The Lords Leading in my life. :)

I want to thank you all for your prayers and support as I've been figuring out where the Lord is calling and leading me to go after graduation. The doors closed for everything I thought I wanted, or what I thought God wanted me to do. There is one area that kept open up for me though--Romania. I kept saying, "No, not yet. I need more experience." ....Experience? Experience with what? I have spent 4 years at Belhaven learning to teach and this last year actually teaching. I could spend another year here in the States, but how would that prepare me more for teaching in Romania? The two are not really comparable. I feel that if I get settled in the States, I will get to comfortable and never leave. The timing = Perfect I struggled with the fact that I believe missions is a way of life for a Christian. I don't think that a missionary is only a person who lives over seas, but a person who lives out th gospel daily in their lives. We are to be missionaries to our family and friends, to our fellow classmates, in the work place, if we are married we are called to minister to our husband, and if we have children we are then called secondly to minister to them, etc. So where does that leave me? I feel it's a life calling to ministry, how do I know where the Lord is calling me? Can I serve the Lord in Jackson, Mississippi? YES! Can I serve the Lord in Boca Raton, Florida? Yes, they need the gospel too. Can I serve the Lord in Romania? Of course. The question to ask is, where can I best, at this time, use my gifts to further the gospel? So, in November I'll be going to Codlea, Romania to teach at Kingston Academy!......WOW! What an opportunity! I’m sure the Lord will teach me far more than I can even dream of giving. I’m excited and scared, but God is faithful, he has never failed me, and will never fail me. He has brought me this far (2 Samuel 7), and He loves me so much he “Cannot not do what is best for me” (I think C. S. Lewis said that….?). The goal of my life and the prayer of my heart is to “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10) As I strive to grow closer to Him and seek to become a woman of God I feel that this is just another part of the sanctification process. I desire to serve Him….He doesn’t need me,…but He wants me. The timing is perfect, the need is now, and the desire is there....Now, I have just taken the beginning steps in heading to Romania. I still have so much to do and support to raise. I covet your prayers still as I begin running this lap of the race. I love you all! RebekahP.S. There is this thing called SKYPE. You all better get familiar with it.