God.

When I first started to type this blog post I wanted to start with a statement: God is so good! Then proceed to tell you readers what has been happening in my life and specifically pertaining to the process of my Ecuador trip. Then I thought, even if these things did not happen, would God still be good? Answer: Yes. Then I said to myself, I shall type: God is provider! But He is still, yet again, provider even if what i am about to tell you didn't happen. So, I've decided that you shall make up your mind as to what you think after I give you the progress of my trip.

   I woke up Wednesday morning, around 3:00 am with a terrible stomach bug [and all it entails]. This meant that I missed my training meeting Wednesday night. I was very disappointed because I was going to confirm with Bro. Bart that I was going on the Ecuador trip, if the Lord was pleased. Going into this meeting I was told by many people that, If God wants me to go on this trip, that He would provide the money. let's face it, I do not have $2,000 to go to Ecuador, but you know what I was reassured, "God does". I checked my email that Wednesday to find an EXCITING email. Bro. Bart said that we will only have to pay $200 by March 2, to confirm our spot on the trip and pay the rest for our airfare by the end of March. WHAT A BLESSING! In addition to this, the Lord is giving me the money for this trip from his faithful servants.

When I review all of these things I think, who am I to deserve these things? I am no one. I don't deserve these things. The Lord is a gracious God that provides for His children. Why He has chosen to use me, I don't know, But what a AWE-some God that He is choosing to do so. So, in the end, I have decided this about God: God is God.

Psalm 150

Hallelujah!

Praise God in His sanctuary.

Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

Praise Him for His powerful acts;

Praise Him for His abundant greatness.

Praise Him with trumpet blast;

Praise Him with harp and lyre.

Praise Him with tambourine and dance;

Praise Him with flute and strings.

Praise Him with resounding cymbals.

Let everything that breathes praise the LORD.

Hallelujah

MY NEWEST ADVENTURE

The Lord has drawn my heart to a short term mission trip to Ecuador on May 28, 2011 until June 11, 2011. The purpose of this trip is evangelism among the Tsachila, an indigenous peoplegroup in Ecuador. While there, myself and my team will be evangelizing, putting on VBS, and church planting. I will be going with Kingsville Baptist Church and Louisiana College. 
Seeing as though I just decided to go on this trip, that has been in the works for a couple of months, I am late on getting payments in. The entire trip will cost a little over $2,000, which includes airfare and living expenses. I will be needing $950, by the end of this month (February) in order to reserve my spot for airfare for the trip. I know that this is short notice and it even scares me a little, but we have a great God and He has all the money in the palm of His hand.
 I ask that you will consider giving to support me in traveling to Ecuador to share the Gospel with a people that need it. There are a few ways to support me:
1.    Prayer. I need prayer throughout this whole trip. You can pray for the Lord to bless the trip, for safety, that the Lord will prepare the hearts, and that the Lord will work in my heart and 1.    In addition to your prayers, I need the funds to go on this trip. Please consider to give financially, if the Lord is leading you to do so. There are 3 ways that you can do so:
a.    You can mail me at LC Box 166 Pineville, Louisiana 71359
b.    You can go to my blog, where I will keep you updated about my trip and the happenings that go on during the process.You can donate to me directly by clicking on the donate button  found on the upper righthand corner of the blog, where you can donate with a debate or credit card. [this is a way I can get the money faster] My blog: samanthakarendufrene.blogspot.com
c.    There is a website called justlovecoffee.com where you are able to buy coffee from around the world and part of the proceeds go directly to me. My web address is justlovecoffee.com/samanthakaren