Prayers for a friend

25 Feb Prayers for a friend

Yesterday my friend, KJM, set off to India. She is going to work with women and children who have been involved in sex trafficking. I meant to text her yesterday morning before I knew her plane took off, but I got busy and then I was driving and then I was at work. Needless to say I thought about her all day long. Wondering how she was feeling, if she was excited, scared, nervous, elated, all of the above? But I could not ask her these things anymore.

Last night when I was driving to teach the sun was setting, KJM and I share a love for the sky. There was the perfect amount of sun brilliance and clouds. I think a sunset without clouds is like a movie with no candy…you must have both to fully appreciate the experience. So last night the sky was not red at all, but instead a perfect shade of orange-gold. For some reason this sky and sunset felt like an acknowledgment of KJM. It was as if God said, “You see, Emily, I am going to do some incredible things through K this weekend. She is going to be used and filled just perfectly by Me. I am going to take her through experiences she’ll never forget. And I am going to touch lives and she will be my vessel. Do not fear for her, she has all the love, protection, courage, and support she needs right here.”

So I smiled and said, “Ok, thank you!”

Then as I laid down in bed I found a little piece of happy from KJM, a blog post about her excitement and security for the week to come. Ah…peace.

So I will leave you with this…a few passages from one of my favorite books in the bible. Please pray for K this week — that everything goes according to God’s plan, that K may touch and be touched through the lives she meets this week, and that God’s love heals many wounds.