Buy the Crib, Go to Bolivia

One night, our dGroup joined another small group meeting at the church. It was at this meeting where I met Brandy. My group already knew that I was discerning about Bolivia. It came up in prayer a few times and in a dream. I thought God wanted me to sponsor a little girl instead of going to Bolivia. Isn’t that big enough when working (a few) part-time while in school? Reluctantly, I opened up to the group that night about Bolivia. I told them that it isn’t logical. It doesn’t make any sense. That’s when Brandy shared with me her story.

            I don’t really know Brandy very well. It’s funny how God puts people at the right place, at the right time. Anyway, Brandy shared with me about how she and her husband struggled to conceive a child. After years of trying to conceive a child of their own and seeing fertility  specialists, they finally accepted that having a child of their own wasn’t in the cards for them. So, Brandy began to pray to let go of the dream that she had of becoming a mother and accept God’s will. During one of her moments in prayer, God told her to buy a crib and set it up.  It didn’t make sense. And to a certain extent, she thought that she was crazy. Did she read the spiritual memo wrong? Somehow though, she had the courage to follow through and answer His request. She went to Target. Passing through the infant section, I can only imagine the thoughts going through her mind. She told me that her thoughts were similar to mine: this isn’t logical, if others knew that she was doing this they might think that she lost her mind, how were they going to have a child when they were told it wasn’t possible.  After pacing back and forth, she finally bought the crib. And yes, she set it up. A week or two later, a little baby boy was in the crib. His parents are part of her husband’s extended family. God answered her prayer – it wasn’t how she expected it.

            So, that night I went home and said, I’ll go.  I told him, “if you want me to go Lord, I’ll need your help. If this is really your plan.” I set up my account on GoFundMe and within 2.5 weeks, my trip was almost fully funded! Clearly, I’m meant to go.