The Incredible Answer to Prayer

I leave for Kyrgyzstan today. This is one of the great joys of my life. These are incredible people.

In August of 2021, I wrote the post My Last day in Tokmok. This was a lament. I had worked with three amazing women that had uncertain futures. My last sentence was this, “My selfish prayer is that God’s plan for them will be revealed in a way that brings us both joy.”

God answers prayer in stunning, beautiful, and astonishing ways. One of the women has found the love of her life and gotten married. I get to meet her new husband. Lest you worry, they crossed all the T’s and dotted the I’s. They pursued and received the church’s blessing and, more importantly, her uncle’s blessing. Her uncle is a man of strong faith who takes his guardianship of her seriously.

I head to 22 hours in an airplane looking forward to the journey.

tommestevenson@gmail.com

Recent Posts

Reflecting

Reflecting on the upcoming holidays and their meaning to me through the years has brought…

6 days ago

Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Whose life are you going to change? I heard this as part of a discussion…

2 weeks ago

Message About the U.S. Election from Pastor Jason Cook

Many of us took up our American freedom and cast our ballots this week. That…

3 weeks ago

Trusting in God’s Plan

Trusting in God's plan when the future is unknown and incredibly important, takes not just…

3 weeks ago

Purpose and Meaning, Aspiration, Not Occupation

Can we find true purpose and meaning through aspiration, not occupation? In today’s world, people…

4 weeks ago

We have met the enemy, and he is us.

"We have met the enemy, and he is us." Walt Kelly popularized this statement in…

1 month ago