days ahead.  I wanted to share them with you as well!

 My mom also shared a verse with us yesterday. That I found fitting for our current journey! I am excited to see what amazing things God will do during our time preparing for Africa and once we are there. I hope these verses both encourage and inspire you! :)

Please share any of your favorite verses in the comment section! Would love to read verses that inspire you and give you strength!

Last night at CWJC

What a sweet night! I have enjoyed volunteering at CWJC over the past 2 years. It is hard saying goodbye! Tonight  Ms.Angela the head of the Williamson County CWJC Campus threw Omar and I a going away party! So sweet! Omar, is a student who is moving to Chicago to attend Seminary. How neat! He is going to be a pastor! God has blessed me so much with this program! I am so grateful that I got to meet amazing people. I signed up to teach them English, but over the past 2 years they have taught me so much about God and his love! They have become a 2nd family to me! I will miss my sweet students and the other volunteers!

I had to share this picture, just for fun! Apparently this is tradition in Mexico. They do this at birthdays and going away parties, it is called "bite the cake" a.k.a. push your face in the cake! Oh these people are so fun! I will miss them. It was a memorable night!

We were very encouraged today! I logged into our Pure Charity page to find that someone had donated to our launch fee. What a blessing! I love seeing how God provides! It is very encouraging to see how the body of Christ comes together to support one another. Titus and I are very excited to embark on this journey! We are overwhelmed by the prayers and support from family and friends.
We are so happy that we will be working with my sister Catherine and her family in Malawi, Africa. There will be 4 families working together to love, encourage, and share Jesus' love to orphans and widows at Esther's House Orphanage. 

There are 2 ways you can help us. By visiting out Pure Charity monthly page
https://www.purecharity.com/fernsformalawi/
and our launch page 
https://www.purecharity.com/fernlaunch