Some exciting things have happened since my last post, all going to show just how mighty God is. We should never underestimate Him or His response to prayer. I have been reminded to trust that He can do the things I ask Him to do, instead of simply praying out of a sense of duty.
ABC has a summer ministry team called the Gospel Heralds. They are a group of eight singers and one pianist who travel to various states stopping frequently for performances. A couple weeks ago it was announced in chapel that tryouts for Heralds were coming up, and I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. I began practicing a hymn to sing, but a couple of days before the audition, I completely lost my voice. For a little while I thought it was God's way of closing that door. However, I happened to speak to our Chorale director about it, and he encouraged me to go ahead and sing anyway, even suggesting a simple song for me to use. Feeling sure it wouldn't turn out well, but praying that God would give me courage, I went ahead and sang at the tryouts, with 20 or 25 other students. The next day I was called back. Two days later I received word that I had been selected as part of the team!
Between spurts of excitement, I'm also a bit nervous and sad to be missing most of my summer break, time that I was looking forward to spending at home. I will still have several weeks at home, but I would love to spend the entire summer with my family! Still, I believe that God has called me to the team for a purpose and I'm thrilled to get to know the rest of the Heralds better and to minister in this special way.
The second big area in which I recently saw God's hand working is in Dad's return home from deployment. He has been gone since March and was originally scheduled to get back shortly after Thanksgiving. He was then going to come up here to ABC with Mom, Noah, and Andrew for our Christmas concert in the beginning of December.
Just a couple of days ago, however, we heard that his ship was going to have to stay out longer than planned. We were all, of course, devastated as we have looked forward to and planned for his homecoming for many months. I asked several friends here to pray about it and was so blessed to see God working in the situation this morning, when we learned that the ship is back to its original schedule and Dad will be home on time after all! Praise the Lord.
Life is still a bit of a whirlwind. We have the big annual Missions Conference coming up next week, during which all the students are actually given a three-day break from classes. Apart from being excited about the break, I'm looking forward to hearing and meeting the speakers and visitors, as well as seeing the prompting of the Lord in many students' hearts.
I'm continuing to watch for God's hand in all areas of my life, small and large. It's amazing to see what He alone can accomplish! We truly serve a great God.
~Hannah Grace
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