A little background info....

I love my story! And not because it's about me but because it's such a wonderful example of how God knows EXACTLY what He's doing. Here it is in a nutshell:

Just over two years ago I was living with my older brother. We decided to go our separate ways and suddenly my aunt who owned a house nearby was in need of a long-term house sitter. I moved into her house and was so blessed to have her tell me I was not expected to pay rent. Life got comfortable and I loved my living situation for the most part. I thought I would be there for at least a year and a half but found out one year into the arrangement that the house was being sold. Panicking, I didn't know what I would do or where I would live. Then I started thinking about how it was such a great time for me to make some changes in life considering I had grown very restless in my current circumstances. I'd had the opportunity to save money since I hadn't been paying rent for the past year, I had been able to pay off all my debt, and I wasn't stuck in a lease agreement. I began looking for work within Christian ministries and organizations but found nothing. I was even looking outside of my current city and state. One day I remembered YWAM and thought perhaps it was worth looking into working for them. Upon more research I learned that one must complete a Discipleship Training School before applying for a position within the organization. I had no idea what a DTS was but thought I'd check into it. As I read about the program I thought how wonderful it would be to do something like that- but thought there was NO way I could do it. And then I began wondering exactly why I thought it was so impossible for me. Why couldn't I do it?? "This is my chance to really live and do something I'm passionate about," I thought! I then began the challenging task of choosing which DTS I would like to attend...I say challenging because they have bases all over the world so my options were wide open!! After much deliberation, my final choice was San Jose, Costa Rica: I felt so much peace about going there, unlike the other places I had looked into. My heart has always had a special place for Latin America, not to mention I have greatly enjoyed learning the Spanish language! So along I went, filling out the application and doing all that was required to apply and then sent it all in. And then I waited...and waited...and waited some more...only to find out they never received my application! I sent it again. In the meantime, the house had sold and I had to move somewhere in one week. I could find no one to rent me a room and there was no way I was going to sign a lease agreement when I still didn't know if I would be going to Costa Rica. My only choice was to move back in with my parents: the one thing I really didn't want to have to do! But God, in His awesomeness, had me move there and blessed me yet again by allowing me to live rent free. It would only be a temporary arrangement until I knew if I would be attending the DTS. And then two weeks later: April 5, 2010 I received THE email! The one that said I WAS ACCEPTED!! What a relief that was. I can't tell you the emotions I have felt or how my mind has been racing since I received that glorious email! It's the realization that my life really is changing; this is a pivotal time where I will look back and see that my life was changed! I will be leaving my job of three years to go to Costa Rica for five months, and in that time I will seek and expect God to show me what's next on His agenda for my life because I know my time in the corporate world is finally over. But I know that He will show me at His perfect time! He has been faithful to me always and there's no way I could ever deny that He has been preparing me AND my finances for this very thing over the past year! I cannot wait to see what He has in store...............