30 Days and Counting...
Oh my goodness, I cannot believe that I will be boarding a plane for Kenya one month from today! Ahhh…I get giddy every time I think about it! What an exciting adventure this summer is going to be. My departure date of May 12th is rapidly approaching and I know the next 30 days are going to fly by. Here’s the schedule: I’ll be in Southern California for the next three weeks meeting with this summer’s teams and finishing all their final training and preparation. And, of course, I’ll be trying to get in one last hang out time with all my friends and “family” down here. So, for all my Southern California friends, give me a call or shoot me an e-mail if you want to schedule a lunch, coffee, etc. before I leave.
THEN…the plan is to drive up to Sacramento on May 5th and spend a week there enjoying my amazing family, seeing my Sacramento friends and supporters, and meeting with the four Northern California teams serving with ELI this summer. It’s going to be a packed week, but I’m looking forward to it! And then…on May 12th…I, Kierra Higgins, am boarding a plane with my amazing King of Kings for the land that has stolen my heart! And this time, I’m not just going for a few weeks. No, no, this time I’m going for four months! I’m not just visiting – I’m LIVING there! Whooohooo!
"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace." Isaiah 55:12
Other fun updates…
Building Relationships: I’ve been able to start building some great relationships with this summer’s interns and teams, and I’ve been loving it! I love that amidst the logistics and checklists and flight details of these teams, I’m getting to know some of them and am developing some fun friendships. I’ve loved swapping prayer requests with the interns and praying for the struggles and fears they’re facing right now. And I’ve loved meeting the team leaders and teams as we eat together, laugh, share stories, and get ready for what God has in store for this summer. Suddenly the team members aren’t just names on my spreadsheet, but they are faces and friends who I will see again as I greet them at the airport in Nairobi. More and more, God is teaching me that this life is about relationships, about people. It’s not about to-do lists and tasks; it’s about relationship with Him and His people. It’s about touching people, loving people, and sharing life together. Kenyans “get” this and I can’t wait to spend my whole summer learning from them. I love that my summer is going to be all about relationships! Oh Lord, continue to mold my heart that it might love and value others as you do.
Speaking and Sharing: God has opened the door for me to speak at a couple of high school chapels and church groups the past two months and I’ve loved it! I love getting to be a voice for His people around the world who have no voice, and I love allowing God to use me as His voice: a vessel for him to speak to His people through. It’s been so fun to watch Him work through these times and speak to people’s hearts.
Prayer requests…
My one desire right now is that I would arrive in Kenya a fully prepared and equipped vessel, ready for God to use in any way He sees fit. Pray that God finishes any work He needs to do in my heart to get me to this place by May 12th. I know that I will never be completely equipped, and I’m glad because that means I have to fully rely on HIM instead of myself. But I want to allow Him to prepare my heart as much as possible before I go. I don’t fully know what this looks like, but God does, and that’s enough for me. Pray that He prepares my heart, mind, attitude, and relationship with Him.
Donations:People have been asking me how they can send donations or supplies for my trip. If you are interested in helping in this way, you can send everything to the ELI office at P.O. Box 67 Upland, CA 91785. If you want to send any letters or fun stuff for me throughout the summer, just mail them to this address and our office staff will send them over to me with the next team that goes. Thanks so much!
THEN…the plan is to drive up to Sacramento on May 5th and spend a week there enjoying my amazing family, seeing my Sacramento friends and supporters, and meeting with the four Northern California teams serving with ELI this summer. It’s going to be a packed week, but I’m looking forward to it! And then…on May 12th…I, Kierra Higgins, am boarding a plane with my amazing King of Kings for the land that has stolen my heart! And this time, I’m not just going for a few weeks. No, no, this time I’m going for four months! I’m not just visiting – I’m LIVING there! Whooohooo!
"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace." Isaiah 55:12
Other fun updates…
Building Relationships: I’ve been able to start building some great relationships with this summer’s interns and teams, and I’ve been loving it! I love that amidst the logistics and checklists and flight details of these teams, I’m getting to know some of them and am developing some fun friendships. I’ve loved swapping prayer requests with the interns and praying for the struggles and fears they’re facing right now. And I’ve loved meeting the team leaders and teams as we eat together, laugh, share stories, and get ready for what God has in store for this summer. Suddenly the team members aren’t just names on my spreadsheet, but they are faces and friends who I will see again as I greet them at the airport in Nairobi. More and more, God is teaching me that this life is about relationships, about people. It’s not about to-do lists and tasks; it’s about relationship with Him and His people. It’s about touching people, loving people, and sharing life together. Kenyans “get” this and I can’t wait to spend my whole summer learning from them. I love that my summer is going to be all about relationships! Oh Lord, continue to mold my heart that it might love and value others as you do.
Speaking and Sharing: God has opened the door for me to speak at a couple of high school chapels and church groups the past two months and I’ve loved it! I love getting to be a voice for His people around the world who have no voice, and I love allowing God to use me as His voice: a vessel for him to speak to His people through. It’s been so fun to watch Him work through these times and speak to people’s hearts.
Prayer requests…
My one desire right now is that I would arrive in Kenya a fully prepared and equipped vessel, ready for God to use in any way He sees fit. Pray that God finishes any work He needs to do in my heart to get me to this place by May 12th. I know that I will never be completely equipped, and I’m glad because that means I have to fully rely on HIM instead of myself. But I want to allow Him to prepare my heart as much as possible before I go. I don’t fully know what this looks like, but God does, and that’s enough for me. Pray that He prepares my heart, mind, attitude, and relationship with Him.
Donations:People have been asking me how they can send donations or supplies for my trip. If you are interested in helping in this way, you can send everything to the ELI office at P.O. Box 67 Upland, CA 91785. If you want to send any letters or fun stuff for me throughout the summer, just mail them to this address and our office staff will send them over to me with the next team that goes. Thanks so much!
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